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Ancient Greece perhaps? Though not in medieval Europe, at least not that I'm aware off.

• riffraff 5y ago
  Europe had them in the middle ages too: Italy's seafaring republics (Venice, Genoa, Amalfi, Pisa et al) where (nominal) democracies, practically owned the Mediterranean sea and lasted a thousand years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics
  • danenania 5y ago
    The Norse also had many democratic customs.
    • bolangi 5y ago
      Evidenced in the Icelandic sagas, c.f. https://www.sagadb.org/ https://www.sagadb.org/