Recent content by Rufus_Aemilius_Africanus

  1. AHC: Wilhelm and Nicholas, a partnership?

    What POD could have brought Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II closer together as friends and allies? Bonus points for including a souring of German and Austro-Hungarian relations.
  2. Dissolution of Austria Hungary before WWI?

    A side question that I'd like to add is whether Bohemia and Morovia might be directly incorporated into Prussia, (as crownlands perhaps?) as opposed to becoming new members of the empire themselves. I would assume this would have only further strengthened Prussia's standing within the empire...
  3. Dissolution of Austria Hungary before WWI?

    Is there any possible POD where relations between the German Empire and Austria Hungary could have dissolved to the point of war, with the ensuing conflict becoming a dismemberment of Austria Hungary, with Germany taking Bohemia and Morovia, Russia taking Galicia, and Italy taking...
  4. A Early German held Luxembourg?

    I have a quick question for the board here and it revolves around whether it would have been possible for Prussia do also declare war on Luxembourg during the Franco-Prussian war and have a small force head to the (Duchy?) and annex it. What I'd like to know is whether this would be a feasible...
  5. German West Indies?

    Woah alright there man. Thanks for the response but I was simply asking a question. No need to get fiery there. And Napoleon lost ;)
  6. German West Indies?

    Bismarck (I believe he was in power by that point) was probably highly anti imperialism, which is why Germany got into imperialism late. But in this TL Bismarck is persuaded that the advantages of such a possession outweigh the consequences, whether it be the rum and sugar trade :D or the...
  7. German West Indies?

    During the Second War of Schleswig, would it be possible for a Prussian Naval contingent to be dispatched to sieze the Danish West Indies from Denmark in order to give Prussia (later the German Empire) a foothold in the Carribean (submarine bases anyone? :D). If this part of the Virgin islands...
  8. Charles XII: a different persona (TL)

    As I've read about Charles XII, I've often come across many accounts of how his personality made the Great Northern War such a disaster for Sweden. So what I'm proposing in this post is that Charles is, for whatever reason, a much more cautious and pragmatic ruler. My idea is that when Charles...
  9. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    I also had mentioned that I was thinking of writing an alternate history of the 18th and 19th centuries- I'd be happy to compare ideas or offer input if you'd be interested. You can bounce ideas on this thread.
  10. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    Final question. As this timeline stands, Austria has now gained the electorate of Bavaria and has created a plurality of German speakers in its lands, reducing the dominance of the Magyars of Hungary. Coupled with Josephs new prestige and this political development, could Joseph now push through...
  11. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    I hadn't realized that that was the case. I suppose for the sake of this scenario Joseph has driven a harder bargain with Charles, demanding all of Bavaria for the Austrian Netherlands; a deal which Charles accepted. And yes, I was referring to the Upper Palatinate, whose lands had been attached...
  12. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    I read your thread on the coalition war between Austria/Sweden/Poland vs Prussia/Russia/Saxony and I agree with many of the other posters that the last thing Joseph would want is an expanded conflict, especially given that his allies in such a conflict could do little to assist against the...
  13. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    While reading your response, the scenario I thought of involved Joseph signing a pact with Catherine that would allow for her to expand at the expense of the ottomans without Austrian intervention. Perhaps she could gain some lands in Moldovia or (Wallachia?), and extent of Russian expansion I...
  14. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    In OTL, Frederick II and Joseph "fought" the war by trying to outmaneuver and cut the supply lines of one another. In this POD, Frederick makes a very uncommon tactical error: he decides to attempt to win a decisive victory over the Austrians who are entrenched at Königgrätz. The Prussians...
  15. Questions on a key POD in the War of the Bavarian Succession

    In OTL, Frederick II and Joseph "fought" the war by trying to outmaneuver and cut the supply lines of one another. In this POD, Frederick makes a very uncommon tactical error: he decides to attempt to win a decisive victory over the Austrians who are entrenched at Königgrätz. The Prussians...
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