Nations

States and dynasties from the earliest records to 1945: when they rose and fell, who ruled them, and what happened.

880 articles

• 1536–1814Denmark–Norwaypolitical union (1524–1814)67 recordsMap
• 1540–1897Merina Kingdomformer country8 rulers · 2 recordsMap
• 1541–1818Captaincy General of ChileSpanish 1541-1818 possession in South America6 recordsMap
• 1542–1801Kingdom of Irelandkingdom on the island of Ireland between 1542 and 180115 rulers · 91 recordsMap
• 1542–1824Viceroyalty of Peruviceroyalty of the Spanish Empire23 rulers · 33 recordsMap
• 1545–1859Duchy of Parma and Piacenzaformer Italian state (1545–1802; 1814–1859)6 recordsMap
• 1545–1590Sengoku periodperiod of Japanese history from 1467 to 161527 recordsMap
• 1547–1721Tsardom of RussiaRussian state from 1547 to 172112 rulers · 126 recordsMap
• 1549–1945Brazilcountry in South America16 rulers · 98 recordsMap
• 1549–1659Saadi dynastyruling dynasty (1549-1659)12 recordsMap
• 1550–1739New Kingdom of GranadaVenezuela and Colombia in the Spanish Empire (1538-1717)10 recordsMap
• 1561–1795Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaformer duchy (1562–1795)1 rulers · 2 recordsMap
• 1565–1898Captaincy General of the Philippines1565–1898 territory of the Spanish Empire in Asia32 recordsMap
• 1569–1860Grand Duchy of Tuscanyformer Italian state (1569–1801; 1815–1859)21 recordsMap
• 1569–1627Huguenotsethnoreligious group of French Calvinists7 recordsMap
• 1569–1795Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthhistorical multinational monarchist state in Eastern Europe (Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania)53 rulers · 345 recordsMap
• 1574–1702Zaporozhian Cossacksgroup of Cossacks prominent in Central Ukraine in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries57 recordsMap
• 1579–1580Union of Utrechttreaty signed in Utrecht, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain3 recordsMap
• 1580–1898Captaincy General of Puerto RicoSpanish 1580-1898 possession in the Caribbean3 recordsMap
• 1580–1640Iberian Unionpersonal union of Castile, Aragon and Portugal 1580-164011 recordsMap
• 1581–1795Dutch Republicpredecessor state of the Netherlands (1581–1795)3 rulers · 214 recordsMap
• 1581–1721Swedish Empirethe years 1611–1721 in the history of Sweden71 recordsMap
• 1583–1945British Empireoverseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)155 recordsMap
• 1586–1866Duke of Holstein-Gottorpdynasty of Dano-German dukes1 rulers · 2 recordsMap