I’m gonna define “pulling a Braganza” in the following way: a regime that, having its metropole occupied by a foreign power, chooses to relocate itself to one of its colonies, ruling the rump of its empire from the colonies while still claiming the now-occupied metropole.
“Pulling a Taiwan” is: a regime that, having been expelled by some sort of turmoil (revolution, civil war, foreign invasion…) from its main holdings, manages to relocate to some tiny overseas territory and still claims the mainland, but because because they’re now so tiny they no chance of ever pressing through their claim.
There are subtle differences between the two, but they’re basically similar concepts.
Having cleared that, here’s some ideas for countries that could have pulled a Braganza or a Taiwan:
-Spain during the Napoleonic wars. Just like the Portuguese court, Ferdinand could choose to flee Europe and relocate to his American colonies (ruling from Havana? Mexico City? Cartagena? Buenos Aires?), just like the Braganzas.
-France after the Battle of France. Had it chosen to fight on, it could found a government in exile in Algiers (probably), and attempt to fight from there.
-The British and French governments in the Kaiserreich TL.
-the White movement in Russia, in a TL where the Russians keep Alaska
-IOTL examples, but Sardinia and Sicily during the Napoleonic wars.
-the Danish monarchy in WW2 had it chosen to flee to Iceland instead of surrendering to the Germans.
-in ww2 the Free French attempted to take over St Pierre and Miquelon in order to set up a government on French territory that could oppose Vichy.
These are all just obvious examples. I’m sure there a lot more we can think of.
“Pulling a Taiwan” is: a regime that, having been expelled by some sort of turmoil (revolution, civil war, foreign invasion…) from its main holdings, manages to relocate to some tiny overseas territory and still claims the mainland, but because because they’re now so tiny they no chance of ever pressing through their claim.
There are subtle differences between the two, but they’re basically similar concepts.
Having cleared that, here’s some ideas for countries that could have pulled a Braganza or a Taiwan:
-Spain during the Napoleonic wars. Just like the Portuguese court, Ferdinand could choose to flee Europe and relocate to his American colonies (ruling from Havana? Mexico City? Cartagena? Buenos Aires?), just like the Braganzas.
-France after the Battle of France. Had it chosen to fight on, it could found a government in exile in Algiers (probably), and attempt to fight from there.
-The British and French governments in the Kaiserreich TL.
-the White movement in Russia, in a TL where the Russians keep Alaska
-IOTL examples, but Sardinia and Sicily during the Napoleonic wars.
-the Danish monarchy in WW2 had it chosen to flee to Iceland instead of surrendering to the Germans.
-in ww2 the Free French attempted to take over St Pierre and Miquelon in order to set up a government on French territory that could oppose Vichy.
These are all just obvious examples. I’m sure there a lot more we can think of.