Österreich und Preußen - A Tale of Two Eagles

Österreich und Preußen - Ein Geschichte von zwei Adler

The point of divergence is the conception of Frederick the Great of Prussia, a slightly different sperm cell hits the ovum, and due to butterflies, at his birth he is named Ludwig. This different person is going to make for a very different 18th Century...

The Agreement

The conversation is hushed. One of the figures is old, grey-haired. The Soldier-King, they call him. The other is blond, young, blue-eyed. Ludwig Hohenzollern, Crown Prince of Prussia.

'Marriage is just another tool, Ludwig,' the old man says. 'You can have all the mistresses you want...'

'So what? I would never marry her,' Ludwig replies. 'She does not gain me anything. She is not important, and never will be.'

'So who do you intend to marry, Ludwig?' he asks piercingly.

'It's simple,' Ludwig says. He raises a document, with a woman's face on it. The old man looks shocked.

'Maria Theresa Hapsburg? But, she's Catholic...you can't marry!'

'I can convert. Vienna is worth a mass, father,' Ludwig replies. 'Besides, Austria and Prussia united...now that would be powerful. It would make you proud, I dare to say.'

'Indeed, son,' the old man replies. 'We just have to contact Charles and see if he would accept it...'
 

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Well, this will end up in a religious war. If Ludwig convert he'll have to flee to Vienna, if Maria Theresa convert, well then things could go different, but it's not in her character (perhaps it's her you have to change, religious war would come either way though).
 
The Marriage, and What came After

The marriage of Ludwig of Prussia to Maria Theresa was a relatively simple affair, after the former had converted to Roman Catholicism. On the 10th of February 1736, Maria Theresa was formally wed to Ludwig, who received the title Prince of Silesia and a substantial amount of money. Their marriage was consummated the following night, and they spent several months in Breslau before Ludwig went to fight in the War of the Polish Succession, during which time it emerged that Maria Theresa was pregnant. On the 12th of November she gave birth to a healthy boy, who was christened Ludwig Karl. This child was heir to not only Prussia, but Austria as well, and would be the cause of a large amount of strife in the future.

The War of the Polish Succession gave Ludwig a lot of experience in commanding troops, and it was an Austrian success not the least thanks to his military genius. When he returned in 1739, Maria Theresa bore another child, a girl that was christened Maria. In 1740, Friedrich Wilhelm died. Several months later so did Emperor Karl VI. However, the de facto union between Austria and Prussia that resulted was not to everybody's taste, beginning the First War of Prussian Succession. On one side were Prussia, Austria and Great Britain - on the other side were France, Bavaria, Spain, and the Netherlands.

It would last until 1749, an incredibly bloody war. The key battles were Nuremberg, where the Bavarian army was ripped apart and the Wittelsbachs nigh-annihilated - Koenigsberg, wherein August Wilhelm, Pretender to the Prussian throne, died., and Strasbourg, where the combined armies of France, the Netherlands and Spain were eliminated by the Austro-Prussian forces under Ludwig. At the end, it was recognised that Ludwig was Holy Roman Emperor, Prince-Elector of Bavaria and King of Prussia, and Maria Theresa was Archduchess of Austria. Europe was devastated, but Prussia and Austria were better off.

With the war having ended, Europe began to be peaceful - a peace that would only last for four years.




 
Hey, what the hell? This is my TL, word for bloody word! What do you think youre doing? Are you a troll or something, because I want an explanation and it better be bloody good before I report you.
 
Was royal marriage a decision that solely rests on the Prince in question. Would a change in personalty really be all that is needed? Royalty in general are closely minded all their lives so that they don't do anything unexpected, that is part of their job is to calmly represent the state. I don't really know about this historical time period but it seems kind of odd that it would be one conversation with dad and then the Prince can marry whoever he wants.
 
Hey, what the hell? This is my TL, word for bloody word! What do you think youre doing? Are you a troll or something, because I want an explanation and it better be bloody good before I report you.

Apologies, I did not intend to plagiarise your TL at all. I won't be posting this any more. I will also be more careful in future.

Also, I wasn't aware that your TL was so similar, I was working on the same general idea, I only did what seemed logical to me. If it looked like plagiarism I am deeply sorry, for it was utterly unintended. (I will admit that the opening conversation is somewhat inspired by your TL, but I plan to make it very different from yours, if I do continue it. I will also try and make my beginning more distinctive from your beginning, again if I continue it).

And no, I am not a troll.
 
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Apologies, I did not intend to plagiarise your TL at all. I won't be posting this any more. I will also be more careful in future.

Also, I wasn't aware that your TL was so similar, I was working on the same general idea, I only did what seemed logical to me. If it looked like plagiarism I am deeply sorry, for it was utterly unintended. (I will admit that the opening conversation is somewhat inspired by your TL, but I plan to make it very different from yours, if I do continue it. I will also try and make my beginning more distinctive from your beginning, again if I continue it).

And no, I am not a troll.

The opening conversation was copied. Word for word, with Fritz changed to Ludwig. All I can say is thank you for acknowledging that this annoys me, and if you want to make your own TL then thats absolutely fine by me. But dont copy my title, my text, my premise. I realise that youre not a troll, and Im sorry for that comment as I was pretty pissed when I posted that. But I worked hard on ZAEK, and even though it is not active right now that does not mean that I like it when I see my work being plagarised. I appreciate your prompt response and action.
 
The opening conversation was copied. Word for word, with Fritz changed to Ludwig. All I can say is thank you for acknowledging that this annoys me, and if you want to make your own TL then thats absolutely fine by me. But dont copy my title, my text, my premise. I realise that youre not a troll, and Im sorry for that comment as I was pretty pissed when I posted that. But I worked hard on ZAEK, and even though it is not active right now that does not mean that I like it when I see my work being plagarised. I appreciate your prompt response and action.

Well, I am deeply sorry. I hope you get back to ZAEK swiftly and as for this, I plan to start a new TL entitled Räterepublik sometime soon and work on that, if I feel like going back to this I will however.
 
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