@Admiral Matt: OTL republican France first made a constitution which had active and passive citizens - 4.5 million adult male French were active citizens, 3 million were passive. ITTL, since the republic came into being earlier, and with less brute force, it'll be rather the other way round. Of course, this can still change - ITTL the Jacobins changed it too and gave all adult males the right to vote.
@Tizoc: Looks like if you're right - I simply forgot about Poland. I thought about retconning it, but since the Russians were preoccupied with the war against Vladimir-Suzdal (and its division), there's no war for Polozk. Later maybe.
And I used the opportunity to correct two other mistakes too: Albania's an Italian protectorate, and Castille and Morocco are seperated (Castille is a French satellite republic, Morocco is Spain-in-exile).
And now the new update:
First a Retcon (about natural disasters):
1505: Mega earthquake in Himalaya. Nepal and other states of the area are broken.
1572: Cassiopeia Supernova observed. Astronomers in Europe and Islamic world start rethinking Aristoteles' theory that stars are everlasting.
1604: Ophiuchus Supernova observed.
1642: Great floods in China, more than 300,000 people killed.
1693: Earthquake of Sicily. The old royal palace is also destroyed, helping king Francisco / Francesco I to move the court to Rome.
1703, silvester: Earthquake of Edo (Tokyo). More than 100,000 victims.
1755, November 1st: Earthquake of Lissabon. After more than 50 years of Spanish suppression, this event breaks the spirit of the Portuguese. Many leave the country for Guinea.
Special retcon for Russian princedoms:
In 1223, before the battle of river Kalka against the Mongols, there were about 75 male Rurikids left. Because of the Russian system of patrilineal seniority (means: If one of them dies, the thrones are rotated among the survivors - see
wiki), I didn't write down the exact list of rulers down for every princedom; instead, I just estimated how many heirs (means: sons, surviving into adulthood, not taking the vow) everyone had, thus determining their numbers for later generations.
So here are the events in Russia left out in earlier updates:
1225-50: Many wars against attacking Kumans and Volga Bulgars. Number of princes falls to ~60.
1250-1300: A lot of infighting reduces the number of princes down to ~50.
1300-50: Attacks of the Teutonic knights takes out the princes from Polozk and Turov-Pinsk, reducing the total to ~45.
1350-1400: Teutonic knights takes out the princes from Halicz-Volhyn, but thanks to natural growth the number stays roughly equal.
1400-50: Although the Black Death has depopulated Russia, the number of the princes grew up to ~60.
1450-1500: Fearing that their power is destroyed again, the Great Princes take various measures to exclude some of the princes for various reasons. Their number goes down to ~40.
1500-50: After excluding even more Rurikids from their claims, the number of princes has shrunk to ~25 in 1525, after which the Great Princes decide it's enough.
1550-1600: Quite a peaceful time for the Rurikid house.
1600-50: After Pyotr I of Vladimir-Suzdal became first Czar, he removes some of the Rurikids in North Russia, reducing their number a bit.
1650-1700: After some more princes in North Russia lose their claims, the number of Rurikids with claims falls to an all-tine low of 22.
1700-50: With a kind of enlightenment spreading through Russia, even some princes standing too low in the line of succession give up their claims to persuade other careers. Their number falls below 20.
1750-1800: After Vladimir-Suzdal is conquered by Southern Russia and Novorossiya in 1779, the number of princes dwindles to 11, since the Northern Rurikids are exiled.
And a Retcon for East Asia:
1776: Italy sends diplomats to Pegu (S Burma), makes a trading treaty.
1779: Italy makes a trading treaty with Bengal.
1783: Italy makes a trading treaty with Melaka.
1784: Italy makes a trading treaty with Thailand.
1787: Italy makes a trading treaty with Khmer.
1790: Italy clashes with Britain at Java, makes a retreat.
1792: Italy makes a trading treaty with Champa (S Vietnam).
1795: "The great catch": Italy makes a trading treaty with Vijayanagar.
(At the moment, the Italians have to send their ships around Africa to trade with India and SE Asia, but king Gioacchino already thinks about shortening the way somehow.)
And now, The World 1800-20:
Atlantis:
Early 1800s: In German Atlantis, the two main political parties ("Die Freien" - "The Free Ones", and "Die Gleichen" - "The Equal Ones") emerge. They give each other the nicknames "Die Nackten" ("the naked ones", implying they have no shame) and "Die Blinden" ("the blind ones", accusing them being blind for reality).
1804: Italy conquers Cuba.
1811/12: Three earthquakes in North Atlantis during short time.
1812: Italy conquers Florida, now uniting all of OTL Old South.
1813: Canadian Revolutionary War begins, for the Canadians feel that they have to pay too many taxes for the never-ending, unsuccessful wars in Europe and are too suppressed.
1814: Most Canadian harbors occupied by Britain.
1816: Kingsburgh (OTL Montreal) besieged by Brits.
1817: Young people (esp.) in German Atlantis join Canadians fighting Britain, being more pro-republic than their indifferent parents.
1820: Second siege of Kingsburgh.
Muslim World:
1800-06: Persia makes war against Vijayanagar again, unsuccessfully. The latter ones are supported by Italy.
1813-15: South Russia attacks Seljuks, takes Bulgaria. Now all the Southern Slavs are liberated from Seljuk rule.
1815: After the lost war, the Seljuk sultan loses practicaclly all real power.
1818-20: Italy conquers Egypt, which is done by general Alessandro Napoleoni from Sardinia.
Western Europe:
1801: After anti-French uprisings in Andalusia, Britain and Morocco attempt a landing in Spain, which the French still defeat.
1802: First bigger anti-French uprising in a German state, in Switzerland. Although the cities and plains can be brought under control, the more resilient population in the high mountains of the Alps and the Black Forest can't be stopped. French react pragmatically this time, leaving the mountain people to themselves and have the Swiss government accept the loss of taxes.
1810: Britain tries again to support an anti-French uprising in Asturia, which the French suppress again.
1816: Ludwig VIII of Austria dies, state is united with Hungary.
1818: German uprising against France. Rhine bridges destroyed, French troops in Germany cut off and overwhelmed by German revolutionaries. France has to let the Germans go, but keeps the Netherlands and the Rhineland. Switzerland also stays a satellite.
East Asia:
1801: Novorossiya makes a treaty with the new emperor of China regarding their common border.
1802: Hong China (on OTL Taiwan, Philippines, we remember) makes an alliance with Britain.
1804-15: In a longer war, China kicks out the SE Asians from its South again and also reconquers the sinicized Annam, Ava (N Burma), Lan Xang (Laos) and Lannathai (N Thailand). After this, the country has to recover, however.
1805: Italy sends diplomats to Pegu (S Burma), supports them with arms against China. Similar treaties with Thailand, Champa and Khmer follow.
1815, April 10th - 15th: Eruption of Tambora volcano. "Year without summer" follows.
Eastern Europe / Russian lands:
Early in 19th century: Idea of Panslavism starts to spread.
1806: Novorossiya and South Russia (Kiev) attack Poland, take the former Russian lands of Turov, Pinsk and Volhyn back. Poland east of the Vistula stays occupied.
1809-14: Novorossiya fights Choresm, takes its northern parts, including Sinkiang area. Choresm also has to pay tribute.
1820: Number of Rurikid princes in South Russia has fallen below 10.
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[post=847977]Walter Meier, father of the German unity[/post]
[post=861157]Thomas König and the siege of Kingsburgh[/post]