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Free City of Frankfurt
drawn on the map 1820–1865
Frankfurt am Main, the imperial election and (from 1562) coronation city. Under the Golden Bull it was designated the site of imperial elections; Frankfurt regularly hosted them from the 14th century (with occasional exceptions at Cologne 1531, Regensburg 1575/1636, and Augsburg 1653/1690).
- Shown on the map
- 1820–1865
- Peak area
- 177 km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Frankfurt am Main, the imperial election and (from 1562) coronation city. Under the Golden Bull it was designated the site of imperial elections; Frankfurt regularly hosted them from the 14th century (with occasional exceptions at Cologne 1531, Regensburg 1575/1636, and Augsburg 1653/1690). A great trade-fair and banking center and an imperial free city, it hosted the German Confederation's Federal Convention (1815–1866) and the Frankfurt Parliament (1848–1849). It was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
Common questions
- What was Free City of Frankfurt?
- Frankfurt am Main, the imperial election and (from 1562) coronation city. Under the Golden Bull it was designated the site of imperial elections; Frankfurt regularly hosted them from the 14th century (with occasional exceptions at Cologne 1531, Regensburg 1575/1636, and Augsburg 1653/1690).
- When is Free City of Frankfurt shown on the map?
- The border data draws Free City of Frankfurt 1820–1865. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was Free City of Frankfurt?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Free City of Frankfurt covered about 0,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, German History in Documents and Images, national institutions such as the Swiss Federal Council and the National Museum of Denmark, and the scholarship of Peter H. Wilson and Joachim Whaley on the Holy Roman Empire. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Free City of Frankfurt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_City_of_Frankfurt
This entry was last updated .
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