Western Europe's Forgotten Countries

[@halldirector]

This was a great video! One small bit of feedback: You put a lot of information right in the lower middle, the area of the subtitles. In this video, most of the years of existence were under the subtitles and you didn't verbally say those years. So, a lot of watch, pause, rewind, watch again (or maybe this was your master plan to increase play time).

[@SignoreGalilei]

That wasn't a master plan or anything haha. I just wanted to use the whole visual field. I'll try to keep that in mind for the future.

[@jamsistired]

also, you can move subtitles, at least on desktop

[@Ttegegg]

@@SignoreGalilei grandson? You mean grand nephew

[@piuthemagicman]

@@jamsistired statistic say most people watch on phones (and tablets) so it's a no-no for us

[@englishtwister]

@@jamsistired Until this moment, I was unaware that this was an option. :O

[@danny-sc8gl]

The great nation of Sealand still exists today and is not forgotten !

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's fair, that one's still around. It wouldn't have felt right not to include it though.

[@Mr_Blah]

Long live the Principality of Sealand!

[@eshaantubegaming5811]

@@Mr_Blah I'd love it if a government actually recognised it

[@SportyMabamba]

SEALAND WILL RISE AGAIN 🫡

[@british35]

Once the sun blows up

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

Just wanted to say that this was a really interesting, well-narrated and well-edited video. Thank you for shedding some light on the chaos of just _one_ part of Europe. I imagine that one could easily make several seasons of videos of several hours length each video on the topic! I especially appreciate the easily-digestible length. (And the inclusion of Micronations! They are a very cool topic on their own).

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks! I expect to keep making more of these as time goes on, so stay tuned!

[@bobagingo_]

Around 3:20 when you were talking about the Second French Empire. Louis-Napoleon III was the nephew of Napoleon I.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Can't believe I didn't catch that one, thanks!

[@bobagingo_]

@@SignoreGalilei no problem

[@ovs8691]

The fact that Normandy still technically exists is the best thing I have heard all day

[@SignoreGalilei]

Glad I could be the one to share it with you!

[@NorseNorman]

In the Channel Islands, the monarch of Britain is is still referred to as our Duke! In fact, Elizabeth was referred to as Duke Elizabeth, as there was no term for 'duchess' in Norman law.

[@SignoreGalilei]

I'd read about that, it's very cool!

[@funchable212]

My feedback is that your channel is dope and you should keep making these videos

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks! I'll keep at it.

[@AmongUsSussyBaka1827]

This vid is good! I love learning about this given that I am a huge history nerd, so I give this a 11/10! :D

[@SignoreGalilei]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@AmongUsSussyBaka1827]

@@SignoreGalilei :D

[@cleansingflame9335]

The Duchy of Normandy no longer exists as a separate polity; the Channel Isles are two of the three Crown Dependencies (which are in a sense successors to Normandy but are legally distinct).

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's fair. I think what I said was accurate in that the British Monarchs rule over the islands because they are part of the Duchy of Normandy, and King Charles III is still Duke of Normandy in the Channel Islands. You are correct, though, in that there isn't a parliament of Normandy or anything like that, as Jersey and Guernsey have separate governments.

[@cleansingflame9335]

@@SignoreGalilei That's true enough, though the title of "Duke of Normandy" is merely a courtesy title these days

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

@@cleansingflame9335 So is "King of the United Kingdom" 😂

[@togerboy5396]

You deserve more subs!

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks!

[@doctor_brennan439]

Good stuff and nice video very underrated channel

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks!

[@TheClousn]

I just stumbled across your videos and I really like them! Well made, entertaining :) please continue...

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thank you! I plan to keep releasing one every couple of weeks.

[@chiefmonrovia6691]

Fantastic work as always! I've always wanted to know more about the myriad baby kingdoms Charlemagne had to wrangle, the 101 Dalmatians of post roman Europe if you will!

[@SignoreGalilei]

Oh man there were a lot of those. It might be a good topic.

[@saccorhytus]

101 dominions

[@piuthemagicman]

@@saccorhytus goat comment

[@thebluke]

Please do all of the videos you mentioned i would love to watch all of them

[@SignoreGalilei]

I'm definitely doing Germany, maybe Napoleon also.

[@pinasonhand]

Lived on Guernsey as a child. Beautiful place and dream of returning one day.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Nice!

[@ErickReyesRomeroBanks]

W2s

[@oliverclothesoff5397]

At 1:24 the painting you show is pretty cool. I've never seen that one before. Thanks for the great content!

[@SignoreGalilei]

You're welcome!

[@YungFett]

Actually yes I'd like a video about Napoleon

[@SignoreGalilei]

It looks like there is some demand there, I'll see how it goes.

[@konstantinosadamopoulos9918]

Very good video! Slight correction is that Napoleon III was Napoleon I's nephew not grandson.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks for catching me on this - I appreciate people pointing out my mistakes. I believe there's a correction in the description, since a previous commenter also mentioned it.

[@ghost2130Main]

ireland:i want freedom! britain:best i can do is change your name

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah, oof. Ireland got their freedom eventually at least.

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

@@SignoreGalilei Most of Ireland anyway! Scotland has been pushing for it but so far it's been vetoed.

[@AlsayidHaddosh]

3:13 No buddy Napoleon III is a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte Not Grandson Napoleon II (Napoleon Bonaparte's only legitimate son) only lived to the age of 21

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

@2:07 Well done using the correct flag!

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks!

[@paulharvey6503]

great videos! keep it up

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks!

[@ericwininger1778]

Napoleon III was napoleon's nephew, not his grandson.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah, I messed that one up. There's a correction in the comments.

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Great vid!

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks!

[@equerty]

Sealand still exists! (nice video btw)

[@mathieuleader8601]

the construction of sealand is facinating

[@iceworld6104]

can we see napoleon and hre forgotten countries? maybe 2 videos on the hre since there so many.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah it might make sense to split the HRE up into two videos. I'll see how it goes.

[@danny-sc8gl]

A video about Napoleons states would also be cool since I mainly know about the fact that he created a polish puppet state that helped him invade Russia I am pretty sure.

[@SignoreGalilei]

That would definitely be cool to include

[@celesteheinen6043]

As a Dutch i never knew this thank you.😊

[@DreadMaps.]

I got a question how make the nice maps on your videos I would like to know

[@SignoreGalilei]

I get a lot of them from Wikimedia Commons (links in the description). For the ones I make myself I usually use Paint.NET and imagery from NASA's WorldWind.

[@isaacbibic2532]

good video but i tought you say piedmont-sardinia not sardinia-piedmon maybe im wrong i dont know

[@SignoreGalilei]

I've seen it as Sardinia-Piedmont where I've looked but I'm not 100% tied to that.

[@ItsViixy]

Suggestion, a video about the petty Kingdoms of Norway?

[@SignoreGalilei]

I might get to them along with the rest of the Nordic countries, we'll see.

[@ItsViixy]

@@SignoreGalilei would be sick, theres little about these kingdoms and i would love to watch some old local history!

[@danny-sc8gl]

That Germany video would be cool!

[@SignoreGalilei]

I'll be sure to make it!

[@iandoster4680]

0:52 1. I view Western Europe as these countries: Ireland, Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Monaco, Italy, San Marino, Andorra, Spain, Portugal and Malta.

[@iandoster4680]

1:13 2. That is the flag of the Kalmar Union, a personal union between Denmark-Norway and Sweden which existed from 1397 to 1523.

[@iandoster4680]

2:08 3. That isn't the flag of Australia. That is the civil ensign of Australia. The national flag is the same but the background is blue, not red.

[@iandoster4680]

3:31 4. Piedmont-Sardinia was not French, or at least what I have looked at. Piedmont-Sardinia was Italian, and was therefore not French.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Australia used what is now the red ensign as a civil flag up through the 1950s

[@iandoster4680]

Oh really? Well, the blue ensign flag was adopted in 1901 in a federal flag design competition.

[@iceworld6104]

oh can you do a video specifically on the countrys and break away states that called for seperation after ww1 or during. or before.

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's an interesting idea. I've mostly been covering countries by region rather than by time period, but World War One did have a lot of breakaway countries involved.

[@iceworld6104]

@@SignoreGalilei good luck. love your channel.

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up Seborga. That's definitely one of the ones I think of for European Micronations.

[@franwex]

Never heard of this before. Nice.

[@barfazoid5773]

yeah but its not a microstate, its a micronation. Microstates are small, yet recognized countries, and micronations are unrecognized

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

@@barfazoid5773 Ah, I messed that up, didn't I? I absolutely meant Micronation, not sure why I came up with Microstate instead...

[@SignoreGalilei]

I hadn't specifically heard of Seborga. I might bring it up when I do Italy.

[@v1x4z]

"most enduring one lasting about 11 days" Most stable French government

[@SignoreGalilei]

Oof

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

😅

[@EdbertWeisly]

Please add Lanfang Republic if you ever do one of South East Asia

[@SignoreGalilei]

I definitely will, Lanfang is cool.

[@ciaocomestai945]

Can you do a video on eastern europe too

[@SignoreGalilei]

I might at some point soon, it's on the list

[@wohnai]

3:17 1870-1840 its just a typo but repeated inaccuracies damage credibility.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Good catch, I'll put it in the description. Credibility is very important, and I know it suffers when these kinds of mistakes happen.

[@МикаельМнацаканян]

You forgot Saarland.

[@ntm4]

Loved the Limerick limerick. 😆

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks! I had fun with it.

[@EdbertWeisly]

3:15 oh no

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah France had some turbulent politics in the 19th century.

[@catdemon922]

Woooo, HRE video. I love the HRE

[@SignoreGalilei]

It's quite an interesting entity

[@AmongUsSussyBaka1827]

ja

[@DugrozReports]

Where is that Germany video?

[@Bacony_Cakes]

i'm pretty sure sealand still exists i mean i took a picture of it from felixstowe last year so surely it hasn't disappeared since then

[@kpfabrykanudy]

Some of these give me same vibes as modern Polish joke "micronation" Kingdom of Kabuto (Królestwo Kabuto) I just found some articles saying it really existed in 2016 lmao, but idk how it looks now

[@SignoreGalilei]

I can't find stuff about it in English, only Polish and unfortunately I don't understand Polish. It looks cool though.

[@Yksssy]

fun fact : because of the free republic of vercors, grenoble, the closest city, has the titre, sister city of the liberation

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's cool that it has that honor as a city.

[@VaxlandMapping101]

What’s this flag? 1:08

[@SignoreGalilei]

The Saar protectorate. I'm planning to cover it in the Germany video.

[@idsvanens2788]

this channel has 14k subs? i expected like 800k

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks! Here's hoping I get there someday.

[@zachl3330]

Looking forward to the free state of Bottleneck in the Germany version

[@SignoreGalilei]

It'll be there!

[@altheamantes2041]

7:18 from I will join to I joined?

[@GolemDude]

Wait why was The Netherlands forced to compensate for what Belgium did?

[@SignoreGalilei]

I think it's because Belgium beat the Netherlands in the independence war and so the Dutch didn't have a strong negotiating hand.

[@IronMar1O]

Didn’t know Spain, Portugal and Italy were in east Europe 😄

[@SignoreGalilei]

I'm counting them as Southern Europe, for the sake of video length.

[@EdbertWeisly]

South Asia and South East Asia (Mainland and Maritime) will be a Pain for you

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah, I am hoping to do it sometime but it might be complex.

[@cleansingflame9335]

Piedmont-Sardinia wasn't really a state as such; it was a composite state, legally referred to as the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia. The parts that France got were the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice. I know the map shows that, but your narration was technically incorrect.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah, I didn't want to go into too much detail about Sardinia-Piedmont since I'll include it again when I get to Italy. I'm happy to put a correction up in the description if you have an idea of what I should write for it.

[@cleansingflame9335]

@@SignoreGalilei I'd just put "further clarification in the Southern Europe video" or something like that. Sorry for the nitpicking, I really did enjoy the video!

[@ayvasovskiy6726]

What about Mann?

[@SignoreGalilei]

It's cool. It's still around though (although so are the Channel Islands and the micronations I suppose).

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

How are Italy, Portugal, and Spain not Western Europe?

[@SignoreGalilei]

I'm counting them as Southern Europe to keep the video from getting too long

[@rezzoc91]

Don't forget the Republic of Genoa, that held all of the Spanish gold for long time

[@SignoreGalilei]

It's a cool country, but it had just been annexed by Sardinia-Piedmont by the video's cutoff date.

[@rezzoc91]

@@SignoreGalilei makes sense

[@wan1edguy382]

i want all the forgotten countries

[@SignoreGalilei]

There will be more of these!

[@petercroves8562]

napoleon 3rd was the nephew of napoln 1st

[@randalltilander6684]

Did you forget the Isle of Man?

[@SignoreGalilei]

I mean it's still around, so I didn't consider it to be forgotten. It is interesting though.

[@stone8268]

Napoleon the 3rd is Napoleon's nephew not grandson

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yep, I think I've added that in the description.

[@CrisisMoon7]

Today is May 28th as of me watching this video :0 5:43pm May 28 2023, Sunday

[@nacelnikprosiak1260]

could have talk about Republic of Zakopane during post Austro Hungary collapse countries Fun fact: after chaos of collapse of Austro Hungary alot and alot of micro nationes were being created, every single train station could create its own nation, many of these fought other nationalities micro states, like Polish train stations fighting agaist czech one for control of small villages to secure them in borders of Polish State

[@SignoreGalilei]

I left out a lot of Austria-Hungary that isn't part of modern Austria. That is a fun fact too though.

[@Tsuruchi_420]

0:01 ill, very ill

[@GrandTerr]

You're crazy who doesn't understand anything

[@menoflowicz]

Napoleon III was Napoleon's nephew, not grandson.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks. There should be a correction in the description.

[@5nhyfiery]

i will always remember austria

[@valentintapata2268]

If you want to se forgotten countries look for small nations through history.

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's what I'm looking for!

[@valentintapata2268]

@@SignoreGalilei Nice, but go further back in history. Practically all big nations are just an amalgamation of several smaller ones.

[@igorgdlt8744]

I give you another forgotten country of western Europe (so forgotten you didn't know about It). Coto Mixto, I'm from Galicia, Spain, and I can tel you 99+% of people from here doesn't even know that Coto Mixto existed lol

[@SignoreGalilei]

Thanks! I'll be sure to talk about it when I get to Iberia.

[@ethanbrown7233]

Ok how did the German empire somehow was included in here

[@SignoreGalilei]

I needed something to go in that part of the map, and the German Empire fit the bill. Germany will be in its own video.

[@billclinton4207]

Jan misali type beat

[@SignoreGalilei]

Jan Misali is definitely one of my role models on KZbin.

[@edoardobaia7927]

Bro doesn't even know about the cospaia republic

[@SignoreGalilei]

That's in Italy, I'll get to Italy in a future video. (Sardinia-Piedmont only got in because part of it is French now.)

[@nephets69.]

Technically the Irish Republic has continued to exist through the IRA and post 69' splinter groups.

[@SignoreGalilei]

You could construe it that way, though they don't control territory I suppose.

[@Max-nt5zs]

How the hell could you forget the Saarland protectorate…

[@SignoreGalilei]

It's in Germany, so I excluded it on purpose

[@panduwidagdo7051]

Nice video, but your voice made me hard to breath.

[@SignoreGalilei]

Huh. How so?

[@panduwidagdo7051]

​@@SignoreGalilei your pitch is too low, and sounds like you run out of breath, which made me feel like suffocated.

[@SignoreGalilei]

@@panduwidagdo7051 Well I don't know how much I can do about the pitch but I'm hoping to upgrade my audio setup soon so maybe that will help.

[@panduwidagdo7051]

@@SignoreGalilei I believe it will. Good luck, buddy!

[@eaturcookiescookie7462]

I…. I forgor again 💀

[@Abs0luteCha0s]

Napoleon plz.

[@bennruda11]

Do em all, including the siberian republics like tuva

[@SignoreGalilei]

I did cover Tuva in my East Asia's Forgotten Countries video. Check it out!

[@CoinyforReal]

Sealand still exists

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yep, it does. I chose to include it anyway because it's fun.

[@CoinyforReal]

@@SignoreGalilei lol yea

[@Dr.Schlitz]

Spain, Portugal, and Italy are not “Western Europe”?

[@YugoslavForever]

who says Sealand doesn't exist anymore?

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

Oh, I don't think the video was implying that the micronations mentioned don't exist any more but I completely understand how that could be inferred. I'm aware that Sealand is thriving!

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah the micronations mostly still exist (except maybe Waveland), I just thought I should mention some of them too.

[@ddelv1601]

In the 90s there were running homes about African nations forming and collapsing seemingly overnight. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized most of the world was like that before WWII. The United Nations and nuclear weapons have really helped firm up the world's boarders. Let's just hope the nukes continue their role of scarecrow. All the security benefits they have provided over the years could quickly be meaningless

[@David-yw2lv]

The Ausro-Hungarian Empire was never popular with Austrians Hungarians or any other nationalities in it.

[@doublezero2001]

Napoleon > Louie Is fact 😂

[@esspeetwentytwo]

do the free republic of trieste next

[@SignoreGalilei]

That'll probably be in with Southern Europe once I get to it

[@esspeetwentytwo]

@@SignoreGalilei thanks

[@just_the_letter_a]

More micro nation stuff!

[@SignoreGalilei]

They're definitely fun to cover.

[@Sealand_Gaming]

sealand will exist forever

[@superluk8_]

You can do USA communists site 😂😂😂

[@maikotter9945]

"Socialist Republic of Massachusetts"?

[@slametdinatadinata645]

Atlease he has not mention naz-

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yeah it might be hard to avoid in the Germany vid

[@slametdinatadinata645]

@@SignoreGalilei yeah because that.

[@slametdinatadinata645]

@@SignoreGalilei also thank you for replying to me

[@SignoreGalilei]

@@slametdinatadinata645 You're welcome!

[@columbannon9134]

The whole island of Ireland had its own country before the British came.

[@SignoreGalilei]

It was a lot of smaller kingdoms as far as I'm aware.

[@thurmanmerman2720]

@@SignoreGalilei It had its own system of kingship, think of it as a federal state in today's terms. Kings even had to be elected and its legal system was very progressive for the time.

[@SignoreGalilei]

@@thurmanmerman2720 That makes sense. From what I'm reading it looks similar to feudal Japan or the Holy Roman Empire maybe.

[@SeannMarco]

Couto Miso

[@Metal_detector_denmark]

it was napoleons NEPHEW

[@SignoreGalilei]

Yep, I put a correction as such in the description.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Uniformed robovoice!

[@drderper]

Please delete Lichetenstein, they have very expensive kebab.

[@SignoreGalilei]

And lose the world's premier makers of false teeth? Nah, man, just buy your kebabs across the border in Vorarlberg. (Also, hi)

[@LunarPenguin42]

@@SignoreGalilei also expensive there. And vivadent/ivoclar is a shit employer.

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

need substantive nature choice for God's free will sovereignty

[@therealoldnosey8689]

Not sure why you wanted to mention tiny communist cities that lasted weeks lmao

[@SignoreGalilei]

Just for completeness sake (and so I could put in the Limerick gag)

[@pedrobreyner7204]

The waffle house has founds its new host

[@artistbervucci1716]

Many mistakes...

[@SignoreGalilei]

If you point out specific ones I can address them in the corrections section of the description.

[@TheMock100]

@@SignoreGalilei The UK did not unilaterally split Ireland. Ireland fought a guerilla war for years against Britain, forcing them to the negotiating table. The Irish negotiators were unable to secure independence for the entire island and the result was the Anglo-Irish Treaty. There was/is a noticeable majority of protestant, pro-British people in what is now known as Northern Ireland. Britain retains control of this area. The monarchy effectively had no role in the Republic of Ireland from 1936 when the newly elected Irish president assumed most of the roles of the monarch. "Southern Ireland" is a phrase only used by people in the UK that know little to nothing of Irish politics. The Republic of Ireland has never gone by that title

[@SignoreGalilei]

@@TheMock100 Yes, the whole point is that the republic currently known as Ireland (Republic of Ireland is a description, not the country's preferred name) never was called Southern Ireland. Southern Ireland was a separate entity that the UK created in the Government of Ireland Act 1920 that entirely failed to work. Southern Ireland even had a house of commons, which was over 95% composed of Sinn Fein MPs who refused to sit in it (and instead met as the Second Dáil), and thus only met once with the few unionist MPs and no one else.

[@Oran_Fitz]

As someone from Cork, I can tell you that no one here recognises this "Irish Republic" and strive to strengthen our ties to the union and, when the day comes, see to it that an act of union is immediately drafted

[@SignoreGalilei]

I know there's a lot of people with strong opinions on this kind of thing. The "Irish Republic" is in this video from a historical perspective, not a modern one.