Territorial change of Duchy of Bavaria

“Duchy of Bavaria” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1260 to 1805. Its territory was largest in AD 1352 – 1362, at ≈ 97 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
AD 1260 – 1271	≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 1272 – 1278	≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 1279 – 1293	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1294 – 1304	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1305 – 1325	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1352 – 1362	≈ 97 thousand km²
AD 1363 – 1384	≈ 92 thousand km²
AD 1385 – 1421	≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1422 – 1428	≈ 58 thousand km²
AD 1429 – 1430	≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1431 – 1439	≈ 47 thousand km²
AD 1440 – 1449	≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1450 – 1458	≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 1459 – 1506	≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 1507 – 1618	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1619 – 1621	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1622 – 1625	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1626 – 1631	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1632 – 1635	≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 1636 – 1701	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1702 – 1705	≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1706 – 1740	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1741 – 1743	≈ 54 thousand km²
AD 1744 – 1751	≈ 47 thousand km²
AD 1752 – 1777	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1780 – 1790	≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 1791 – 1793	≈ 54 thousand km²
AD 1794 – 1795	≈ 45 thousand km²
AD 1796 – 1796	≈ 45 thousand km²
AD 1797 – 1802	≈ 45 thousand km²
AD 1803 – 1804	≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 1805 – 1805	≈ 47 thousand km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1352 – 1362 (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.

Frame	Area	Rank
AD 1260	≈ 29 thousand km²	65 of 123
AD 1270	≈ 29 thousand km²	65 of 123
AD 1272	≈ 36 thousand km²	61 of 121
AD 1279	≈ 35 thousand km²	59 of 122
AD 1285	≈ 35 thousand km²	62 of 128
AD 1294	≈ 35 thousand km²	72 of 145
AD 1305	≈ 35 thousand km²	74 of 152
AD 1314	≈ 35 thousand km²	74 of 151
AD 1352	≈ 97 thousand km²	54 of 139
AD 1356	≈ 97 thousand km²	54 of 139
AD 1363	≈ 92 thousand km²	61 of 147
AD 1375	≈ 92 thousand km²	62 of 154
AD 1385	≈ 48 thousand km²	79 of 154
AD 1392	≈ 48 thousand km²	79 of 154
AD 1395	≈ 48 thousand km²	76 of 149
AD 1402	≈ 48 thousand km²	71 of 141
AD 1407	≈ 48 thousand km²	70 of 141
AD 1415	≈ 48 thousand km²	74 of 136
AD 1422	≈ 58 thousand km²	70 of 132
AD 1429	≈ 48 thousand km²	78 of 130
AD 1431	≈ 47 thousand km²	78 of 130
AD 1440	≈ 48 thousand km²	77 of 129
AD 1450	≈ 36 thousand km²	86 of 127
AD 1453	≈ 36 thousand km²	85 of 130
AD 1459	≈ 36 thousand km²	87 of 132
AD 1463	≈ 36 thousand km²	86 of 132
AD 1468	≈ 36 thousand km²	87 of 140
AD 1475	≈ 36 thousand km²	83 of 137
AD 1482	≈ 36 thousand km²	81 of 131
AD 1487	≈ 36 thousand km²	82 of 129
AD 1492	≈ 36 thousand km²	87 of 129
AD 1497	≈ 36 thousand km²	88 of 130
AD 1502	≈ 36 thousand km²	90 of 129
AD 1507	≈ 35 thousand km²	89 of 125
AD 1512	≈ 35 thousand km²	88 of 124
AD 1516	≈ 35 thousand km²	88 of 123
AD 1519	≈ 35 thousand km²	86 of 123
AD 1521	≈ 35 thousand km²	85 of 119
AD 1526	≈ 35 thousand km²	86 of 121
AD 1529	≈ 35 thousand km²	85 of 124
AD 1534	≈ 35 thousand km²	84 of 125
AD 1540	≈ 35 thousand km²	81 of 122
AD 1547	≈ 35 thousand km²	81 of 121
AD 1552	≈ 35 thousand km²	81 of 119
AD 1556	≈ 35 thousand km²	80 of 117
AD 1564	≈ 35 thousand km²	79 of 116
AD 1572	≈ 35 thousand km²	77 of 110
AD 1579	≈ 35 thousand km²	76 of 101
AD 1582	≈ 35 thousand km²	72 of 99
AD 1588	≈ 35 thousand km²	73 of 100
AD 1595	≈ 35 thousand km²	71 of 99
AD 1600	≈ 35 thousand km²	71 of 97
AD 1602	≈ 35 thousand km²	72 of 98
AD 1609	≈ 35 thousand km²	71 of 100
AD 1612	≈ 35 thousand km²	70 of 105
AD 1619	≈ 35 thousand km²	71 of 107
AD 1622	≈ 46 thousand km²	64 of 107
AD 1626	≈ 46 thousand km²	65 of 109
AD 1629	≈ 46 thousand km²	66 of 109
AD 1632	≈ 26 thousand km²	76 of 109
AD 1636	≈ 46 thousand km²	69 of 110
AD 1640	≈ 46 thousand km²	70 of 114
AD 1642	≈ 46 thousand km²	71 of 115
AD 1645	≈ 46 thousand km²	70 of 115
AD 1648	≈ 46 thousand km²	70 of 117
AD 1653	≈ 46 thousand km²	68 of 115
AD 1659	≈ 46 thousand km²	68 of 114
AD 1662	≈ 46 thousand km²	68 of 116
AD 1670	≈ 46 thousand km²	66 of 117
AD 1673	≈ 46 thousand km²	69 of 117
AD 1677	≈ 46 thousand km²	69 of 116
AD 1683	≈ 46 thousand km²	70 of 117
AD 1687	≈ 46 thousand km²	68 of 113
AD 1691	≈ 46 thousand km²	68 of 111
AD 1696	≈ 46 thousand km²	65 of 108
AD 1700	≈ 46 thousand km²	65 of 107
AD 1702	≈ 48 thousand km²	67 of 109
AD 1706	≈ 46 thousand km²	71 of 114
AD 1709	≈ 46 thousand km²	73 of 120
AD 1713	≈ 46 thousand km²	76 of 123
AD 1718	≈ 46 thousand km²	73 of 124
AD 1721	≈ 46 thousand km²	75 of 125
AD 1727	≈ 46 thousand km²	77 of 128
AD 1734	≈ 46 thousand km²	81 of 132
AD 1738	≈ 46 thousand km²	78 of 125
AD 1741	≈ 54 thousand km²	75 of 125
AD 1744	≈ 47 thousand km²	78 of 129
AD 1748	≈ 47 thousand km²	81 of 132
AD 1752	≈ 46 thousand km²	81 of 132
AD 1757	≈ 46 thousand km²	80 of 132
AD 1762	≈ 46 thousand km²	80 of 131
AD 1763	≈ 46 thousand km²	79 of 132
AD 1769	≈ 46 thousand km²	77 of 128
AD 1772	≈ 46 thousand km²	75 of 127
AD 1775	≈ 46 thousand km²	78 of 132
AD 1776	≈ 46 thousand km²	79 of 132
AD 1780	≈ 56 thousand km²	76 of 131
AD 1781	≈ 56 thousand km²	76 of 131
AD 1783	≈ 56 thousand km²	76 of 130
AD 1788	≈ 56 thousand km²	74 of 129
AD 1791	≈ 54 thousand km²	72 of 128
AD 1792	≈ 54 thousand km²	75 of 130
AD 1794	≈ 45 thousand km²	74 of 125
AD 1796	≈ 45 thousand km²	72 of 124
AD 1797	≈ 45 thousand km²	72 of 125
AD 1799	≈ 45 thousand km²	71 of 124
AD 1800	≈ 45 thousand km²	71 of 123
AD 1803	≈ 56 thousand km²	67 of 123
AD 1805	≈ 47 thousand km²	67 of 125

Its highest rank was in AD 1352: number 139 of 54.

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).

Holy Roman Empire — 109 frames
Habsburg monarchy — 74 frames
Electorate of Trier — 47 frames
Kingdom of Bohemia — 36 frames
House of Habsburg — 29 frames
Kingdom of France — 24 frames
Kingdom of Prussia — 13 frames
Duchy of Burgundy — 10 frames
Landgraviate of Brabant — 10 frames
House of Wittelsbach — 8 frames
Dutch Republic — 6 frames
Margraviate of Brandenburg — 6 frames
Crown of Castile — 5 frames
Kingdom of Poland — 4 frames
Kingdom of England — 3 frames
Swedish Empire — 2 frames
Electorate of Saxony — 2 frames
County of Flanders — 2 frames
Patriarchate of Aquileia — 2 frames
County of Burgundy — 2 frames

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 4 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
AD 1778	lost	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1326	lost	Margraviate of Brandenburg	≈ 35 thousand km²
AD 1632	lost	Swedish Empire	≈ 20 thousand km²
AD 1636	gained	Swedish Empire	≈ 20 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Duchy of Bavaria (German: Herzogtum Bayern) was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes (duces) under Frankish overlordship.

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