Leopold Von Hohenstaufen, Roman emperor, king of Italy, king of France and duke of Swabia.
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Leopold Von Hohenstaufen, Roman emperor, king of Italy, king of France and duke of Swabia.
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My dearest audience, what do you want to see next: A continuation of the HYW, a recapitulation of everything that happened in Britain and Europe or something different like Poland or Russia.
Chapter XX La Guerre des Cent Ans III.
Chapter XX.
La Guerre des Cent Ans III.
In 1353 king Ludwig of Sardinia betrayed his uncle Leopold by abandoning the alliance between the two branches of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, this happened mostly due the ludicrous amounts of money and manpower was wasted in a war that didn’t benefit no one except the emperor and his offsprings, the assassination of the duke of Gallura and the famine caused by the imperial confiscation of almost all livestock and vegetables in the island, even the nobility saw its numbers and powers shrink because the famine that killed thousands of persons.
Ludwig declared that the island wasn’t part of the empire and it owned loyalty only to the Church and itself, modern historians believes that this statement was caused by the deep relationship between the king and his people that saw him not as an stranger but someone of their brethren and personal experiences with his uncle.
At first the puny little island was ignored by the emperor, who focused on France and her submission after the truce, but the marriage between Ludwig and the French king daughter Catherine, born in 1338, enraged him in a so intense and frightening way that he singlehandedly destroyed several rooms of his castle and killed some servants, he swore that Ludwig will pay for his betrayal with the last of his blood drops and the Valois casted into oblivion.
From 1354 to 1355 the germans marched through to the French countryside plundering and killing everyone on their sight, the heir to the imperial throne, Johan, got an arrow to the knee and lost his ability to fight, the remaining commanders passed from plunder to siegeing towns, by august of 1355 they were at the gates.
In 1356 at Poitiers the french suffered a stunning defeat in the hands of emperor Leopold, unfortunately for him an arrow flew through the sky and landed on his old, rugged face, killing him instantly, Johan , his son signed a peace treaty with the captured King John, ending one phase of this nation changer game that the european behemoths played.
Johan then decided to punish his rebellious cousin, but that is a history for another time...
La Guerre des Cent Ans III.
In 1353 king Ludwig of Sardinia betrayed his uncle Leopold by abandoning the alliance between the two branches of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, this happened mostly due the ludicrous amounts of money and manpower was wasted in a war that didn’t benefit no one except the emperor and his offsprings, the assassination of the duke of Gallura and the famine caused by the imperial confiscation of almost all livestock and vegetables in the island, even the nobility saw its numbers and powers shrink because the famine that killed thousands of persons.
Ludwig declared that the island wasn’t part of the empire and it owned loyalty only to the Church and itself, modern historians believes that this statement was caused by the deep relationship between the king and his people that saw him not as an stranger but someone of their brethren and personal experiences with his uncle.
At first the puny little island was ignored by the emperor, who focused on France and her submission after the truce, but the marriage between Ludwig and the French king daughter Catherine, born in 1338, enraged him in a so intense and frightening way that he singlehandedly destroyed several rooms of his castle and killed some servants, he swore that Ludwig will pay for his betrayal with the last of his blood drops and the Valois casted into oblivion.
From 1354 to 1355 the germans marched through to the French countryside plundering and killing everyone on their sight, the heir to the imperial throne, Johan, got an arrow to the knee and lost his ability to fight, the remaining commanders passed from plunder to siegeing towns, by august of 1355 they were at the gates.
In 1356 at Poitiers the french suffered a stunning defeat in the hands of emperor Leopold, unfortunately for him an arrow flew through the sky and landed on his old, rugged face, killing him instantly, Johan , his son signed a peace treaty with the captured King John, ending one phase of this nation changer game that the european behemoths played.
Johan then decided to punish his rebellious cousin, but that is a history for another time...
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Next update the next Friday folks, it is going to be about the crusaders and the mongols.
Boys, the update has been moved to next thursday due to techinal difficulties and problems in the university.
Chapter XXI Kingdoms of the Outremer
Chapter XXI.
Kingdoms of the Outremer I.
The Plantagenet duke of Syria, Richard Lionheart married his nephew Henry "The Cruel", count of Damascus with queen Mary of Jerusalem in 1210 after John of Brienne fell from his horse and died, the marriage produced four sons, Edward, Margareth, Beatrix and Edmund, in Edessa the plague ravaged through and through, killing thousand and provoking a crisis.
Kingdoms of the Outremer I.
The Plantagenet duke of Syria, Richard Lionheart married his nephew Henry "The Cruel", count of Damascus with queen Mary of Jerusalem in 1210 after John of Brienne fell from his horse and died, the marriage produced four sons, Edward, Margareth, Beatrix and Edmund, in Edessa the plague ravaged through and through, killing thousand and provoking a crisis.
Chapter XXII Kingdoms of the Outremer II
Chapter XXII.
Kingdoms of the Outremer II.
The plague in Edessa exterminated most of the population, including the royal family, collapsing the economy and plunging them into an unending chaos with muslim raids, rebellions, mutinies and ludicrous levels of crime and banditry, the Ayubbids of Mesopotamia coordinated a full invasion of the crusader states with the Egyptian Caliphate, but the Egyptians were crushed with ease by the Lionheart of Syria, then he marched to Edessa to bring order, security and dive off the Ayubbids, this last wasn’t fulfilled due to their ability to hold their ground in the east of the city of Bira, including Edessa proper.
He managed to defeat Saladin in the outskirts of Edessa, but it wasn’t enough to break his army completely and Saladin’s army managed to go around the desert and besiege some outposts, distracting duke Richard and ambushing him near Aleppo, the battle was long and bloody, over 20,000 Men-at-Arms died in both sides, Richard was severely wounded but managed to reach the city, where he was healed by an Assyrian footman called Ashur, a young and smart lad that earned the duke’s confidence.
Anyhow, Saladin made a peace offer, they will divide the former county among themselves and no further aggression would be ignited or exploited by none of the sides, Richard accepted with the condition of tolerance for the christians in the Saladin new lands and viceversa.
In the Eastern Roman Empire the Komnenos dynasty increased its grip on the power and further tied the nation to the west, mostly with trade, and some occasional marriage, the empire was once again stable and prosperous, the economy was booming, the ciences and arts were flourishing.
Kingdoms of the Outremer II.
The plague in Edessa exterminated most of the population, including the royal family, collapsing the economy and plunging them into an unending chaos with muslim raids, rebellions, mutinies and ludicrous levels of crime and banditry, the Ayubbids of Mesopotamia coordinated a full invasion of the crusader states with the Egyptian Caliphate, but the Egyptians were crushed with ease by the Lionheart of Syria, then he marched to Edessa to bring order, security and dive off the Ayubbids, this last wasn’t fulfilled due to their ability to hold their ground in the east of the city of Bira, including Edessa proper.
He managed to defeat Saladin in the outskirts of Edessa, but it wasn’t enough to break his army completely and Saladin’s army managed to go around the desert and besiege some outposts, distracting duke Richard and ambushing him near Aleppo, the battle was long and bloody, over 20,000 Men-at-Arms died in both sides, Richard was severely wounded but managed to reach the city, where he was healed by an Assyrian footman called Ashur, a young and smart lad that earned the duke’s confidence.
Anyhow, Saladin made a peace offer, they will divide the former county among themselves and no further aggression would be ignited or exploited by none of the sides, Richard accepted with the condition of tolerance for the christians in the Saladin new lands and viceversa.
In the Eastern Roman Empire the Komnenos dynasty increased its grip on the power and further tied the nation to the west, mostly with trade, and some occasional marriage, the empire was once again stable and prosperous, the economy was booming, the ciences and arts were flourishing.
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I haven't commented much, but want to note that I'm still enjoying this TL - thanks for the hard work you're putting in.
Just one nit-pick*:
It's just not possible to get accurate figures for casualties until you get to modern times with all combatants being registered members of military forces (with ID cards, dog-tags, etc) - and even then figures for many 20th-century battles are approximate, even more so when you start considering irregular forces and non-combatants.
Just one nit-pick*:
You've given very precise numbers of casualties for lots of battles. Unfortunately, accurate figures like this just don't seem realistic - whenever I read them, it breaks my immersion in the writing. 'Over 20,000' would be better - or 'tens of thousands' to leave it even more open.
It's just not possible to get accurate figures for casualties until you get to modern times with all combatants being registered members of military forces (with ID cards, dog-tags, etc) - and even then figures for many 20th-century battles are approximate, even more so when you start considering irregular forces and non-combatants.
* I only nit-pick on stories I'm enjoying following, so please take this as a compliment!
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