Grand Duchy of Frankfurt

The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt was a German satellite state of Napoleonic creation. It came into existence in 1810 through the combination of the former territories of the Archbishopric of Mainz along with the Free City of Frankfurt itself.

Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
Großherzogtum Frankfurt (German)
Grand-duché de Francfort (French)
1810–1813
Flag
Coat of arms
The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt (green) in 1812
StatusClient state of the French Empire
CapitalAschaffenburg
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Grand Duke 
 1810–1813
Karl von Dalberg
 1813
Eugène de Beauharnais
Historical eraNapoleonic Wars
 Established
16 February 1810
 Disestablished
December 1813
Area
 Total
5,160 km2 (1,990 sq mi)
Population
 
302,000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Free City of Frankfurt
Principality of Aschaffenburg
Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
Hesse-Hanau
Wetzlar
Free City of Frankfurt
Kingdom of Bavaria
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Electorate of Hesse
Kingdom of Prussia
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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