What Country Was Turin In?
Turin (Piemonte, Italy) lies within 13 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Holy Roman Empire, from 1000 to 1599. The earliest state recorded here is Rome (200 BC).
Who ruled Turin?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Western Roman Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Ostrogoths |
| AD 600 – AD 799 | Lombard principalities |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000 – 1599 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1600 – 1649 | Savoy |
| 1650 – 1782 | Sardinia-Piedmont |
| 1783 – 1879 | Kingdom of Sardinia |
| 1880 – 1913 | Italy |
| 1914 – 1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920 – today | Italy |
Historic cities nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1451 – 1506 | Christopher Columbus | Navigator |
| 1712 – 1778 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Philosopher |
| 1807 – 1882 | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Leader of Italian unification |