Note that because of their political affilitation to the cause of the Union, the composition of these states was much better defined than is the case with northern Europe, and yet 'northern' was not generally capitalized in this context. This further calls into question the contention that the 'northern' in 'northern Europe' should be capitalized. More @Wikipedia
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