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The Mediterranean in 1815

1815 is the year of the Congress of Vienna. This map shows the 41 states and peoples the data has for The Mediterranean in that year.

Map of the Mediterranean in 1815 with 41 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 the Mediterranean in 1815

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Ottoman Empire
  • Russian Empire
  • Austrian Empire
  • Bourbon Kingdom of France
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Morocco
  • Emirate of Diriyah
  • Muhammad Ali dynasty
  • Regency of Algiers
  • Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  • Kingdom of Portugal
  • Beylik of Tunis
  • Kingdom of Sardinia
  • Principality of Wallachia
  • Kingdom of Bavaria
  • Karamanli Dynasty
  • Principality of Moldavia
  • Swiss Confederation
  • Serbs
  • Papal States
  • Qajar Dynasty
  • Kingdom of Württemberg
  • German Confederation
  • Grand Duchy of Baden
  • Principality of Abkhazia
  • Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
  • Duchy of Modena and Reggio
  • Netherlands
  • Principality of Guria
  • Grand Duchy of Berg
  • Principality of Svaneti
  • Septinsular Republic
  • Grand Duchy of Hesse
  • Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
  • Free City of Krakow
  • Kingdom of Great Britain
  • Grand Duchy of Tuscany
  • Kingdom of Prussia
  • Duchy of Nassau
  • Kingdom of Monaco
  • Principality of Andorra

New on the map since 1790

Austrian Empire · Bourbon Kingdom of France · Muhammad Ali dynasty · Kingdom of the Two Sicilies · Kingdom of Bavaria · Serbs · Qajar Dynasty · Kingdom of Württemberg · German Confederation · Grand Duchy of Baden · Duchy of Parma and Piacenza · Duchy of Modena and Reggio · Netherlands · Grand Duchy of Berg · Septinsular Republic · Grand Duchy of Hesse · Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen · Free City of Krakow · Kingdom of Great Britain · Grand Duchy of Tuscany · Duchy of Nassau · Kingdom of Monaco · Principality of Andorra

Gone from the map by 1840

Emirate of Diriyah · Karamanli Dynasty · Principality of Abkhazia · Principality of Guria · Grand Duchy of Berg · Principality of Svaneti · Septinsular Republic

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The Mediterranean in other years

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.