Europe in 1450
This map shows the 72 states and peoples the data has for Europe in that year.
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States and peoples in Europe in 1450
Largest first, by area on this map.
- House of Oldenburg
- House of Jagiellon
- Novgorod Republic
- Golden Horde
- Ottoman Empire
- House of Habsburg
- Holy Roman Empire Minor States
- Grand Principality of Moscow
- Crown of Castile
- Crimean Khanate
- Crown of Aragon
- Kingdom of France
- Kingdom of England
- Qara Qoyunlu
- Livonian Conference
- Kingdom of Bohemia
- Hafsid Dynasty
- Aq Qoyunlu
- Zayyanid dynasty
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Principality of Moldavia
- Duchy of Burgundy
- Kingdom of Georgia
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Kalmar Union
- Beylik of Karaman
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Teutonic Order
- Principality of Wallachia
- Serbian Empire
- Republic of Venice
- Marinid Sultanate
- House of Valois-Anjou
- Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal
- Kingdom of Bosnia
- Beylik of Isfendiyar
- Electorate of Brandenburg
- House of Ascania
- Papal States
- Duchy of Bavaria
- County of Savoy
- Duchy of Brittany
- House of Bourbon
- Ambrosian Republic
- Pskov Republic
- Beylik of Dulkadir
- Empire of Trebizond
- Emirate of Granada
- Republic of Genoa
- Ramadanid Emirate
- Byzantine Empire
- Electorate of Trier
- County of Périgord
- County of Maine
- County of Nevers
- Republic of Florence
- Swiss Confederation
- County of Armagnac
- County of Foix
- County of Touraine
- Tver
- Kingdom of Cyprus
- Earldom of Desmond
- Despotate of Epirus
- County of Béarn
- Comtat Venaissin
- Duchy of Styria
- Republic of Ragusa
- Principality of Theodoro
- County of Auvergne
- County of Urgell
- Principality of Orange
New on the map since 1400
House of Oldenburg · House of Jagiellon · Crimean Khanate · Livonian Conference · Aq Qoyunlu · Kalmar Union · Electorate of Brandenburg · Ambrosian Republic · County of Maine · County of Nevers
Gone from the map by 1500
House of Oldenburg · Novgorod Republic · Qara Qoyunlu · Duchy of Burgundy · Beylik of Karaman · Serbian Empire · Marinid Sultanate · House of Valois-Anjou · Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal · Kingdom of Bosnia · Beylik of Isfendiyar · House of Ascania · Duchy of Brittany · Ambrosian Republic · Empire of Trebizond · Emirate of Granada · Byzantine Empire · County of Périgord · County of Maine · County of Armagnac · County of Touraine · Tver · Kingdom of Cyprus · Earldom of Desmond · Despotate of Epirus · County of Béarn · Principality of Theodoro
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The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.