This infobox is part of WikiProject Former countries run by the Subdivisions bureau. It is based on Template:Infobox former country adjusted to suit subdivisions of former countries.
NOTE: This infobox should be used if the state in question was always a subdivision of some larger entity. For all other cases, use {{Infobox former country}} to place articles into various "Former countries" categories that would not be suitable for subdivisions of former countries.
Exception: states of the Holy Roman Empire should also use {{Infobox former country}} with |empire=HRE
+ |status=vassal
, |status=city
or |status=abbey
, depending on the state type.
This infobox is under constant development. For many entries, the infobox has been implemented by one of the main developers. Other users are welcome to implement the infobox themselves, but developers might make modifications later on largely for functionality reasons.
The main developers are:
(first)
or (last)
placed after the person's name.{{Infobox former subdivision|_noautocat = <!-- "no" for no automatic categorization -->|native_name = <!-- Name in native language(s). Leave blank if name is only in English. Separate with line breaks<br /> If language uses Latin characters, place name(s) in italics. -->|conventional_long_name = <!-- Full name in English -->|common_name = <!-- Used to resolve location within categories and name of flags and coat of arms -->|subdivision = <!-- Status: see Category list on template page -->|nation = <!-- The empire or country to which the entity was in a state of dependency -->|demonym = <!-- The name of the group of people residing there -->|status_text = <!-- A free text to describe status the top of the infobox. Use sparingly. -->|government_type = <!-- To generate categories: "Monarchy", "Republic", etc. to generate categories --><!-- Titles and names of the first and last leaders and their deputies -->|title_leader = <!-- Default: "King" for monarchy, otherwise leave blank for default "President" -->|title_deputy = <!-- Default: "Prime minister" -->|leader1 = <!-- Name of leader (up to six) -->|year_leader1 = <!-- Years served -->|deputy1 = <!-- Name of prime minister (up to six) -->|year_deputy1 = <!-- Years served --><!-- Legislature -->|legislature = <!-- Name of legislature -->|house1 = <!-- Name of first chamber -->|house2 = <!-- Name of second chamber -->|type_house1 = <!-- Default: "Upper house" -->|type_house2 = <!-- Default: "Lower house" --><!-- General information -->|capital = |coordinates = <!-- Use {{Coord}} -->|motto = <!-- Accepts wikilinks -->|anthem = <!-- Accepts wikilinks -->|political_subdiv = <!-- Accepts wikilinks -->|today = <!-- The countries to which this historic entity belongs today, if no more than four of these --><!-- Do NOT add flags, per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG --><!-- Rise and fall, events, years and dates --><!-- Only fill in the start/end event entry if a specific article exists. Don't just say "abolition" or "declaration". -->|year_start = <!-- Year of establishment -->|year_end = <!-- Year of disestablishment -->|event_start = <!-- Default: "Established" -->|date_start = <!-- Optional: Date of establishment-->|event_end = <!-- Default: "Disestablished" -->|date_end = <!-- Optional: Date of disestablishment -->|event1 = <!-- Optional: other events between "start" and "end" -->|date_event1 = |event2 = |date_event2 = |event3 = |date_event3 = |event4 = |date_event4 = |event5 = |date_event5 = |life_span = |era = <!-- Use: "Napoleonic Wars", etc. -->|event_pre = <!-- Optional: A crucial event that took place before before "event_start" -->|date_pre = |event_post = <!-- Optional: A crucial event that took place before after "event_end" -->|date_post = <!-- Images -->|image_flag = <!-- Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}}.svg -->|image_border = <!-- Default: "border"; for non-rectangular flag, type "no" -->|flag_type = <!-- Displayed text for link under flag. Default "Flag" -->|flag = <!-- Link target under flag image. Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}} -->|image_coat = <!-- Default: Coat of arms of {{{common_name}}}.svg -->|symbol_type = <!-- Displayed text for link under symbol. Default "Coat of arms" -->|symbol = <!-- Link target under symbol image. Default: Coat of arms of {{{common_name}}} -->|image_map = |image_map_caption = <!-- Flag navigation: Preceding and succeeding entities "p1" to "p5" and "s1" to "s8" -->|p1 = <!-- Name of the article for preceding entity, numbered 1–5 -->|flag_p1 = <!-- Default: "Flag of {{{p1}}}.svg" (size 30) -->|border_p1 = <!-- Default: "border"; for non-rectangular flag, type "no" -->|image_p1 = <!-- Use: [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|20px|Image missing]] -->|s1 = <!-- Name of the article for succeeding entity, numbered 1–8 -->|flag_s1 = <!-- Default: "Flag of {{{s1}}}.svg" (size 30) -->|border_s1 = <!-- Default: "border"; for non-rectangular flag, type "no" -->|image_s1 = <!-- Use: [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|20px|Image missing]] --><!-- Area and population of a given year (up to 5) -->|stat_year1 = <!-- year of the statistic, specify either area, population or both, numbered 1–5 -->|stat_area1 = <!-- area in square kilometres (w/o commas or spaces), area in square miles is calculated -->|stat_pop1 = <!-- population (w/o commas or spaces), population density is calculated if area is also given -->|area_lost1 = Significant areas the territory lost|lost_to1 = Where it transferred to|area_lost_year1 = The year it happened|area_gained1 = Significant areas the territory gained|gained_from1 = Where it transferred from|area_gained_year1 = The year it happened<!-- Governance -->|Status = The status(es) the unit held|Government = The name of the local government|government_type = The category/type of local government|Arms = Coat of arms (display option 2)|arms_caption = |Civic = Civic seal, logo or other|civic_caption = |HQ = Headquarters|CodeName = Reference code series name|Code = Unique reference code for unit in the series<!-- Subdivisions -->|Divisions = The name of the subdivision type it had, for example parishes or wards|DivisionsNames = The names of the subdivisions|DivisionsMap = Map of the subdivisions|divisions_map_caption = <!-- Memberships -->|membership_title1 = Type of unit it was part of|membership1 = Name of the unit it was part of|membership_title2 = |membership2 = |membership_title3 = |membership3 = |membership_title4 = |membership4 = |membership_title5 = |membership5 = |footnotes = <!-- Accepts wikilinks -->}}
These are the fields of information in the Infobox former countries template with a set of instructions on how to use them. Here is a brief explanation on how to read the table:
The template allows some optional parameters that control the style of the infobox for size and coloring when displayed on a page:
|width = <!-- sets the width of the infobox (default: 290px) -->|boxstyle = <!-- sets the style properties of the whole infobox -->|titlestyle = <!-- sets the style properties of the top title/name area of the infobox -->
Some specific styles for the whole infobox are as follows:
|boxstyle = background:lightgray; <!-- sets the color behind all areas of the infobox -->|boxstyle = border-color:blue; <!-- sets the line around the infobox to the color blue -->|boxstyle = border-width:5px; <!-- sets line width around box to 5 pixels (default: 1px) -->|boxstyle = margin-left:1px; margin-right:7px; <!-- resets the left/right margins of the infobox for similar alignment in both browsers [[Mozilla Firefox]] and [[Internet Explorer]] -->
Some specific styles for the title/name are as follows:
|titlestyle = background:lightgray; <!-- sets the color behind the top title/name area of the infobox -->|titlestyle = color:gold; <!-- sets the text color in top title/name area -->|titlestyle = text-align:left; <!-- shifts title/name text to the left (default: center) -->
For multiple settings, combine all on one line as follows:
|titlestyle = background:lightgray; color:darkgreen;
The properties are separated by semicolons (;), and beware that accidentally omitting semicolons will cause the settings to be ignored. Some style properties cannot be changed such as, setting |titlestyle=margin-left:25px
might be ignored, because margin-left
is a property, instead, of the whole box, using |boxstyle
.
The reason for the first case is in case an imprecise date is entered, such as "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying exact dates like "1820".
The reason for the first case is in case an imprecise date is entered, such as "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying exact dates like "1820".
To allow project members to keep track of articles, any page that uses this infobox must be labeled with the WPFC banner. To do this, go to the article's talk page, and add {{WPFC}}
to the top of the talk page, if the banner is not there already. See the banner page for more information about the extra parameters that the banner supports. At the absolute minimum, the talk page should contain {{WPFC}}
.
TemplateData for Infobox former subdivision