1905, a series of events connected by the strings of history
Assassination of King George II of Greece, along with other members of the Mecklenburg Greek royal family in a republican coup which sees the storming of the royal palace. The surviving heir, George's younger son Paul takes refuge aboard the British cruiser Calliope at Piraeus.
Although the act itself seems to come out of the blue, the background to it has been developing for some time. The dire state of the Greek economy and the extremist-riven nature of the Greek political scene has laid the foundation. The economic situation is contrasted to the Ottoman Balkans which is seeing a mini-boom, and the British protectorate, the Republic of the Ionian Islands where maritime trade is bringing commercial profits, including in tandem with Austrian commerce in the Red Sea. Greece seems to its citizens to be an exception to economic success around, and the monarchy gets the blame for it.
British Prime Minister, the 2nd Earl of Selborne, decides to act against the republican revolutionaries. Even as these are appealling for recognition and aid, Britain in conjunction with an Austrian naval force and a small Russian expeditionary force from Lemnos, lands Marines at Piraeus, with the British Mediterranean Fleet from Malta reinforcing the British squadron that was permanently based in the Aegean. Driving the Republicans from the palace, and installing the young Paul as King, the foreign intervention force secures Athen for the monarchy. Civil war spreads out into the countryside.
An unforeseen effect of events in Greece is a rising in Prussian-ruled Mecklenburg-Strelitz. As Prussia moves to suppress the rising, a succession crisis grips Hannover on the early death of King Adolphus II. With the country in the economic doldrums, a powerful party has coalesced around the figure of Prince Georg, Duke of Cambridge, the heir passed over in 1892. As Adolphuis II's young heir takes the throne as King Adolphus III, Georg moves to seize the throne for himself with the backing of the conservative elements in his country.
Prussia's King Wilhelm II Augustus vacilates between support for the two parties, but is bought off with the bribe of Brunswick-Luneburg by the belaegured party of Adolphus III. As he sends a Prussian army into Hannover to support the young king and his more Liberal backers, Prussia becomes a victim of its own apparent resurgance.
Saxon irredentists, based in that part of Saxony reclaimed from Prussia in 1892 have been stirring up sentiment in the portion that Prussia was allowed to retain. As Prussia becomes involved in the West, Saxony launches an invasion of these areas. Although the target area is soon occupied, Saxon arms run into trouble when Prussia focuses upon them. But in a diplomatic coup, Saxony is able to call upon Poland and Denmark who threaten to mobilise and intervene.
A peace brokered by King Willem IV of the Netherlands results in Prussian cession of the rest of Saxony acquired in 1815, but sees Prussian rule confirmed in the Mecklenburgs and across the North to Brunswick-Luneburg. King Adolphus III is secured in his rule in Hannover, as the Duke of Cumberland goes into exile in Switzerland.
The civil war in Greece will drag on to 1910 when King Paul I offers a general amnesty to any rebel willing to lay down his arms.
Grey Wolf
Assassination of King George II of Greece, along with other members of the Mecklenburg Greek royal family in a republican coup which sees the storming of the royal palace. The surviving heir, George's younger son Paul takes refuge aboard the British cruiser Calliope at Piraeus.
Although the act itself seems to come out of the blue, the background to it has been developing for some time. The dire state of the Greek economy and the extremist-riven nature of the Greek political scene has laid the foundation. The economic situation is contrasted to the Ottoman Balkans which is seeing a mini-boom, and the British protectorate, the Republic of the Ionian Islands where maritime trade is bringing commercial profits, including in tandem with Austrian commerce in the Red Sea. Greece seems to its citizens to be an exception to economic success around, and the monarchy gets the blame for it.
British Prime Minister, the 2nd Earl of Selborne, decides to act against the republican revolutionaries. Even as these are appealling for recognition and aid, Britain in conjunction with an Austrian naval force and a small Russian expeditionary force from Lemnos, lands Marines at Piraeus, with the British Mediterranean Fleet from Malta reinforcing the British squadron that was permanently based in the Aegean. Driving the Republicans from the palace, and installing the young Paul as King, the foreign intervention force secures Athen for the monarchy. Civil war spreads out into the countryside.
An unforeseen effect of events in Greece is a rising in Prussian-ruled Mecklenburg-Strelitz. As Prussia moves to suppress the rising, a succession crisis grips Hannover on the early death of King Adolphus II. With the country in the economic doldrums, a powerful party has coalesced around the figure of Prince Georg, Duke of Cambridge, the heir passed over in 1892. As Adolphuis II's young heir takes the throne as King Adolphus III, Georg moves to seize the throne for himself with the backing of the conservative elements in his country.
Prussia's King Wilhelm II Augustus vacilates between support for the two parties, but is bought off with the bribe of Brunswick-Luneburg by the belaegured party of Adolphus III. As he sends a Prussian army into Hannover to support the young king and his more Liberal backers, Prussia becomes a victim of its own apparent resurgance.
Saxon irredentists, based in that part of Saxony reclaimed from Prussia in 1892 have been stirring up sentiment in the portion that Prussia was allowed to retain. As Prussia becomes involved in the West, Saxony launches an invasion of these areas. Although the target area is soon occupied, Saxon arms run into trouble when Prussia focuses upon them. But in a diplomatic coup, Saxony is able to call upon Poland and Denmark who threaten to mobilise and intervene.
A peace brokered by King Willem IV of the Netherlands results in Prussian cession of the rest of Saxony acquired in 1815, but sees Prussian rule confirmed in the Mecklenburgs and across the North to Brunswick-Luneburg. King Adolphus III is secured in his rule in Hannover, as the Duke of Cumberland goes into exile in Switzerland.
The civil war in Greece will drag on to 1910 when King Paul I offers a general amnesty to any rebel willing to lay down his arms.
Grey Wolf
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