Territorial change of Duchy of Lorraine

“Duchy of Lorraine” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1431 to 1768. Its territory was largest in AD 1492 – 1496, at ≈ 18 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1431 – 1439≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1453 – 1458≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1459 – 1462≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1463 – 1467≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1468 – 1474≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1482 – 1486≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1487 – 1491≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1492 – 1496≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1497 – 1501≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1502 – 1518≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1519 – 1551≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1552 – 1555≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1556 – 1587≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1588 – 1601≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1602 – 1608≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1609 – 1631≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1632 – 1635≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1648 – 1658≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1659 – 1669≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1670 – 1672≈ 17 thousand km²
AD 1700 – 1701≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1713 – 1733≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1748 – 1756≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1763 – 1768≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1431AD 1768

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1492 – 1496 (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 1431≈ 17 thousand km²96 of 130
AD 1453≈ 10 thousand km²111 of 130
AD 1459≈ 10 thousand km²113 of 132
AD 1463≈ 10 thousand km²112 of 132
AD 1468≈ 10 thousand km²115 of 140
AD 1482≈ 10 thousand km²106 of 131
AD 1487≈ 18 thousand km²96 of 129
AD 1492≈ 18 thousand km²100 of 129
AD 1497≈ 18 thousand km²101 of 130
AD 1502≈ 17 thousand km²103 of 129
AD 1507≈ 17 thousand km²100 of 125
AD 1512≈ 17 thousand km²98 of 124
AD 1516≈ 17 thousand km²96 of 123
AD 1519≈ 17 thousand km²96 of 123
AD 1521≈ 17 thousand km²95 of 119
AD 1526≈ 17 thousand km²97 of 121
AD 1529≈ 17 thousand km²98 of 124
AD 1534≈ 17 thousand km²98 of 125
AD 1540≈ 17 thousand km²94 of 122
AD 1547≈ 17 thousand km²93 of 121
AD 1552≈ 17 thousand km²91 of 119
AD 1556≈ 17 thousand km²90 of 117
AD 1564≈ 17 thousand km²89 of 116
AD 1572≈ 17 thousand km²89 of 110
AD 1579≈ 17 thousand km²85 of 101
AD 1582≈ 17 thousand km²82 of 99
AD 1588≈ 17 thousand km²83 of 100
AD 1595≈ 17 thousand km²81 of 99
AD 1600≈ 17 thousand km²80 of 97
AD 1602≈ 17 thousand km²81 of 98
AD 1609≈ 17 thousand km²83 of 100
AD 1612≈ 17 thousand km²83 of 105
AD 1619≈ 17 thousand km²81 of 107
AD 1622≈ 17 thousand km²80 of 107
AD 1626≈ 17 thousand km²81 of 109
AD 1629≈ 17 thousand km²82 of 109
AD 1632≈ 17 thousand km²84 of 109
AD 1648≈ 17 thousand km²90 of 117
AD 1653≈ 17 thousand km²88 of 115
AD 1659≈ 17 thousand km²87 of 114
AD 1662≈ 17 thousand km²89 of 116
AD 1670≈ 17 thousand km²91 of 117
AD 1700≈ 18 thousand km²81 of 107
AD 1713≈ 18 thousand km²97 of 123
AD 1718≈ 18 thousand km²96 of 124
AD 1721≈ 18 thousand km²96 of 125
AD 1727≈ 18 thousand km²97 of 128
AD 1748≈ 18 thousand km²100 of 132
AD 1752≈ 18 thousand km²100 of 132
AD 1763≈ 18 thousand km²97 of 132

Its highest rank was in AD 1600: number 97 of 80.

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).

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Lorraine and Barrois

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Duchy of Lorraine, initially also known as the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire which existed from the 10th century until 1766, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of France. It gave its name to the present-day region of Lorraine in northeastern France.

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

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