Historical states of Italy

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Italy until the present era was a conglomeration of city-states and small independent nations. The following is a list of the various states that made up what we now know as Italy during the past. (rounded up to a year significant to Italian history in each case).

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Antiquity

Middle Ages

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States of the Holy Roman Empire

Independent states

Main independent communes

Duchies and other entities of former Byzantine Empire appartenance

Italy in 1494. Not all minor states are shown.

Italy in the year 1494

Before the beginning of the Italian Wars

Italy in the year 1559

After the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis:

Italy in the year 1659

After the treaty of the Pirenees

Italy before Napoleonic invasion (1796).
Italy in Napoleonic times (1796).

Italy in the year 1796

Before the Napoleonic period

Italy in Napoleonic times (1796 - 1814)

After Napoleon’s invasion of Italy:

Northern Italy in January 1796

French départments of Italy

Italy in the year 1816

After the Congress of Vienna:

Italy in the year 1861

After the unification

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