A Bulgarian on the Roman Throne

And that is OTL . Under different emperors , politics , elites , and situations. Under a different dynasty , and under different geo-political circumstances , things could be radically different . That is the whole justification for AH. To deny this denies the basis of alternate history. This time-line , is an exploration of that .

I would consider a real wank if the Byzantines hold Rome and Tunis by 1500 with a POD of 1205.

Different? absolutely. Radically different? not this fast, if even at all.
 

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Hungary and Croatia had been in a personal union for centuries, and normally, the Croatian nobility simply elected the Hungarian king as their own. In 1497, however, the Croatian nobles-talked up by Byzantine agents, and fat with Byzantine bribe money-elected one of their own, Ivan Subic, as king. The last time this had happened, 1102, Hungary had simply invaded and and driven the Croatian king out. And this time, it was not that much different. Hungarian troops occupied Zagreb, and Ivan Subic fled to his backers in Constantinople.

Sorry, but I must say that this is a ASB.
 
Sorry, but I must say that this is a ASB.

For what reason? External meddling in the royal selection of electoral monarchies is a matter of course, and the Byzantines and Hungarians are strategic rivals ITTL. Why wouldn't the the former try to weaken the latter, especially given that it would support the Byzantine position in Bosnia and Serbia?
 
For what reason? External meddling in the royal selection of electoral monarchies is a matter of course, and the Byzantines and Hungarians are strategic rivals ITTL. Why wouldn't the the former try to weaken the latter, especially given that it would support the Byzantine position in Bosnia and Serbia?

Pretty much - note that Francis I of France wanted to be Holy Roman Emperor in OTL, and the biggest thing that defeated his bid was the Fuggers' financial assistance.

With Hungary giving way to Roman interests the Croats will tilt towards a Byzantine-sponsored candidate, and they also get to shrug off the Hungarian yoke whilst retaining a degree of independence.
 

abc123

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For what reason? External meddling in the royal selection of electoral monarchies is a matter of course, and the Byzantines and Hungarians are strategic rivals ITTL. Why wouldn't the the former try to weaken the latter, especially given that it would support the Byzantine position in Bosnia and Serbia?

Well, allmost-AB is the fact that nobility of Croatia would break away personal union with Hungary except because gravest problems in functioning of Croatian- Hungarian alliance.
Support for some Byzantine-backed candidate for joint Throne, that is plausible.
 

abc123

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With Hungary giving way to Roman interests the Croats will tilt towards a Byzantine-sponsored candidate, and they also get to shrug off the Hungarian yoke whilst retaining a degree of independence.

Actually, Croatia didn't quite feel the "Hungarian yoke" before 1700s and was pretty pleased with Croatian- Hungarian personal union until about 1490s.
 

abc123

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Actually, Croatia didn't quite feel the "Hungarian yoke" before 1700s and was pretty pleased with Croatian- Hungarian personal union until about 1490s.

Also, who is that Ivan Šubić? Never heard for him before. Šubić family isn't very likely to become elected for a Kings of Croatia in 1490s. Try rather with son of Mathias Corvin John Corvinus ( in Croatian Ivaniš Korvin ) or with some of members of Frankopan family?
Or maybe Lovro Iločki?
 
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