Why was pre-Industrial Europe such a convoluted mess

because feudal land-holdings could get very messy when it rests on who marries who and which son inherits what

ottoman empire and denmark have the most aesthetic borders on that map

Because feudalism isn't about what your borders are, they are about who your vassals are. They didn't care what their lands looked like on a map.

>>3173273
Seems you've misspelled Spain buddy

>>3173299
Meant for
>>3173269

>>3173269
Denmark really should be broken up into the respective members of the Union of Kalmar.

Germany looking very fine, hmmm

Germany, Ireland and North Africa are the only parts that look particularly messy to me

>>3173299
would be true if not for France dicking them

>>3173232
Because with pre industrial means of transportation and communication, small scale structures make sense because they allow for a more efficient use of resources.

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>>3176343
pic related, exact same region that was and is responsible for most output in Europe is where the small states in the HRE where, plus London.

>>3176371
>tfw live in the blue
>tfw intelligent
>tfw green eye masterrace

I blame France

they kept creating clusterfuck alliance systems because they were butthurt about the Hapsburgs.

It's the same reason why you can own a house and also a summer house that's really nowhere near it.

These guys were glorified landlords.

>>3176371
what cropped nonsense is this

>>3173232
Why didn't Bohemia and Hungary stay together? Literally best alliance.

>>3178233
cause Bohemia was ok with Hussites but Hungary bowed to the papacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian%E2%80%93Hungarian_War_(1468%E2%80%9378)

>>3178233
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mohács