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Europe in 1815

1815 is the year of the Congress of Vienna. This map shows the 53 states and peoples the data has for Europe in that year.

Map of Europe in 1815 with 53 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Europe in 1815

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Russian Empire
  • Ottoman Empire
  • United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
  • Austrian Empire
  • Bourbon Kingdom of France
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • German Confederation
  • Kingdom of Great Britain
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Regency of Algiers
  • Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  • Kingdom of Portugal
  • Kingdom of Bavaria
  • Netherlands
  • Kingdom of Sardinia
  • Principality of Wallachia
  • Beylik of Tunis
  • Morocco
  • Principality of Moldavia
  • Swiss Confederation
  • Serbs
  • Papal States
  • Qajar Dynasty
  • Kingdom of Württemberg
  • Grand Duchy of Berg
  • Grand Duchy of Baden
  • Duchy of Mecklenburg
  • Electorate of Hesse
  • Principality of Abkhazia
  • Grand Duchy of Hesse
  • Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
  • Duchy of Modena and Reggio
  • Duchy of Nassau
  • Duchy of Oldenburg
  • Duchy of Brunswick
  • Principality of Guria
  • Principality of Reuss-Gera
  • Free City of Lübeck
  • Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  • Principality of Svaneti
  • Saxe-Altenburg
  • Septinsular Republic
  • Free City of Krakow
  • Duchy of Anhalt
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
  • Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Free City of Hamburg
  • Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  • Principality of Lippe
  • Kingdom of Prussia
  • Free City of Bremen
  • Kingdom of Monaco
  • Principality of Andorra

New on the map since 1790

United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway · Austrian Empire · Bourbon Kingdom of France · German Confederation · Kingdom of the Two Sicilies · Kingdom of Bavaria · Netherlands · Serbs · Qajar Dynasty · Kingdom of Württemberg · Grand Duchy of Berg · Grand Duchy of Baden · Duchy of Mecklenburg · Electorate of Hesse · Grand Duchy of Hesse · Duchy of Parma and Piacenza · Duchy of Modena and Reggio · Duchy of Nassau · Duchy of Oldenburg · Duchy of Brunswick · Principality of Reuss-Gera · Free City of Lübeck · Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach · Saxe-Altenburg · Septinsular Republic · Free City of Krakow · Duchy of Anhalt · Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen · Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont · Free City of Hamburg · Grand Duchy of Tuscany · Principality of Lippe · Free City of Bremen · Kingdom of Monaco · Principality of Andorra

Gone from the map by 1840

Grand Duchy of Berg · Principality of Abkhazia · Principality of Guria · Principality of Svaneti · Septinsular Republic

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Other regions in 1815

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.