List of sovereign states in the 1780s
Sovereign states edit
A edit
Aachen – Free Imperial City of Aachen
Capital: Aachen
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
Capital: Bernburg
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Capital: Hoym
Anhalt-Dessau – Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
Capital: Dessau
Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
Capital: Köthen
Anhalt-Zerbst – Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Capital: Zerbst
Anholt – County of Anholt
Capital: Anholt
Augsburg – Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Capital: Dillingen an der Donau
Austria – Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna
B edit
Baden – Margraviate of Baden
Basel – Prince-Bishopric of Basel
Capital: Porrentruy
Brixen – Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
Capital: Brixen
C edit
Cleves – Duchy of Cleves
Capital: Cleves
China – Great Qing
Cologne – Electorate of Cologne
Capital: Bonn
Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ
D edit
Dutch Republic – Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Capital: The Hague
F edit
France – Kingdom of France
Capital: Versailles
Frankfurt – Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
Capital: Frankfurt
G edit
Georgia – Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
Capital: Tbilisi
Genoa – Republic of Genoa
Capital: Genoa
Great Britain
Capital: London
I edit
Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland
K edit
Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon
L edit
Liège – Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Capital: Liège
Lucca – Most Serene Republic of Lucca
Capital: Lucca
Lübeck – Free Imperial City of Lübeck
Capital: Lübeck
M edit
Mainz – Electorate of Mainz
Capital: Mainz
Massa and Carrara – Duchy of Massa and Carrara
Capital: Massa
Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Capital: Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Capital: Neustrelitz
Memmingen – Free Imperial City of Memmingen
Capital: Memmingen
Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia
Capital: Iași
Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fes
Münster – Prince-Bishopric of Münster
N edit
Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
O edit
Oldenburg – Duchy of Oldenburg
Capital: Oldenburg
Osnabrück – Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Capital: Osnabrück
P edit
Paderborn – Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
Capital: Paderborn
Papal States – State of the Church
Capital: Rome
Passau – Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Capital: Passau
- Zand dynasty (to 1789)
- Sublime State of Persia (from 1789)
Piombino – Principality of Piombino
Capital: Piombino
Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia
Capital: Berlin
R edit
Regensburg – Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
Capital: Regensburg
Russia – Russian Empire
Capital: Saint Petersburg
S edit
Salzburg – Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Capital: Salzburg
San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino
Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Capital: Turin
Saxony – Electorate of Saxony
Capital: Dresden
Siak Sri Indrapura – Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
Capital: Siak Sri Indrapura
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Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
T edit
Thonburi – Kingdom of Thonburi (until 1782)
Capital: Thonburi
Trent – Prince-Bishopric of Trent
Capital: Trento
Trier – Electorate of Trier
Capital: Trier
U edit
Ulm – Free Imperial City of Ulm
Capital: Ulm
- United States (to March 1, 1781)[1][2][3][4][5]
- The United States of America (from March 1, 1781 to March 4, 1789)[6]
- United States of America (from March 4, 1789)
V edit
Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice
W edit
Württemberg – Duchy of Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart
Non-sovereign territories edit
Denmark edit
Danish West Indies
Capital: Christiansted
Dutch East India Company edit
Dutch Cape Colony – Cape Colony
Capital: Cape Town
Great Britain edit
British America – British America and the British West Indies (until September 3, 1783)
Portugal edit
Brazil – State of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Spain edit
New Spain – Viceroyalty of New Spain
Capital: Mexico City
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New Granada – Viceroyalty of New Granada
Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá- → Peru – Viceroyalty of Peru
Capital: Lima - → Río de la Plata – Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Capital: Buenos Aires
References edit
- ^ "The United States Was Called The United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776". September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Founders Online: [Monday September 9, 1776.]". founders.archives.gov.
- ^ "John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776". February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
- ^ NCC Staff (September 9, 2019). "On this day, the name 'United States of America' becomes official". National Constitution Center. National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
That in all continental commissions, and other instruments, where, heretofore, the words 'United Colonies' have been used, the stile be altered for the future to the 'United States.'
- ^ "Lee Resolution presented to Continental Congress". HISTORY. July 27, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. 1777. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
The stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America."