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Due to writers block I have temporarily halted my other tls. However this tl has been researched and is my newest TL. Basically in this tl ottoman invasion of Balerics during italian wars succeeds much earlier. England does not intervene, cosimo is defeated and habsburgs are crushed by france. Anyway hope you like it.
Italian war of 1551-1554
1552
Henry II aligns hmself with Protestant german nations Ottoman empire succesfully raids into balerics, phips forces are crushed by july the balerics are under ottoman control French troops make advances into lorriane capturing metz and many important german cities, at verdun disastor struck the habsburgs when Philip himself died of a stray musket bullet which pierced his chest. With philips death habsburgs fall into chaos England declares strict neutrality in this war 1553 Cosimo Medici is defeated in tuscany and executed, tuscany falls Meanwhile the republic of venice siezes the oppurtunity as it ally’s with france and invades tirol. Austria is caught by surprise as 20k venezian troops invade Austria. Tirol falls by June Meanwhile a combined Venezian-ottoman-french navy decimates the Spanish navy of the battle of the adriatic sea. French troops invade Naples from the north, Ottoman troops invade Naples from the south, trapped and facing overwelhming armies Naples falls to the combined Franco-Ottoman army. The regent for the young king Carlos II von Habsburg Maria his mother sues for peace with France, Venice and Ottomans, cede to france the naples and the other italian possestions and the neitherlands to france. Austria cedes tirol and styria to venice. Carlos pays 500k spanish dollars to Ottomans.. The treaty of chambourd is signed ending the italian wars. The war is a complete victory for Henry II. Carlos licks his wounds plotting against the french
However with the loss of neitherlands internal turmoil racks spain. Not since 742 had a muslim power retaken such an part of Spain. The local populace grow restless and blame the loss on the Habsburgs 1554 Suleiman the magnificent starts wars in persia Increased Franco ottoman cooperation Soon french markets are opened up in the ottoman empire and trade starts to flourish Meanwhile Mary I Tudor who had just overthrown her cousin Jane grey Edwards successor looks at growing events with distrust. Mary I Soon forms closer ties with the HRE. However Carlos situation in Spain is precarious. Many German state start to question habsburg supremacy. While this is occurring France continues to uphold its alliance with the Ottomans.
Well this is what I have so far what do you think.