What Country Was Wiesbaden In?
Wiesbaden (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 Wiesbaden?
| 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 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Constantinus) |
| 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 | Nassau |
| 1880 – 1913 | Germany |
| 1914 – 1919 | German Empire |
| 1920 – 1944 | Germany |
| 1945 – 1959 | Germany (France) |
| 1960 – 1993 | West Germany |
| 1994 – today | Germany |
WiesbadenHistoric cities nearby
- Trier · about 120 km
- Cologne · about 130 km
- Strasbourg · about 170 km
- Aachen · about 170 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 |