Great Powers (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo)

The Great Powers are considered the most powerful nations in the world, able to project their power and interests in other countries around the world through military, economic and diplomatic maneuvers. The following is a list of the Great Powers since 1805 (the POD of this Alternate History).

1805-1831
(Austria before 1824)

British Empire









1831-1858


British Empire











1858-1882


British Empire













1882-1911


British Empire















1911-1940


British Empire















1940-1978














1978-1997














1997-Present