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That is weird to see Belgium in there in 1582. That's the date the territories covered by present day country switched over ? There must be some interesting edg
by gutnor 10y ago
That is weird to see Belgium in there in 1582. That's the date the territories covered by present day country switched over ? There must be some interesting edge cases there.
- alricb 10y agoAt that time, the current territories of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were part of the Spanish Netherlands. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Netherlands)
- finid 10y agoJust a thought, but I wonder what that program would say about a place called the United States of America in another 50-75 years Maybe Mexico and Canada would not be listed, after both have been made part of the new USNA (United States of North America). Just a thought.
- digi_owl 10y agoMakes me think of Shadowrun, where you have UCAS, CAS and Aztelan (to name but a few)...
- pygy_ 10y agoI don't know the history of all Belgian territories, but the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was part of Germany, also known at the time the "Holy Roman Empire".