"God's Myrmidons"

Giladis

Banned
After spending some six months mostly reading what other people have done and offering an advice here and there I have decided to make my first timeline.

Due to beeing my first I chose to do something closer to home (though I am already planing an alternate migration to Britania). I will be writing a timeline centred around Croatia, from medieval times to the present more or less.

The theme I would like to keep is that Croatia manages to remain ruled by local rather than foreign rulers and second I would like them to be very connected with the papacy, a very religious but also very militaristic/oportunistic people.


Before I plunge into writing I would like to hear your thoughts on the POD.

My current considerations are:

- following the migration from little Poland in the first half of the 7th century

- during the Ljudevit revolt late second, early third decade of the 9th century

- in 879. when pope racognised Croatian independence from the East Frankish empire

- following the death of king Tomislav

- following the death of king Zvonimir

The POD must happen before 1102 when Hungary and Croatia formed personal union centred on Koloman.


Cheers
 
Hmmm.
Probably your best bet would be to have Zvonimir's son Radavan survive and succeed to the throne. He'd have the help of his mother and her brother King Ladislaus of Hungary. If he is as supportive of the Roman Catholic Church as his uncle then I can see avid papal support for the continued independence of Croatia against their southern Orthodox neighbours.
 

Giladis

Banned
After some thinking and reading stuff I have decided that a PoD in the later half of the 8th century would be the best.

To steer me on my endavour I have created the map of Europe for year 1102.

The countries in white are in some form of political coexistance with Croatian Kingdom.

Principality of Balaton - Personal Union
Kingdom of Doclea - Family ties
Kingdom of Lombardy - Current ruler maintains power through Croatian military assistance

Europa1100gimp.jpg
 
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