How could a "Empire of the French" like this arise?
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Maybe he was elected HRE?A King of France decides to give himself an imperial title because .... reasons
And then also adopts popular sovereignty because reasons...
Sorry, I really can't make this work.
How could a "Empire of the French" like this arise?
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I haven't read Timeline 21 so I'm not sure of the background to this scenario.Hmm.....well, this map is from Jackson Mitchell's classic "Timeline 21" Alternate History series(honestly a favorite work of mine, but not the most plausible TL, either), but it's unclear if it was ever satisfactorily explained how this came to ITTL.
For one, why would France take over portions of Italy anyway? The French Republic and most of the Italian states(save Sardinia) had good relations pretty early on, in this particular era IOTL.
That still doesn't explain why it's called the Empire of the French rather than the Empire of France.Maybe he was elected HRE?
Before 1938, Frankreich used to be called France, and the Franks were called Frenchmen.Empire of the French? What on earth do you mean by that? That must be a gramatical error.
I haven't read Timeline 21 so I'm not sure of the background to this scenario.
By the French Republic, are you referring to the French Principate or the French Dominate?
Alright, but stil, an empire of the people. Preposterous. I mean we don't speak of the Empire of the Romans.Before 1938, Frankreich used to be called France, and the Franks were called Frenchmen.
Also, what is this reference to "Frankreich" for? Sure, that was the old German name for the country, but it was considered highly offensive by most Frenchmen for a long while post-Great War, and still is considered rude by some older folks today. Just FYI.
Sorry guys, I had no idea that "Frankreich" had that connotation. I won't say it again.Yeah, that’s pretty shitty. It’s like if you called Korea Mainland Japan, or Yucatán Mexican.
Oh, I thought you weren't familiar with the word French since you live behind the Iron Curtain (Vijfherenlanden, Netherlands).Alright, but stil, an empire of the people. Preposterous. I mean we don't speak of the Empire of the Romans.
That still doesn't explain why it's called the Empire of the French rather than the Empire of France.
Here's a possible explanation, the French Dominate gets into a war with the HRE and to emphasize the superiority of their system, the Consuls declare that their country is an Empire of the people rather than the Empire of one man.
Tikipedia says that Roman von Schiclegruber mainly relied on the anarchy of Russia and China to set up his Mongolia and Xinjiang puppet states. Would that really be possible in Europe, where there was no warlord era?The best I could see is if he went full Schiclegruber on Europe and we as setting up puppet states in Europe for world domination, but 1812 is too early. Maybe in his old age, or a hypothetical Napoleon Junior, but not Pasha.
Sorry guys, I had no idea that "Frankreich" had that connotation. I won't say it again.
No prob. Germany’s cyber warfare is the shit. I used to think that the Brazilians were the root of all evil and that that wingnut in Nejd was the good guy.
Tikipedia says that Roman von Schiclegruber mainly relied on the anarchy of Russia and China to set up his Mongolia and Xinjiang puppet states. Would that really be possible in Europe, where there was no warlord era?
(And yes, seconded about Germany's excellent cyber ops, too. We Americans have learned a fair bit from the Germany Federal Republic in recent years. Good thing, too, considering that the Second Ottoman Empire is ramping up their aggression, having recently tried to take out that nuclear plant near Seattle in Feb. this year)
I'm sorry, but I have to defend my country here; its not our fault that a couple of Bedouin Wahabbist heretics got crazy in recent years. Caliph Mehmed IX came out less than 24 hours after the attack to officially condemn it. We've certainly had a... rocky history with your morally Crusading government, but this isen't the 40's anymore.