What Country Was Frankfurt In?
Frankfurt (Hessen, Germany) lies within 14 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Holy Roman Empire, from 1000 to 1782. The earliest state recorded here is Roman Empire (1 BC).
Who ruled Frankfurt?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC – 2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC – AD 99 | Roman Empire |
| AD 100 – AD 399 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Burgundians |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Thuringians |
| AD 600 – AD 799 | Frankish Kingdom |
| AD 800 – AD 899 | Carolingian Empire |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | East Francia |
| 1000 – 1782 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1783 – 1799 | Bavaria |
| 1800 – 1814 | Swabia |
| 1815 – 1879 | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| 1880 – 1913 | Germany |
| 1914 – 1919 | German Empire |
| 1920 – 1944 | Germany |
| 1945 – 1959 | Germany (USA) |
| 1960 – 1993 | West Germany |
| 1994 – today | Germany |
FrankfurtHistoric cities nearby
- Trier · about 150 km
- Cologne · about 150 km
- Strasbourg · about 180 km
- Nuremberg · about 190 km
Landmarks nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. AD 742 – AD 814 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks and emperor |
| c. 1400 – 1468 | Johannes Gutenberg | Inventor of printing |
| 1471 – 1528 | Albrecht Dürer | Painter and printmaker |
| 1749 – 1832 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Writer |
| 1770 – 1827 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer |
| 1818 – 1883 | Karl Marx | Philosopher and economist |
| 1879 – 1955 | Albert Einstein | Physicist |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.