A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation. Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of today's nation-states. Many of today's countries were typically ruled by multiple local kings in more or less stable kingdoms. The various small states of the Holy Roman Empire are generally not considered to be petty kingdoms since they were at least nominally subject to the Holy Roman Emperor and not fully independent. Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ... The term nation-state, while often used interchangeably with the terms unitary state and independent state, refers properly to the parallel occurence of a state and a nation. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ...

Petty kingdoms of England

Main article: Heptarchy A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon peoples around the year 600. ...

Before the Kingdom of England was established as a united entity, there were various kingdoms in the area - of which the main seven were known as the heptarchy. These were Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, Sussex, Kent, and Essex. The Flag of England The Kingdom of England was a kingdom located in Western Europe, in the southern part of the island of Great Britain. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles, Danes and Norwegians which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... The Kingdom of Sussex, (Suth Seaxe, i. ... The Kingdom of Kent was a kingdom of Jutes in southeast England, one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon heptarchy. ... The Kingdom of the East Seaxe (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded around AD500, occupying territory to the north and east of London. ...

Petty kingdoms of Iberia

The Christian petty kingdoms of Iberia included:

• Aragon
• Asturias
• Castile
• León
• Navarre
• Portugal (Briefly united with Spain by a personal union from 1580 to 1640.)

See the article about the taifa for the Islamic petty kingdoms that existed in Iberia after the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031. History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Muslim Conquest of Iberia Timeline of Muslim Occupation Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History... The Kingdom of Asturias was the earliest Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian peninsula after the collapse of the Visigothic Kingdom under the twin pressure of internal conflict and external forces, where an Islamic contingent, the Moors, arrived in 711 as the foreign support for one of... A former kingdom in modern-day Spain, Castile (Spanish: Castilla; usually pronounced Cast-EEL in English) now compromises the regions of Old Castile in the north-west, and New Castile in the center of the country. ... The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina (twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas... Though the details are largely legendary, the Kingdom of Navarre evolved from the county of Pamplona, its traditional capital, when the Vasconic leader Enneco Aresta (Iñigo Arista in Spanish) was chosen King in Pamplona (traditionally in 824) and led a local revolt against the Franks. ... A personal union is a political union of two or more entities that, internationally, are considered separate states, but through established law, share the same head of state —hence also whatever political actions are vested in the head of state, but no (or very few) others. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an independent Muslim-ruled principality, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Spain (Arabic: Al-Andalus) after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ... The interior of the Great Mosque in Córdoba, now a Christian cathedral. ... Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ...

Petty kingdoms of Norway

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In the early Viking Age, there were several different petty kingdoms. Spurred by the unification of several of these kingdoms under Halfdan the Black, his son Harald Fairhair was able to unite them all in 872. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 and 1066 AD in Scandinavia and Britain, following the Germanic Iron Age (and the Vendel Age in Sweden). ... Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (820AD – 860AD) (Old Norse: Hálfdan svarti, Norwegian: Halvdan Svarte) was the father of the first King of Norway Harald I and of the House of Yngling. ... Harald I (b. ... Events Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway. ...

• Agder
• Grenland
• Hadeland
• Hardanger
• Hedmark
• Hålogaland
• Land
• Namdalen
• Nordmøre
• Oppland
• Orkdal
• Rogaland
• Romsdal
• Sogn
• Solør
• Sunnmøre
• Telemark
• Toten
• Trøndelag
• Vestfold
• Vingulmark
• Voss

Sørlandet is the geographical region (landsdel) of the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. ... Grenland is a landscape in the county of Telemark, Norway. ... View over Jarenvatnet, a small lake in Gran municipality Hadeland is a region located at the southern end of lake Randsfjorden in Oppland, Norway. ... Hardanger is a landscape in the western part of Norway, located around Hardangerfjord. ... Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... HÃ¥logaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces. ... Land is a district in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. ... Namdalen is a landscape in the centre part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Bindal, Namdalseid, Lierne, Flatanger, Verran, Leka, Namsskogan and Vikna. ... Nordmøre (lit. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... The municipality Orkdal in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, has 10,381 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ... Romsdal is the name of a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. ... Sogn is a landscape in the western part of Norway, surrounding Sognefjorden. ... Solør is a Norwegian landscape consisting of the Glomma valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the south. ... Sunnmøre (lit. ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Toten is a landscape in the eastern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. ... Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ... Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. ... Vingulmark was the name of a Viking Age petty kingdom around Oslofjorden. ... County Hordaland District Municipality NO-1235 Administrative centre Vossevangen Mayor (2003) Bjørn Christensen (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 38 1,806 km² 1,732 km² 0. ...

Petty kingdoms of Scotland

There were many petty kingdoms in Scotland before its unification.

• Dál Riata
• Gododdin
• Pictavia
• Fortriu
• Strathclyde

Dalriada or Dál Riata was the kingdom of the Scotti, who spread from the Kingdom of Oriel to Argyll and eventually gave their name to Scotland. ... Gododdin (pronounced god-o-th-in), or Guotodin (Votadini in Latin), refers to both the people and to the region of a Dark Ages Brythonic kingdom south of the Firth of Forth, extending from the Stirling area to the Northumberland kingdom of Brynaich, and including what are now the Lothian... The Picts inhabited Pictavia or Pictland - Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth _ prior to the Scotticisation of the area. ... Fortriu or the the Kingdom of Fortriu is the name given by historians for an ancient Pictish kingdom, and often used synonymously with Pictland in general. ... Strathclyde (Welsh: Ystrad Clud) was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ...

Petty kingdoms of Sweden

According to the Norse sagas, and modern history, Sweden was divided into more or less independent units corresponding to the folklands and the modern traditional provinces. However, according to the sagas, the folklands and provinces of eastern Svealand were united under the Swedish king at Gamla Uppsala. Moreover, the domains of this king could also include parts of Götaland and even southern Norway. This probably reflects the volatile politics of iron age Scandinavia. The Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: sögur), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. ... The Folklands (Folklanden) are the name for the original Swedish provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, and Roden (Roslagen) which in the 1296 united to form the modern province of Uppland. ... Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ... Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains seen from the grave field whose larger mounds (left part) are close to the royal mounds. ...