Territorial change of Ripuarian Franks

“Ripuarian Franks” — appears in this map’s data from AD 238 to 509. Its territory was largest in AD 469 – 499, at ≈ 44 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 238 – 259≈ 22 thousand km²
AD 260 – 260≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 261 – 282≈ 25 thousand km²
AD 283 – 357≈ 25 thousand km²
AD 358 – 366≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 367 – 393≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 394 – 394≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 395 – 395≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 396 – 406≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 407 – 409≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 410 – 413≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 414 – 438≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 439 – 450≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 451 – 451≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 452 – 454≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 455 – 461≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 462 – 468≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 469 – 499≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 500 – 509≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 238AD 509

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 469 – 499 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 238≈ 22 thousand km²36 of 42
AD 247≈ 22 thousand km²36 of 42
AD 260≈ 26 thousand km²32 of 38
AD 261≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 40
AD 263≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 40
AD 265≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 40
AD 270≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 40
AD 283≈ 25 thousand km²30 of 38
AD 287≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 43
AD 299≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 43
AD 306≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 308≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 311≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 313≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 324≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
AD 337≈ 25 thousand km²39 of 47
AD 338≈ 25 thousand km²39 of 47
AD 347≈ 25 thousand km²38 of 46
AD 353≈ 25 thousand km²40 of 49
AD 358≈ 26 thousand km²40 of 50
AD 367≈ 28 thousand km²40 of 51
AD 371≈ 28 thousand km²38 of 48
AD 373≈ 28 thousand km²37 of 47
AD 378≈ 28 thousand km²35 of 45
AD 383≈ 28 thousand km²34 of 44
AD 387≈ 28 thousand km²42 of 53
AD 390≈ 28 thousand km²42 of 53
AD 392≈ 28 thousand km²41 of 52
AD 394≈ 28 thousand km²39 of 50
AD 395≈ 28 thousand km²40 of 51
AD 396≈ 28 thousand km²39 of 51
AD 397≈ 28 thousand km²42 of 53
AD 402≈ 28 thousand km²44 of 54
AD 407≈ 28 thousand km²43 of 55
AD 410≈ 28 thousand km²43 of 54
AD 414≈ 28 thousand km²44 of 56
AD 417≈ 28 thousand km²44 of 55
AD 426≈ 28 thousand km²44 of 55
AD 439≈ 32 thousand km²41 of 50
AD 441≈ 32 thousand km²41 of 50
AD 443≈ 32 thousand km²42 of 51
AD 451≈ 32 thousand km²42 of 50
AD 452≈ 32 thousand km²42 of 50
AD 455≈ 32 thousand km²44 of 52
AD 458≈ 32 thousand km²44 of 52
AD 459≈ 32 thousand km²44 of 52
AD 462≈ 40 thousand km²43 of 54
AD 469≈ 44 thousand km²39 of 55
AD 476≈ 44 thousand km²40 of 57
AD 480≈ 44 thousand km²41 of 57
AD 490≈ 44 thousand km²41 of 55
AD 500≈ 44 thousand km²39 of 54

Its highest rank was in AD 283: number 38 of 30.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 510lostFrancia≈ 44 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Ripuarian Franks, also known as Rhenish or Rhineland Franks, and also commonly referred to using the Latin plurals Ripuarii or Ribuarii, were the Franks who established themselves in and around the formerly Roman city of Cologne, on the Rhine river in what is now Germany.

Wikipedia (English) “Ripuarian Franks”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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