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Andorra
drawn on the map 1815–2024
A Pyrenean co-principality created by the Paréage of 1278, a feudal treaty resolving a dispute between the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix by giving them joint sovereignty (shared lordship). This diarchy gave Andorra its territory and unique political form (initially a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia).
- Shown on the map
- 1815–2024
- Peak area
- 404 km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
A Pyrenean co-principality created by the Paréage of 1278, a feudal treaty resolving a dispute between the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix by giving them joint sovereignty (shared lordship). This diarchy gave Andorra its territory and unique political form (initially a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia). The Foix title passed by inheritance to the kings of Navarre and thence, when Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France, to the French crown (edict of 1607 making the King of France and the Bishop of Urgell co-lords). From the later 17th century the co-lords began to be styled "co-princes." To avoid the application of the 1716 Nueva Planta decree, Andorra's distinct status was carefully preserved. Today the co-princes are the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell.
Common questions
- What was Andorra?
- A Pyrenean co-principality created by the Paréage of 1278, a feudal treaty resolving a dispute between the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix by giving them joint sovereignty (shared lordship). This diarchy gave Andorra its territory and unique political form (initially a lordship within the Principality of Catalonia).
- When is Andorra shown on the map?
- The border data draws Andorra 1815–2024. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was Andorra?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Andorra covered about 0,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, EBSCO Research Starters, the New World Encyclopedia, UNESCO, and academic works including Henry Kamen's *Spain, 1469–1714* and Shaul Stampfer's study of Khmelnytsky-era Jewish casualties. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Andorra en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra
This entry was last updated .
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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