User:Mclay1/List of predecessors of sovereign states in Europe

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This is a list of all present sovereign states in Europe and their predecessors. The borders of Europe are difficult to define. The borders between Europe and Asia are generally agreed to be the Caucasus Mountains between Russia and the Middle East, the Ural Mountains in Russia to the west and the Bosphorus and Dardanelles through Turkey.

Sovereign state Predecessors
Albania  Ottoman Empire
 Republic of Albania (–present)
Andorra  Kingdom of France (–1278)
 Principality of Andorra (1278–present)
Armenia  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Republic of Armenia (–present)
Austria  Austria-Hungary
 Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Republic of Azerbaijan[1] (–present)
Belarus  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Republic of Belarus (–present)
Belgium  United Kingdom of the Netherlands
 Kingdom of Belgium (–present)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] (–present)
Bulgaria  First Bulgarian Empire (681-1018)
 Byzantine Empire (1018-1185)
 Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396)
 Ottoman Empire (1396-1878)
Principality of Bulgaria (1878-1908)
 Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908-1946)
People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1990)
 Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)
Croatia  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Republic of Croatia (–present)
Cyprus  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 Republic of Cyprus (–present)
Czechia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
 Czech Republic (–present)
Denmark  Kingdom of Denmark[2] (–present)
Estonia  Russian Empire
 Republic of Estonia (1918-present)
Finland  Russian Empire
 Republic of Finland (–present)
France  Carolingian Empire (800–843)
 West Francia (843–987)
 Kingdom of France (987–1791)
France Kingdom of the French (1791–1792)
France French Republic (1792–1804)
France French Empire (1804–1814, 1815)
France Kingdom of France (1814–1815, 1815–1830)
France Kingdom of the French (1830–1848)
France French Republic (1848–1852)
France French Empire (1852–1870)
France French Republic (1870–1940)
France French State (1940–1944)
 French Republic[3] (1944–present)
Georgia  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Georgia (–present)
Germany  German Democratic Republic (and  West Germany)
 Federal Republic of Germany (–present)
Greece  Ottoman Empire
 Kingdom of Greece
 Hellenic Republic (–present)
Hungary  Austria-Hungary
 Republic of Hungary (–present)
Iceland  Kingdom of Denmark
 Iceland (–present)
Ireland  Kingdom of Ireland (-1800)
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1800-1922)
 Ireland (Republic of Ireland) (1922–present)
Italy  Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)
 Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
 Italian Republic (1946–present)
Kazakhstan  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Republic of Kazakhstan[1] (–present)
Latvia  Russian Empire
 Republic of Latvia (–present)
Liechtenstein  German Confederation
 Principality of Liechtenstein (–present)
Lithuania  Russian Empire
Lithuania Kingdom of Lithuania
 Republic of Lithuania (–present)
Luxembourg  Kingdom of the Netherlands
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (–present)
Macedonia  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Republic of Macedonia (–present)
Malta  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 Republic of Malta (–present)
Moldova  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Republic of Moldova (–present)
Monaco  Republic of Genoa (–1297)
 Principality of Monaco (1297–present)
Montenegro  Principality of Montenegro
 Kingdom of Montenegro
 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
 Kingdom of Montenegro (1941–1944)
 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro[4]
 Montenegro[5] (–present)
Netherlands  Crown of Castile (–1581)
 Kingdom of the Netherlands (1581–present)
Norway  Kingdom of Norway (–present)
Poland  Republic of Poland (–present)
Portugal  Kingdom of León (–1139)
Portugal Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910)
 Portuguese Republic (1910–present)
Romania  Ottoman Empire
 Romania (–present)
Russia  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Russian Federation (–present)
San Marino  Roman Empire (–301)
 Republic of San Marino (301–present)
Serbia  Serbian Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Serbia Principality of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro[4]
 Republic of Serbia (–present)
Slovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
 Slovak Republic (–present)
Slovenia  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Republic of Slovenia (–present)
Spain Crown of Aragon and  Crown of Castile
 Kingdom of Spain (1716–present)
Sweden  Kingdom of Sweden (–present)
Switzerland  Holy Roman Empire (–1291)
 Old Swiss Confederacy (1291–1798)
 Helvetic Republic (1798–1803)
  Swiss Confederation (1803–present)
Turkey  Ottoman Empire
 Republic of Turkey (–present)
Ukraine  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Ukraine (–present)
United Kingdom  Kingdom of England (927–1649, 1660–1707),  Kingdom of Scotland (843–1651, 1659–1707) and  Kingdom of Ireland (1542–1651)
 Commonwealth of England (1649–1653, 1659–1660)
 Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653–1659)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) and  Kingdom of Ireland (1659–1800)
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1927)
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present)
Vatican City  Kingdom of Italy
 State of the Vatican City (–present)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-4 changed the official name of Azerbaijan from "Azerbaijani Republic" to "Republic of Azerbaijan", removed "Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina" as the official name of Bosnia and Herzegovina and changed the spelling of "Kazakstan" to "Kazakhstan".
  2. ^ "Denmark". The World Factbook. CIA. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ "France". The World Factbook. CIA. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-8 has the official name of Serbia and Montenegro as just "Serbia and Montenegro".
  5. ^ ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-12 has the official name of Montenegro as "Republic of Montenegro".


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