Kidblast
June 14th, 2006, 02:50 AM
A timeline I have reworked. I submitted this before in a different form. The PoD is 1640. The main PoD though is if France won the war of Spanish Sucession and Philip became King of Both France and Spain.
1640: When Philip IV of Spain manages to put down the rebellion in
Portugal by John the Restorer. Philip IV crushes the resistance and
throughout his reign continues to integrate Portugal into the rest of
Spain.
1665: Philip IV dies. His son, Charles II , becomes king. Charles, a
physically and mentally handicapped person, is unfit for the kingship
and Spain declines further.
1701: Charles dies, and he names Philip, duc D’Anjou as his successor.
Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, declares war on Spain, to protect his own
dynastic claims. Louis XIV of France does not embargo England and the
Netherlands, and as a result William III, does not go to war with France.
1704: France handily beats back the Hapsburgs at the battle of
Blenheimand, and they win the war two years later. Bavaria also invades
Hungary, and helps forces under Francis Rakoczi gain independence.
1706: Treaty of Prague is signed. In the treaty of Prague, Leopold
renounces any Austrian Hapburg’s claims to the throne of Spain. The
Austrians are also forced to give up claim to Hungary. Francis Rakoczi,
becomes King Francis I of Hungary.
1715: Louis XIV dies and the French throne passes to his grandchild,
Philip V of France. The new monarch is proclaimed the Anjou King of
Spain, and becomes Philip VII of Anjou Spain, France, Spanish
Netherlands, and the Two Sicilies, and Savoy, which became a French
province during the course of the Spanish War of Sucession after the
siege of Turin.
Anjou Spain is still a strong Catholic state, even though Philip VII
attempts to break the power of the Inquisition. (He also attempted this
in OTL). This strong Catholic influence means that Baroque is still a
great force, and the new Rococo movement is limited to only the most
fashionable courts.
The new entertainments of Ballet and Opera, retain a Spanish influence
meanwhile and is all the rage in Francophile Germany.
Philip maintains his court in both Madrid and at Versailles alternating
between the two. Anjou Spain is in a better position than either of the
countries were in OTL. With little debt and vast holdings in the North
American Continent, Anjou Spain is a European Power. Philip VII improves
economics to a degree but is still in the shadow of his Grandfather
Louis XIV.
1640: When Philip IV of Spain manages to put down the rebellion in
Portugal by John the Restorer. Philip IV crushes the resistance and
throughout his reign continues to integrate Portugal into the rest of
Spain.
1665: Philip IV dies. His son, Charles II , becomes king. Charles, a
physically and mentally handicapped person, is unfit for the kingship
and Spain declines further.
1701: Charles dies, and he names Philip, duc D’Anjou as his successor.
Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, declares war on Spain, to protect his own
dynastic claims. Louis XIV of France does not embargo England and the
Netherlands, and as a result William III, does not go to war with France.
1704: France handily beats back the Hapsburgs at the battle of
Blenheimand, and they win the war two years later. Bavaria also invades
Hungary, and helps forces under Francis Rakoczi gain independence.
1706: Treaty of Prague is signed. In the treaty of Prague, Leopold
renounces any Austrian Hapburg’s claims to the throne of Spain. The
Austrians are also forced to give up claim to Hungary. Francis Rakoczi,
becomes King Francis I of Hungary.
1715: Louis XIV dies and the French throne passes to his grandchild,
Philip V of France. The new monarch is proclaimed the Anjou King of
Spain, and becomes Philip VII of Anjou Spain, France, Spanish
Netherlands, and the Two Sicilies, and Savoy, which became a French
province during the course of the Spanish War of Sucession after the
siege of Turin.
Anjou Spain is still a strong Catholic state, even though Philip VII
attempts to break the power of the Inquisition. (He also attempted this
in OTL). This strong Catholic influence means that Baroque is still a
great force, and the new Rococo movement is limited to only the most
fashionable courts.
The new entertainments of Ballet and Opera, retain a Spanish influence
meanwhile and is all the rage in Francophile Germany.
Philip maintains his court in both Madrid and at Versailles alternating
between the two. Anjou Spain is in a better position than either of the
countries were in OTL. With little debt and vast holdings in the North
American Continent, Anjou Spain is a European Power. Philip VII improves
economics to a degree but is still in the shadow of his Grandfather
Louis XIV.