Faeelin
Banned
Now, Henry VI managed to grab Sicily and did send wealth north of the alps,
and he's probably the best person to unify germany. So let's give him 15
more years, and say Adolf of Cologne dies around 1193. He was the key
opponent of Henry's proposal to make succession hereditary, so Frederick II
is the first hereditary emperor of the Reich. (And lo, there was much
rejoicing).
Meanwhile, Henry's German army in the Holy Land has taken at least beirut as
in OTL, and probably more. (I don't think he could get jerusalem, though.)
So there's probably another crusade there, seeing as how the Queen needs a husband, as does her daughter.
All this means that Frederick II is the Holy Roman Emperor, overlord of John
King of England, King of Jerusalem, King of Sicily, etc.
And if he clashes with Phillip, then a reverse Bouvines sees the French swearing homage to the Hohenstaufen Emperor.
Where Byzantium plays in is interesting. 1204 in the exact form isn't
likely, but Henry extorted money from Byzantium. Perhaps he'll play
kingmaker and put a puppet on the byzantine throne, or fail.
And you thought Freddy's ego OTL was huge.
Okay, thoughts?
and he's probably the best person to unify germany. So let's give him 15
more years, and say Adolf of Cologne dies around 1193. He was the key
opponent of Henry's proposal to make succession hereditary, so Frederick II
is the first hereditary emperor of the Reich. (And lo, there was much
rejoicing).
Meanwhile, Henry's German army in the Holy Land has taken at least beirut as
in OTL, and probably more. (I don't think he could get jerusalem, though.)
So there's probably another crusade there, seeing as how the Queen needs a husband, as does her daughter.
All this means that Frederick II is the Holy Roman Emperor, overlord of John
King of England, King of Jerusalem, King of Sicily, etc.
And if he clashes with Phillip, then a reverse Bouvines sees the French swearing homage to the Hohenstaufen Emperor.
Where Byzantium plays in is interesting. 1204 in the exact form isn't
likely, but Henry extorted money from Byzantium. Perhaps he'll play
kingmaker and put a puppet on the byzantine throne, or fail.
And you thought Freddy's ego OTL was huge.
Okay, thoughts?