Timeline of Hetalia: Axis Powers

This is the official timeline given for the series Axis Powers Hetalia, as given by Hidekaz Himaruya. Some events mentioned in the chronology have been illustrated and depicted in strips, while others are planned but have yet to be published.

The timeline mostly applies to the webcomic version of the series, except where noted. Some exact dates, such as the Italian Wars, remain ambiguous.

660 BC
Japan is born.

476
The Roman Empire dies in his final battle with Germania.

5th-8th Century
Approximately sometime during this time period, China has long since found and adopted the feral Japan as his younger brother. Japan creates hiragana from the kanji that China provides him with.


 * The Story Of China And Teensy Japan

10th Century
Holy Roman Empire begins to take interest in Italy and pursue him, believing him to be a girl.

14th-15th Century
The Renaissance Era begins in Italy and lasts until the 16th century.

1337(1294)-1453
England and France become involved in the 100 Years War. It eventually ends in a victory for France.


 * Alluded to in Episode 10 of the anime

1410
July 25th: Poland and Lithuania face off against the Teutonic Knights and their leader, in the Battle Of Grunwald, also known as The First Battle Of Tannenberg.


 * Polish Swedish Wars (via flashback)
 * What Happened After Tannenberg

1412-1431
The life of Jeanne D'Arc, who helped out the French troops in the 100 Years War. After having been captured, she is eventually burned at the stake on May 30th, 1431.


 * Alluded to in Episode 10 of the anime

1453
May: The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) lays waste to Constantinople. Fall of Ancient Greece (who has since become the Byzantine Empire.

1455-1485
England and France are involved in the Wars Of The Roses.

1520-1523
Swedish War Of Independence: Sweden and Finland gain independence in running away from Denmark. Following this event, Denmark recognizes Norway as a follower and they form a sort of double-kingdom.


 * Running Away With Su-San

1521(1494)-1544(1559)
The Italian Wars are fought, as France and Holy Roman Empire battle for control over the young Italy.


 * Chibitalia

1529
The First Siege Of Vienna: The Ottoman Empire attempts to seize the capital of Austria, after having successfully defeated and conquered Hungary.

France allies with the Ottoman Empire, but they both surrender due to a violent response from the Austrian forces.

1546
Japan meets the future daimyo, Oda Nobunaga (then known as "The Fool Of Owari").


 * The World At War And The Fool Of Owari

1559
The Italian Wars end. Romano winds up in the custody of Spain. At the same time, Italy becomes part of Holy Roman Empire's household, having been claimed by Austria on his behalf.


 * Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy
 * Chibitalia

1561-1567
Spain becomes involved in a war against Turkey, in order to protect Romano.


 * Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy (part 2)

1588
England, now having become a pirate, manages to defeat Spain's armada.


 * Alluded to in Episode 10 of the anime

17th Century
Sweden and Finland wind up beaten up by Holland while attempting to create a colony in the continent of North America. While there, they discover the feral child America. After England and France hear of the discovery, a war starts over who shall own the child...


 * The Battle For America

1568-1648
The Dutch Revolt: Holland achieves independence from Spain and becomes estranged from his sister Belgium, who stays under Spain's control. The expenses of the war cause Spain to fall further into poverty. He proceeds to lose territory, due to an invasion by France.

1621-1629
The Polish-Swedish War occurs, though Sweden and Finland bow out of the war, leaving Poland and Lithuania with no one to fight.


 * Polish-Swedish Wars

1618-1648
Holy Roman Empire throws himself into the Thirty Years War and slowly falls to ruin over the course of it...


 * Shotalia (unpublished)

1635
Japan withdraws from the outside world, beginning his over 200-year isolation known as the Sakoku.

1655-1660
The Second Polish-Swedish War ends in the defeat of Poland.

1683
Austria faces off against Turkey in the Battle of Vienna. Turkey winds up defeated by the combined strength of Austria, Hungary, and the rest of Europe.

1740-1748
The War Of Austrian Succession occurs when Prussia (with the help of France and Spain) invades Austria's "vital regions".

Spain captures Italy in hopes of having both brothers live under his roof, but his plan is quickly abolished by Italy choosing to stay with Austria. Austria is subsequently beaten up by Prussia, who later takes Silesia for himself.


 * Maria Theresa And The War Of Austrian Succession
 * Briefly alluded to in Episode 10 of the anime

It is during this time that France and England defect from the war and opt to be "neutral" so they can continue battling over custody of the child America. It ends in a victory for England.


 * The Battle For America

1756-1763
The Seven Years War: Prussia and England form an alliance in this war, due to having found out that Austria and France now operate on the same side.

Russia also joins Austria's side, in what would come to be known as the Diplomatic Revolution.


 * Maria Theresa And The Seven Years War (incomplete)

1769
Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte.

1772
The first partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria.

1774
Marie Antoinette becomes the queen of France.

1775-1783
The grown-up America fights against England for his independence, in the Revolutionary War.


 * America's Cleaning Of The Storage (flashback sequence)

1789-1794
The French Revolution.

1793
Poland winds up partitioned for the second time by Russia and Prussia.

1795
The third partition and subsequent "extinction" of Poland.

1796
France, with the help of Napoleon, defeats and takes over Austria. At this time, Napoleon has become a successful commander of the Italian forces.

19th Century
Late 18th to Early 19th Century: England experiences the Industrial Revolution and becomes the factory capital of the world.

1803-1815
The Napoleonic Wars occur. France takes over nearly every territory except for England and Turkey.


 * Alluded to in Episode 10 of the anime

1814-1815
The nations of Europe hold the Vienna Conference as the Napoleon Wars reach their end, as Europe has fallen into a state of chaos.

November 1815: Prussia, Russia, Austria, and England form an alliance. France later manages to work his way into the alliance, changing it from a quadruple one to a quintuple.

1821-1829
Greece becomes involved in a war for his independence from Turkey. With the help of England and France, he manages to break free and defeat both Turkey and Egypt.

1839-1842, 1856-1860
England and China face off in the Opium Wars.

1853-1854
July 8th, 1853: America travels to Japan's homeland to demand he begin trade with the West.

March 31st, 1854: Japan and America form an alliance.


 * Black Ships Have Come!

1861
March 17th: The Kingdom Of Italy is established, reuniting both Italy brothers under the same roof.

1867
June 8th: Austria and Hungary sign a pact to support each other in wars. They proceed to marry, forming the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.

1868
The Meiji Restoration begins, as Japan becomes further inspired by America (after having ended his period of isolation).


 * Japan And The Footsteps Of Westernization

1894-1895
Japan betrays China, setting in motion the events of the First Sino-Japanese War.


 * The Story Of China And Teensy Japan

1896
The first Olympics game is held.


 * Big Brother France And The Olympian Romance

1901-1923
England and Japan form an alliance, having both been loners.


 * The Lonesome British-Japanese Alliance
 * Ghost Culture Of England And Japan

1904
February 6th: The Russo-Japanese War.

1905
January 22nd: The protests of his people and the growing political unrest cause Russia to mentally crack and go on a massacre that would come to be known as Bloody Sunday.

1914-1918
In the midst of World War I, Germany meets Italy for the first time. He takes Italy captive, but sends him back home after the war ends due to him being an annoyance.


 * Hetalia Chapter 1 (webcomic)
 * Prologue (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, published manga)

Following WWI, Lithuania moves in with America to work for him as a housekeeper, due to his country falling into poverty as a result of the war.


 * Lithuania's Out-Sourcing (parts 1 and 2)
 * America's Cleaning Of The Storage

October 31st, 1918: After having suffered military defeat in the war, the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary is dissolved, ending the 51-year marriage between Austria and Hungary.

1929
October 24th: The Great Depression occurs and Lithuania is forced to return home to Russia.


 * Lithuania's Out-Sourcing (part 3)

1929-1933
The White Sea Canal is constructed.


 * To Your Heart's Content, Russia!

1936
Note: Applies only to the webcomic version of Hetalia.

November 6th: Germany brings Italy to meet Japan, who joins them as an ally.

1936-1939
The Spanish Civil War.


 * Mentioned in Comic Diary 2 and The Story Of Italy's Big Brother.

1938
March 13th: Germany annexes Austria, who becomes a sort of roommate to him.


 * The Austrian Anschluss (webcomic)
 * Axis Powers (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, published manga)
 * Comic Diary 7
 * A Kind Of Aristocratic Comic

1939
May 22nd: Germany and Italy form the Pact Of Steel.


 * Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel (webcomic)
 * Axis Powers (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1)

August 23rd: Germany and Russia ally and sign the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.


 * Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis (webcomic)

September 1st: Germany and Austria invade Poland, marking the start of World War II.


 * Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis ("deleted scenes") (webcomic)
 * To The Unfinished Tomorrow (preview) (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1)

1939-1945
World War II.

September 27th, 1940: Japan signs the Tripartite Pact and becomes part of the Axis Powers.
 * Axis Powers (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1)

1947
July: An unidentified flying object crash-lands in Roswell. America takes in the extra-terrestrial from it, known only as Tony.


 * Assault! The Neighbor's Roswell Incident

1956
France proposes to England, in an attempt for the two of them to marry as he fears dying due to the crisis his people have been in.


 * Dream United Kingdom

21st Century
A world meeting is held for all the nations to discuss the issue of global warming, but it quickly turns chaotic due to the tensions and disagreements in the room.


 * The World Conference (webcomic)
 * Meeting Of The World (Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1)

2005
After his government legalizes gay marriage, Spain attempts to propose to both Italy brothers but doesn't get the type of response he hopes for.


 * Comic Diary 9

2007
April 1st: France decides to prank the other nations by stripping them, making sexual advances on them, and dressing them up in fetishwear as he goes streaking.


 * Kitayume April Fools Event '07
 * April Fools Strips
 * Hungary And Her Maiden's Heart

December 24th-25th: France goes on another stripping rampage, causing many other nations to lose their shirts (and more than that).


 * Christmas Summary 2007

2008
April 1st: France pranks everyone again, with the help of Spain.


 * Kitayume April Fools Event '08
 * April Fools Summary '08

2009
April 1st: Prussia starts his own blog, The Blog Of The Awesome Me. But his entertainment is short-lived when he winds up spilling strawberry ice cream on his laptop and it gets ruined, preventing him from updating his blog any further.

At the same time, Estonia performs his own hacking attempt.


 * Kitayume April Fools Event '09