Group of realms · 462–717
Merovingian Empire
Merovingian Empire brings together several realms, from 462 to 717. At its greatest recorded extent, in 546, its lands covered about 733,000 km².
One of the realms of Frankish Kingdom (Merovingian). The Franks were a group of Germanic peoples living along the lower Rhine who served as Roman allies. Clovis I of the Merovingian family united them, defeated the last Roman ruler in Gaul in 486 and the Visigoths in 507, and converted to Catholic Christianity, winning the support of the Gallo-Roman bishops and nobility.
See Merovingian Empire on the map in 546
- On the map
- 462–717
- Greatest extent
- 546, about 733,000 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Francia · Wikidata Q146246
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 462–489 | 28,611 km² |
| 490–499 | 194,947 km² |
| 500–509 | 306,442 km² |
| 510–522 | 536,853 km² |
| 523–533 | 536,451 km² |
| 534–539 | 694,011 km² |
| 540–545 | 732,985 km² |
| 546–554 | 733,000 km² |
| 555–560 | 732,954 km² |
| 561–566 | 724,616 km² |
| 567–568 | 684,143 km² |
| 569–586 | 684,391 km² |
| 587–591 | 684,391 km² |
| 592–601 | 684,265 km² |
| 602–611 | 691,784 km² |
| 612–616 | 617,369 km² |
| 617–628 | 680,937 km² |
| 629–632 | 598,013 km² |
| 633 | 721,359 km² |
| 634–637 | 721,311 km² |
| 638–640 | 721,270 km² |
| 641–643 | 680,889 km² |
| 644–660 | 625,009 km² |
| 661–665 | 137 km² |
| 666–673 | 132,942 km² |
| 674–681 | 444,710 km² |
| 682–691 | 444,549 km² |
| 692–704 | 453,327 km² |
| 705–709 | 453,304 km² |
| 710–717 | 453,304 km² |
Member realms
- Salian Franks 358–509
- Burgundian Kingdom 414–660
- Kingdom of the Franks 462–849
- Kingdom of the Franks 462–849
- Merovingian Empire 710–717