Group of realms · 1945–1957
French Fourth Republic
French Fourth Republic brings together several realms, from 1945 to 1957. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1946, its lands covered about 13.16 million km².
One of the realms of French Colonial Empire. France's first colonial empire began with Jacques Cartier's voyages to the St Lawrence in 1534 and grew into New France, a vast fur-trading realm reaching down the Mississippi to Louisiana, plus rich sugar islands such as Saint-Domingue worked by enslaved Africans. Defeat by Britain in 1763 cost Canada and most of India, the Haitian Revolution freed Saint-Domingue, and Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803.
See French Fourth Republic on the map in 1946
- On the map
- 1945–1957
- Greatest extent
- 1946, about 13.16 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: French Fourth Republic · Wikidata Q69829
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1945 | 12.42 million km² |
| 1946 | 13.16 million km² |
| 1947 | 13.16 million km² |
| 1948 | 13.16 million km² |
| 1949 | 13.16 million km² |
| 1950–1952 | 13.11 million km² |
| 1953–1955 | 12.53 million km² |
| 1956–1957 | 11.26 million km² |
Member realms
- French Africa 1846–1957
- French Indochina 1860–1954
- French Fourth Republic 1945–1957
Related
- French Colonial Empire empire
- Second World War 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945