But at this point Spain didnt truely become dejure until the War of Spanish succession. The crowns of Castile and Crowns of Aragon were very much two seperate things operated by the same monarch. Splitting up of Aragon's lands would be seen as unwise, as that is the reason why the monarchys of...
Actually you could argue that the Spanish Empire didn't fall part with Napoleon, he merely accelerated its demise. The collapse began with Phillip II, who despite the enourmous wealth that came from the new world, bankrupted the nation five times. The constant wars, the loss of the armada and...
Not really, Russia and Ruthenia have been separate things for a while. And while Ruthenia describes a vague region today, you would be better off calling it Lodomera. But during the height of the Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian was name of the Language and identity of its south...
Well the last entry was a posted less than a month ago, but you could always send a PM to the OP and ask, just keep in mind that the holidays are rough and the author might not have the time to write like they usually would
If Charles V had a second son, he would have likely have left them with the Burgundian inheritance. But it's a question of how the low countries could be packaged. It probably would have been an overreach to declare a new Kingdom. And it would create an issue of a Kingdom not in direct control...
Maine could have been Acadia, and if the mississippi territory was split North and South as opposed to east and west as in otl, we could have had the state of West Florida, with the North part of the territory being call Yazoo after the river of the same name.
The Reconquista wasn't done by Spain, It was an effort by many Iberian Kingdoms over the Course of eight hundred Years. And even with the Consolidation of those said Kingdoms, It wasn't until the War of Spanish Succession that Castile and Aragon truly Became Spain. Hell if the Succession War...
Also remember the Northern Crusades was so much about converting pagans as it was about "oh, look those pagans have good land and wealth, lets take it"
It would create less tension between the ruler and the populace. Also having a protestant ruler, who ruled locally would have helped things considerably. These weren't enlightened times yet. The 30 years war had yet to happen. And granted the southern portion of the Netherlands were still...
The only way i could see the Hapsburg pulling of a protestant branch would be for there to be a third branch of the family. The best spot for this happening would be under Charles V, he would need to either have second son (or Maybe John of Austria be older)that lives and is raised in the...
Not as Crazy as you think there was a serious push to Install Napoléon Victor Jérôme Frédéric Bonaparte (AKA Napoleon V)as Emperor following the death of Félix Faure and the Drefus Affair it didn't get too far since supporters of a Bourbon Restoration had the same idea and voilà French...
This is a lot like the Funeral Industry in this county, were they push thousand dollar plus coffins on the grieving with hundred dollar pillows for corpses. I'd rather be cremated and put in an old Mason Jar(so I can look out)
A lot of companies have been laid waste by CEOs with too much of an 80s mindset, they aren't interested in cultivating a clientele, employees or infrastructure. They are out for the short money. They will do things like try to Raise Company revenues by lowing employee hours to bare minimums...