I have always been interested in mini-nations (for lack of a better word) that existed and whether they could have survived.
One that has always interested me is the Free City of Krakow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_City_of_Kraków
A token 'independent' Poland post-1815 as it were.
Is it possible for it to survive beyond the 1840s? Could it make it as far as 1914? With the need for Austria, Prussia and Russia to approve its President, it will always have a difficult existence and, given Austrian control of its Police and its apparent absence of its own military, it is subject to foreign interference; but any thoughts would be welcome...
One that has always interested me is the Free City of Krakow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_City_of_Kraków
A token 'independent' Poland post-1815 as it were.
Is it possible for it to survive beyond the 1840s? Could it make it as far as 1914? With the need for Austria, Prussia and Russia to approve its President, it will always have a difficult existence and, given Austrian control of its Police and its apparent absence of its own military, it is subject to foreign interference; but any thoughts would be welcome...