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OK, all, I took some time off and thought about how I wanted to proceed. I wrapped up my Diary of a Doofus King Timeline and am ready to start on the sequel this weekend.

I prefer to start sequel timelines when my threads become too long for new readers to go through (see my Quasi-Wars 1-7 series as an example) and just refer back to the previous threads for any whom might be interested.

Here are the main timeline alternations from my Diary of a Doofus King I thread:

Britain:
George III is killed in a hunting accident just as the American Revolutionary War ends in 1783
George IV takes over and proves a lazy and indifferent King. He never officially marries but secretly marries his Catholic mistress.
Charles Fox and Pitt the Younger spend the next few decades switching back and forth between themselves as First Lord.
Fox and Wilburforce end the African Slave Trade in 1788 prior to the Revolutionary Wars.
Under Fox, Britain's military is weakened prior to the Revolutionary Wars in a manner the Tories would not allow.
Britain's alliances are defeated again and again by France, each time forcing Pitt out of office and Fox back in.
By 1810, western and central Europe are basically French puppets (Denmark, Germany, Austria, Spain/Portugal, Naples, the Dutch Republic) with some states in Italy and Germany being ruled by Bonapartes.
Portugal is conquered by Spain.
Russia withdraws from all alliances after 1806 and becomes more anti-British than anti-French.
Britain is shorn of all influence on the British mainland as Gibraltar, Sicily Sardinia, Greece, Malta, Egypt, the Levant and the Maghreb (North Africa) are under direct or indirect French control.
A war in Norway/Sweden result in a new French-allied King of Sweden.
Several of the Royal Princes die (William, Edward) in battle. Only Edward, Duke of Kent had issue but the young prince died of disease young. This left the unpopular fifth son of George III, the Duke of Cumberland, as the next heir.
The truth of King George IV's marriage to Maria Fitzherbert comes out and their Protestant son receives support for the throne despite English law prohibiting this.
When George IV dies, there is a brief war between "King Frederick", the dying former Duke of York supported by his heir, the Duke of Cumberland, and the late King George's son with Maria Fitzherbert.
King Frederick dies, followed by the Duke of Cumberland via wounds in battle, as does the "Bastard Pretender".
The Duke of Sussex, 6th son of George III, against all expectations, becomes King.
Britain loses much of inland Canada to America or the new Republic of Quebec.
Britain conquers much of India (as in OTL) in this timeframe. They find a profitable Opium Trade with China.
When Portugal in conquer in 1800, Britain assumes control over Brazil and then conquers French-allied Argentina and the Guyanas. Cut off from the slave trade (when OTL Brazil received much of their population in the 19th century), Brazil stagnated until receiving a large influx of British and Irish Protestant immigration, which changed the demographics greatly.
Great Britain takes over Hispaniola as well.
The lack of a steady supply of slaves from Africa harm the valuable West Indies sugar trade so Britain relents and allows for a "local" slave trade which largely means absorbing surplus American slaves (due to early introduction of boll weevil that destroys the American cotton industry).
Ireland won here independence with French help.
South Africa was never conquered by Britain and remained Dutch.
In one of the last great battles of the age of sail, Japan defeats a small British force. This would have few immediate repercussions but would matter later.
Australia was not settled by British prisoners in 1788. Instead, the Dutch and the French settled small colonies by 1800. Later Britain and America, then Spain settled parts of Australia. America, by happenstance, got the best lands in southeast Australia and New Zealand.
The Crown became a figure of contempt under King George IV but was slowly rehabilitated under King Augustus and King Adolphus (former Duke of Sussex and Duke of Cambridge).
In 1850, King George V ascended to the throne (Edit: OTL Duke of Cambridge, commander of the forces during the Victoria Age) rose to the throne.

France
To 1803, much is same as OTL.
Napoleon I conquers Egypt, the Levant and liberates Constantinople and Greece before returning home to France as 1st Council.
He helps Spain conquer Portugal, defends Denmark-Norway, allies with Russia to install a puppet in Sweden.
The major wars end early with Prussia and Austria defeated. Prussia keeps part of Poland. Russia becomes an occasional ally which becomes more interested in conquering the Ottoman and Persia than anything going on in Europe.
He turns his attention to conquering the Moors of the Magreb (Morocco, Algeria and Tunesia).
The African Slave trade was officially banned in 1793 but he allows "prisoners" from the Maghreb to replace the labor force of the French west indies. Huge French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc immigration to North Africa replaces the population over a few decades.
In the latter days of his reign and early days of Napoleon II, the French domination of Europe relaxes and Spain and Austria become more independent.
France begins the process of slowly taking control of Indochina.
Napoleon II becomes enamored with the idea of creating great lakes in the Sahara.

Russia
Alexander I of Russia ends his British alliances.
Russia invades Sweden and conquers Finland.
He aides a Polish rebellion against Prussia and turns Prussia into a secondary state.
He overruns Anatolia, most of Persia and Mesopotamia, getting a port at Basra.
Some small steps are taken for reform, including expanded rights for serfs.

America:
The United States fights a short war with Britain in 1810 that results in conquest of Upper Canada (OTL Ontario) and seizes the British claims to Vancouver.
America takes advantage of Mexican revolution to overrun northern Texas.
America moves into California, which had declared independence.
Spain and America fight a short war over American support of Mexico and the annexation of California. Spain's navy, while in decline, still overpowers America's.
Peace is made with Spain retaining Florida and southeast Mexico (the heaviest population-wise) and America. Several states came from the dissolution of New Spain.
American Australia and New Zealand quietly prosper.
Many Pacific islands, like Hawaii, enter American control.
America slowly overruns the mountain territories of Northern New Spain, eventually paying the northern states for them by 1850.
Slavery does not expand much to the west as the Boll Weevil wiped out the cotton crop after 1800. This reduced the need for slave labor as rice, indigo, wheat and tobacco do not require such a large slave workforce. Many slaves were sold to the British west indies. The population of American slaves stagnated from 1820 to 1840 due to manumissions, the "back to Africa" recolonization and foreign sales to the West Indies.
Texas, Arkansas and Missouri never became slaves states while Delaware and Kentucky eventually joined the north in gradually ending slavery within their states. By 1850, there are only 9 slave states.
In the 1840's, gold is discovered in California.

Spain:
Spain conquers Portugal with French assistance.
Buenos Aires falls to Britain.
Spain, not facing a French invasion, is better positioned to defend their Empire. Granada, Chile, Peru, Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico and parts of Mexico remain, though they are forces to concede authority to local Cortes on a semi-regular basis.
Ferdinand VII overthrows his father and orders Godoy executed.
Eventually Spain withdraws from active alliance with France, though Ferdinand marries a Bonaparte.

Austria:
Austria loses prestige in the Napoleonic Wars as France and Russia rise.
Ethnic tensions rise among the Polish, German, Serbian, Romanian, etc minorities agitate for reform.

Prussia:
Prussia is truncated: their western Germany possessions are made part of Westphalia and the Poles eventually revolt successfully with Russian support. Left with only 1/3 the land and population of before, Prussia is a minor player in Europe.
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