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A map of Europe as it appeared in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna. This article gives a detailed listing of all the countries, including puppet states, that have existed in Europe since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the present day. Each country has information separated into columns: name of the distinct country, its lifespan, the ...
The Concert of Europe began with the 1814–1815 Congress of Vienna, which was designed to bring together the "major powers" of the time in order to stabilize the geopolitics of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon in 1813–1814, and contain France's power after the war following the French Revolution. [16]
Former countries in Europe after 1815 List of historic states of Germany – Former German constituent states List of historic states of Italy – Historical states located in modern-day Italy Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies ... (1815 –1822) Real ... Territories of the British Raj after 1858 ...
Carantania (1 C, 7 P) Caucasian Albania (4 C, 29 P) Republic of Central Lithuania (3 C, 19 P) Circassia (1 C, 2 P) Client states of Fascist Italy (2 C, 5 P) Client states of Nazi Germany (4 C, 14 P) Client states of the Napoleonic Wars (12 C, 43 P) States of the Confederation of the Rhine (47 P)
1869 – Denmark cedes the Nicobar Islands to the United Kingdom. 1895 – After China loses the First Sino-Japanese War, China is forced to concede Formosa (now called Taiwan) to Japan. 1898 – With the end of the Spanish–American War, Spain cedes the Philippines to the United States. The Sultanate of Sulu is annexed.
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.
The Holy Alliance (German: Heilige Allianz; Russian: Священный союз, Svjaščennyj sojuz), also called the Grand Alliance, was a coalition linking the absolute monarchist great powers of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, which was created after the final defeat of Napoleon at the behest of Emperor (Tsar) Alexander I of Russia and signed in Paris on 26 September 1815.