After being inspired for several years by the great timelines on this site, I have decided to dip my toes into the water. This will be a collection of information about a world in which George Washington became the first King of the United States and the world that this act created. Wish me luck!
I Cannot Tell A Lie: The World That Washington Made
- Thread starter J.J.Jameson88
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A very preliminary map of the world as of 2020. I am also aware that the Southwestern borders of the United States are very close to those in LeinadB93's Hail Britannia. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to put multiple nations in that region, and it is subject to change. I'm also not incredibly happy with how Africa has turned out, but it's still early in the process.
Cabinet of The United States of America:
Prime Minister: Sir Arnold Schwarzenegger-Conservative/Florida
Deputy Prime Minister: Jim Webb-Conservative/Virginia
Secretary of State: Ron Johnson-Conservative/Wisconsin
Secretary of Defense: Sir David Petraeus-Liberty/New York
Secretary of the Treasury: Ben Bernake-Liberty/New York
Attorney General: Eugene Scalia-Conservative/Ohio
Secretary of the Interior: Mike Huckabee-Conservative/Arkansas
Loyal Opposition of The United States of America:
Shadow Prime Minister: Rahm Emanuel-Liberty/Illinois
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister: Robert Menendez-Liberty/New Jersey
Shadow Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton-Liberty/ New York
Shadow Secretary of Defense: Joe Manchin-Liberty/Virginia
Shadow Secretary of the Treasury: Jack Lew-Liberty/New York
Shadow Attorney General: Amy Klobuchar-Liberty/Minnesota
Shadow Secretary of the Interior: Jay Inslee-Liberty/Oregon
Prime Minister: Sir Arnold Schwarzenegger-Conservative/Florida
Deputy Prime Minister: Jim Webb-Conservative/Virginia
Secretary of State: Ron Johnson-Conservative/Wisconsin
Secretary of Defense: Sir David Petraeus-Liberty/New York
Secretary of the Treasury: Ben Bernake-Liberty/New York
Attorney General: Eugene Scalia-Conservative/Ohio
Secretary of the Interior: Mike Huckabee-Conservative/Arkansas
Loyal Opposition of The United States of America:
Shadow Prime Minister: Rahm Emanuel-Liberty/Illinois
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister: Robert Menendez-Liberty/New Jersey
Shadow Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton-Liberty/ New York
Shadow Secretary of Defense: Joe Manchin-Liberty/Virginia
Shadow Secretary of the Treasury: Jack Lew-Liberty/New York
Shadow Attorney General: Amy Klobuchar-Liberty/Minnesota
Shadow Secretary of the Interior: Jay Inslee-Liberty/Oregon
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The Great Uncoupling, And The Christ Church Meeting
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was supposed to be a meeting of the United State's great politicians to create a replacement for the disastrous Articles of Confederation. However it quickly devolved into a debacle just as dysfunctional as the government they were trying to replace. The New England States refused to allow Slaves to be counted towards the representation of states in the new congress, and shot down the three-fifths compromise. With both sides at loggerheads, it was Elbridge Gerry who lead the walkout of the New England representatives and it was Gerry who announced the independence of New England from the United States the next morning. The first President of New England John Adams would later call this, "The Great Uncoupling".
As the remaining members of the convention descended into shock and turmoil, the representatives realized the country needed a strong figure to rally the remaining states together. The last thing they wanted was another walkout, which would only benefit the British. It was Alexander Hamilton (in concert with General Von Steuben in the army) who broached the subject of a constitutional monarchy. What would have been scoffed at before was now thought of as a possibility: depending of course on who was chosen. Von Steuben advocated for Prince Henry of his native Prussia, but this was dismissed almost immediately. No, any King of The United States would be an American only. This left only one logical choice: George Washington.
George Washington was a humble, noble, patriot. All qualities anyone would want in a sovereign. The problem was that Washington did not want to be a King. He did not crave power, nor did he seek it. He was so uncharacteristically flustered by the proposal that he left the Pennsylvania State House and took his horse on a ride through Philadelphia. He stopped at Christ Church and prayed for guidance from the almighty. It was here he was found by a group of men who would convince him to take up the crown: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and 23 year old Augistine Washington; the only child of the General. None of the men present would ever reveal what was said that night, but by morning's light George Washington returned to the constitutional convention and announced he would accept the crown of America as it's first Constitutional Monarch. His Family motto explains it best: Exitus Acta Probat: The Outcome justifies The Deed.
George Washington announcing his acceptance of the Crown of The United States of America by Howard Chandler Christy (1940)
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was supposed to be a meeting of the United State's great politicians to create a replacement for the disastrous Articles of Confederation. However it quickly devolved into a debacle just as dysfunctional as the government they were trying to replace. The New England States refused to allow Slaves to be counted towards the representation of states in the new congress, and shot down the three-fifths compromise. With both sides at loggerheads, it was Elbridge Gerry who lead the walkout of the New England representatives and it was Gerry who announced the independence of New England from the United States the next morning. The first President of New England John Adams would later call this, "The Great Uncoupling".
As the remaining members of the convention descended into shock and turmoil, the representatives realized the country needed a strong figure to rally the remaining states together. The last thing they wanted was another walkout, which would only benefit the British. It was Alexander Hamilton (in concert with General Von Steuben in the army) who broached the subject of a constitutional monarchy. What would have been scoffed at before was now thought of as a possibility: depending of course on who was chosen. Von Steuben advocated for Prince Henry of his native Prussia, but this was dismissed almost immediately. No, any King of The United States would be an American only. This left only one logical choice: George Washington.
George Washington was a humble, noble, patriot. All qualities anyone would want in a sovereign. The problem was that Washington did not want to be a King. He did not crave power, nor did he seek it. He was so uncharacteristically flustered by the proposal that he left the Pennsylvania State House and took his horse on a ride through Philadelphia. He stopped at Christ Church and prayed for guidance from the almighty. It was here he was found by a group of men who would convince him to take up the crown: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and 23 year old Augistine Washington; the only child of the General. None of the men present would ever reveal what was said that night, but by morning's light George Washington returned to the constitutional convention and announced he would accept the crown of America as it's first Constitutional Monarch. His Family motto explains it best: Exitus Acta Probat: The Outcome justifies The Deed.
George Washington announcing his acceptance of the Crown of The United States of America by Howard Chandler Christy (1940)
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Monarchs of The United States of America:
King George I (1732-1799)*Died, Reign (1785-1799)- Martha Custis
Children: Augustine
Son of George I
King Augustine I (1764-1838)*Died, Reign (1799-1838)- Martha of Monticello
Children: Martha, Jane, George, Lawrence, Samuel, Betty
Son of Augustine I
King George II (1794-1881)*Died, Reign (1838-1881)- Dorothea Astor
Children: George, John, Mary, Henry
Son of George II
King George III (1824-1903)*Died, Reign (1881-1903)- Louise of Philadelphia
Children: Lawrence, Augustine, Virginia, Sarah, Dorothea
Son of George III
King Lawrence (1869-1945)*Died, Reign (1903-1945)- Maria of Denmark
Children: None
Niece of Lawrence/Daughter of Augustine, Duke of Charleston
Queen Helena (1911-1994)*Died, Reign (1945-1994)- Nelson Rockefeller
Children: George, John, Louise, Charles, Martha
Son of Helena
King George IV (1933-2016)*Died, Reign (1994-2016)- Elizabeth Taylor
Children: Mary, Augustine, Caroline, Thomas
Son of George IV
King Augustine II (1958-?), Reign (2016-?)- Ana Maria of Mexico
Children: Charles, Nelson, Jennifer, Lawrence, Helena
Son of Augustine II
Charles, Prince of Virginia and Duke of New York (1986-?), Heir from 2016-?)- Astrid of Denmark
Children: Henry, Frederick, Emma
Note on the name of the Royal House of The United States: By royal decree the Royal family continues to identify as the House of Washington. However, any non-dynastic descendants of Queen Helena and Prince-Consort Nelson may use the name Washington-Rockefeller if they so desire.
King George I (1732-1799)*Died, Reign (1785-1799)- Martha Custis
Children: Augustine
Son of George I
King Augustine I (1764-1838)*Died, Reign (1799-1838)- Martha of Monticello
Children: Martha, Jane, George, Lawrence, Samuel, Betty
Son of Augustine I
King George II (1794-1881)*Died, Reign (1838-1881)- Dorothea Astor
Children: George, John, Mary, Henry
Son of George II
King George III (1824-1903)*Died, Reign (1881-1903)- Louise of Philadelphia
Children: Lawrence, Augustine, Virginia, Sarah, Dorothea
Son of George III
King Lawrence (1869-1945)*Died, Reign (1903-1945)- Maria of Denmark
Children: None
Niece of Lawrence/Daughter of Augustine, Duke of Charleston
Queen Helena (1911-1994)*Died, Reign (1945-1994)- Nelson Rockefeller
Children: George, John, Louise, Charles, Martha
Son of Helena
King George IV (1933-2016)*Died, Reign (1994-2016)- Elizabeth Taylor
Children: Mary, Augustine, Caroline, Thomas
Son of George IV
King Augustine II (1958-?), Reign (2016-?)- Ana Maria of Mexico
Children: Charles, Nelson, Jennifer, Lawrence, Helena
Son of Augustine II
Charles, Prince of Virginia and Duke of New York (1986-?), Heir from 2016-?)- Astrid of Denmark
Children: Henry, Frederick, Emma
Note on the name of the Royal House of The United States: By royal decree the Royal family continues to identify as the House of Washington. However, any non-dynastic descendants of Queen Helena and Prince-Consort Nelson may use the name Washington-Rockefeller if they so desire.
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Marriage Crisis of 1933
King Lawrence and Queen Maria of the United States were never blessed with children. Therefore the line of succession passed through Lawrence's brother Augustine, Duke of Charleston and his two daughters: Helena and Lucy. Following Augustine's death in 1928, Princess Helena became heir to her Uncle's throne. The subject of marriage for the young Princess intensified after her 21st birthday in 1932. Her Mother Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein championed a European match with a member of her large extended family. She preferred Prince Huburtus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (The son of her cousin Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). The King was neutral towards the idea, but the Princess shocked her family by announcing her own choice.
Princess Helena met Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller at a garden party in New York City in August 1932. She was instantly smitten with the charming son of Baron John D. Rockefeller Jr., and the two would exchange letters throughout the fall of that year. By December she had decided that he was the man she would marry, and on New Years day announced to her Uncle that she desired to marry Nelson.
Her Uncle was surprised by the choice, as the Rockefeller's were the leading figures in Chase National bank, a fact that would not be looked on favorably by the public in the midst of the Great Depression. After several months of arguing with his Niece, the King would eventually soften as he saw how committed she was to this marriage. The King would meet with both Nelson and John D. Rockefeller Jr. aboard the royal yacht Columbia and began the negotiations with his future "Nephew". The terms were harsh for Nelson Rockefeller. He would divest himself from his families companies and assets, and would refrain from any politicking (Nelson being a known Liberty party supporter) By nights end, an agreement had been struck and the wedding date set for July 7th, 1933.
To say that the entire country did not support the union would be as inaccurate as saying that they did. In the Northern states, the response was mixed. While there were those that resented a wealthy privileged man "buying" his way into the royal family, most saw him as a decent enough man with several stances that were progressive for his day, such as support for the civil rights of African Americans. In the South, this fact would make him a figure of suspicion at best and villainy at worst. Governor Huey Long of Louisiana would go so far as to announce that should the Marriage go through, then the royal couple would be unwelcome in the state. With temperatures rising across the south, the newly elected Prime Minister Franklin D. Roosevelt would take to the airwaves and through the first of his famous 'fireside' chats calm enough of the population to keep dissent at a low grumble instead of shout. Huey Long would remain a persistent thorn in the side of the new royal couple until his death in 1956.
The day of the wedding, the new couple were invested with the title given to the heir presumptive: Duke and Duchess of New York. The couple would then embark on a month long honeymoon of the Caribbean aboard the royal yacht in order for the Duke to share his love of Latin culture with his new bride. This would mark the beginning of a strengthening of relations between The House of Washington and the nations of South America.
The royal family had weathered it's greatest crisis since the Civil War, and in the decades ahead the future Prince-Consort would find himself loved by some, despised by others, and loved by his wife as the greatest agent of change within the royal family in its history.
King Lawrence and Queen Maria of the United States were never blessed with children. Therefore the line of succession passed through Lawrence's brother Augustine, Duke of Charleston and his two daughters: Helena and Lucy. Following Augustine's death in 1928, Princess Helena became heir to her Uncle's throne. The subject of marriage for the young Princess intensified after her 21st birthday in 1932. Her Mother Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein championed a European match with a member of her large extended family. She preferred Prince Huburtus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (The son of her cousin Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). The King was neutral towards the idea, but the Princess shocked her family by announcing her own choice.
Princess Helena met Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller at a garden party in New York City in August 1932. She was instantly smitten with the charming son of Baron John D. Rockefeller Jr., and the two would exchange letters throughout the fall of that year. By December she had decided that he was the man she would marry, and on New Years day announced to her Uncle that she desired to marry Nelson.
Her Uncle was surprised by the choice, as the Rockefeller's were the leading figures in Chase National bank, a fact that would not be looked on favorably by the public in the midst of the Great Depression. After several months of arguing with his Niece, the King would eventually soften as he saw how committed she was to this marriage. The King would meet with both Nelson and John D. Rockefeller Jr. aboard the royal yacht Columbia and began the negotiations with his future "Nephew". The terms were harsh for Nelson Rockefeller. He would divest himself from his families companies and assets, and would refrain from any politicking (Nelson being a known Liberty party supporter) By nights end, an agreement had been struck and the wedding date set for July 7th, 1933.
To say that the entire country did not support the union would be as inaccurate as saying that they did. In the Northern states, the response was mixed. While there were those that resented a wealthy privileged man "buying" his way into the royal family, most saw him as a decent enough man with several stances that were progressive for his day, such as support for the civil rights of African Americans. In the South, this fact would make him a figure of suspicion at best and villainy at worst. Governor Huey Long of Louisiana would go so far as to announce that should the Marriage go through, then the royal couple would be unwelcome in the state. With temperatures rising across the south, the newly elected Prime Minister Franklin D. Roosevelt would take to the airwaves and through the first of his famous 'fireside' chats calm enough of the population to keep dissent at a low grumble instead of shout. Huey Long would remain a persistent thorn in the side of the new royal couple until his death in 1956.
The day of the wedding, the new couple were invested with the title given to the heir presumptive: Duke and Duchess of New York. The couple would then embark on a month long honeymoon of the Caribbean aboard the royal yacht in order for the Duke to share his love of Latin culture with his new bride. This would mark the beginning of a strengthening of relations between The House of Washington and the nations of South America.
The royal family had weathered it's greatest crisis since the Civil War, and in the decades ahead the future Prince-Consort would find himself loved by some, despised by others, and loved by his wife as the greatest agent of change within the royal family in its history.
Monarchs of Iberia:
(*Authors Note: Gibraltar is is under the British crown and their Monarchs will be presented in a future update. Additionally all monarchs before the ones on this list are the same as OTL. )
Kingdom of Spain:
King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941)*Died, Reign (1886-1941)- Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
Children: Alfonso
Son of Alfonso XIII
King Alfonso XIV (1914-1987)*Died, Reign (1941-1987)- Giovanna of Parma
Children: Maria, Alfonso, Juan, Beatriz, Carlos
Son of Alfonso XIV
King Juan III (1940-?), Reign (1987-?)- Victoria of Brazil
Children: Juan, Luis, Isabella
Son of Juan III
Juan, Principe de Asturias (1973-?), Heir From (1987-?)- Cristina
Children: Leonor, Fernando, Alfonso, Cristina
Kingdom of Portugal:
Queen Maria II (1819-1853)*Died, Reign (1826-1853)- Auguste of Leuchtenberg
Children: Pedro, Henrique, Eugenio, Maria Ana, Antonia, Augusto
Son of Maria II and Augusto
King Henrique II (1839-1913)*Died, Reign (1853-1913)- Maria Ana of Tuscany
Children: Joao, Maria Leopoldina, Afonso, Duarte
Son of Henrique II
King Joao VII (1862-1921)*Died, Reign (1913-1921)- Amelie of Orleans
Children: Tomas, Luis, Sofia, Margarida, Maria, Leonor
Son of Joao VII
King Tomas (1887-1965)*Died, Reign (1921-1965)- Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Children: Sofia, Joao, Henrique, Manuel, Felipe
Son of Tomas
King Joao VIII (1915-1992)*Died, Reign (1965-1992)- Beatriz of California
Children: Antonia, Isabel
Daughter of Joao VIII
Queen Antonia (1944-?), Reign (1992-?)- Duarte Pio of Braganza
Children: Duarte, Maria Francisca, Tomas
Son of Antonia and Duarte II
Duarte, Princpe Real (1972-?), Heir From (1992-?)-Marie Therese of Liechtenstein
Children: Joao, Afonso, Fernando
(*Authors Note: Gibraltar is is under the British crown and their Monarchs will be presented in a future update. Additionally all monarchs before the ones on this list are the same as OTL. )
Kingdom of Spain:
King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941)*Died, Reign (1886-1941)- Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
Children: Alfonso
Son of Alfonso XIII
King Alfonso XIV (1914-1987)*Died, Reign (1941-1987)- Giovanna of Parma
Children: Maria, Alfonso, Juan, Beatriz, Carlos
Son of Alfonso XIV
King Juan III (1940-?), Reign (1987-?)- Victoria of Brazil
Children: Juan, Luis, Isabella
Son of Juan III
Juan, Principe de Asturias (1973-?), Heir From (1987-?)- Cristina
Children: Leonor, Fernando, Alfonso, Cristina
Kingdom of Portugal:
Queen Maria II (1819-1853)*Died, Reign (1826-1853)- Auguste of Leuchtenberg
Children: Pedro, Henrique, Eugenio, Maria Ana, Antonia, Augusto
Son of Maria II and Augusto
King Henrique II (1839-1913)*Died, Reign (1853-1913)- Maria Ana of Tuscany
Children: Joao, Maria Leopoldina, Afonso, Duarte
Son of Henrique II
King Joao VII (1862-1921)*Died, Reign (1913-1921)- Amelie of Orleans
Children: Tomas, Luis, Sofia, Margarida, Maria, Leonor
Son of Joao VII
King Tomas (1887-1965)*Died, Reign (1921-1965)- Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Children: Sofia, Joao, Henrique, Manuel, Felipe
Son of Tomas
King Joao VIII (1915-1992)*Died, Reign (1965-1992)- Beatriz of California
Children: Antonia, Isabel
Daughter of Joao VIII
Queen Antonia (1944-?), Reign (1992-?)- Duarte Pio of Braganza
Children: Duarte, Maria Francisca, Tomas
Son of Antonia and Duarte II
Duarte, Princpe Real (1972-?), Heir From (1992-?)-Marie Therese of Liechtenstein
Children: Joao, Afonso, Fernando
The Spanish-American War
Post Napoleonic War Spain was a nation in decline. Centuries of conquest and treasure had now become decades of turmoil and mismanagement. Spain had seen a succession of lost wars in the Americas, Civil wars with the supporters of the Carlist claim to the throne, and failed attempts to topple Queen Isabella II and replace her with a German or Italian prince. Nowhere was El siglo terrible (The Terrible Century) better exemplified than Cuba.
Cuba was the Crown Jewel of the Caribbean. However it was one Spain had a tenuous grasp on. Spain had fought Cuban rebels in the 1870s during the Ten Year's War and had lost 200,000 soldiers. Supported surreptitiously by wealthy Americans who saw profit from a friendly independent Cuba, the Rebels never truly went away, and remained a running sore throughout the 1880s and 90s. Weary of another uprising which would result in further Spanish atrocity's splashed across their papers, the United States would send the Battleship U.S.S. Maryland to Havana as a show of force in January of 1898. One month later, the Maryland would mysteriously explode in the harbor, killing 268 crewmen. The explosion would send a wave of anger throughout the United States and the public would clamor for revenge against the barbaric Spanish. With both public and governmental passions swelling, Prime Minister Benjamin Harrison, 4th Marquess of Berkeley would call for a vote on a resolution for King George III to declare war upon Spain. This would be signed in April and the war would officially begin.
The first combat would begin on May 12, as the United States would invade Puerto Rico. The fighting there would go on until the armistice in August. In June, the American Navy would land troops at Guantanamo bay and would successfully occupy it. On July 3rd, the Spanish navy blockaded in Santiago de Cuba for weeks would attempt to break out and link up with a Spanish task force steaming from Cabo Verde. The Spanish under Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete would sail into the guns of American Admiral George Dewey. (subsequently Baron Dewey in 1899). It was a bloodbath from the outset. The American ships and crew were superior to their opponents by every metric. All six Spanish ships would be sunk with hundreds dead, or wounded, while the Americans would suffer one death, and one wounded. After this battle, the Spanish forces on Cuba would be on their own.
U.S. forces marching towards out of Santiago would fight the battles El Caney and San Juan Hill. U.S. forces including the African American "Buffalo Soldiers" and a regiment of volunteer Cavalry under former New York State Senator Theodore Roosevelt known as "The Rough Riders" would be victorious against the Spanish forces. After these twin victories, a steep loss of morale amongst the defenders, and the destruction of Spanish naval assets in the Caribbean the government of the boy King Alfonso XIII would sue for peace in August through the British Ambassador.
The terms would be the independence of Cuba (as a U.S. protectorate until 1900) and the American annexation of Puerto Rico. After two months of intense negotiations, the treaty of Paris would be signed ending Spanish presence in the Americas. The United States would help to prepare Cuba for full independence at which point they would create their own independent government. As a final slight to Spain this new government would call for Prince Jaime-son of the Carlist claimant: The Duke of Madrid-to become the first King of Cuba. He would accept and be crowned on June 1st, 1900.
Admiral George Dewey, 1st Baron Dewey
King Jaime I of Cuba
Post Napoleonic War Spain was a nation in decline. Centuries of conquest and treasure had now become decades of turmoil and mismanagement. Spain had seen a succession of lost wars in the Americas, Civil wars with the supporters of the Carlist claim to the throne, and failed attempts to topple Queen Isabella II and replace her with a German or Italian prince. Nowhere was El siglo terrible (The Terrible Century) better exemplified than Cuba.
Cuba was the Crown Jewel of the Caribbean. However it was one Spain had a tenuous grasp on. Spain had fought Cuban rebels in the 1870s during the Ten Year's War and had lost 200,000 soldiers. Supported surreptitiously by wealthy Americans who saw profit from a friendly independent Cuba, the Rebels never truly went away, and remained a running sore throughout the 1880s and 90s. Weary of another uprising which would result in further Spanish atrocity's splashed across their papers, the United States would send the Battleship U.S.S. Maryland to Havana as a show of force in January of 1898. One month later, the Maryland would mysteriously explode in the harbor, killing 268 crewmen. The explosion would send a wave of anger throughout the United States and the public would clamor for revenge against the barbaric Spanish. With both public and governmental passions swelling, Prime Minister Benjamin Harrison, 4th Marquess of Berkeley would call for a vote on a resolution for King George III to declare war upon Spain. This would be signed in April and the war would officially begin.
The first combat would begin on May 12, as the United States would invade Puerto Rico. The fighting there would go on until the armistice in August. In June, the American Navy would land troops at Guantanamo bay and would successfully occupy it. On July 3rd, the Spanish navy blockaded in Santiago de Cuba for weeks would attempt to break out and link up with a Spanish task force steaming from Cabo Verde. The Spanish under Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete would sail into the guns of American Admiral George Dewey. (subsequently Baron Dewey in 1899). It was a bloodbath from the outset. The American ships and crew were superior to their opponents by every metric. All six Spanish ships would be sunk with hundreds dead, or wounded, while the Americans would suffer one death, and one wounded. After this battle, the Spanish forces on Cuba would be on their own.
U.S. forces marching towards out of Santiago would fight the battles El Caney and San Juan Hill. U.S. forces including the African American "Buffalo Soldiers" and a regiment of volunteer Cavalry under former New York State Senator Theodore Roosevelt known as "The Rough Riders" would be victorious against the Spanish forces. After these twin victories, a steep loss of morale amongst the defenders, and the destruction of Spanish naval assets in the Caribbean the government of the boy King Alfonso XIII would sue for peace in August through the British Ambassador.
The terms would be the independence of Cuba (as a U.S. protectorate until 1900) and the American annexation of Puerto Rico. After two months of intense negotiations, the treaty of Paris would be signed ending Spanish presence in the Americas. The United States would help to prepare Cuba for full independence at which point they would create their own independent government. As a final slight to Spain this new government would call for Prince Jaime-son of the Carlist claimant: The Duke of Madrid-to become the first King of Cuba. He would accept and be crowned on June 1st, 1900.
Admiral George Dewey, 1st Baron Dewey
King Jaime I of Cuba
Monarchs of Cuba:
King Jaime I (1870-1931)*Died, Reign (1900-1931)- Maria Guiseppina of The Two Sicilies
Children: Jaime, Carlos, Maria Beatriz
Son of Jaime I
King Jaime II (1908-1984)*Died, Reign (1931-1984)-Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Children: Martina, Francisco, Jose, Paula
Son of Jaime II
King Francisco (1938-?), Reign (1984-?)-Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza
Children: Felipe, Pedro, Gabriela, Maria, Amalia
Son of Francisco
Principe de Havana, Felipe (1980-?), Heir From (1984-?)-Jennifer of the U.S.A.
Children: Jaime, Sibylla, Lorenzo
King Jaime I (1870-1931)*Died, Reign (1900-1931)- Maria Guiseppina of The Two Sicilies
Children: Jaime, Carlos, Maria Beatriz
Son of Jaime I
King Jaime II (1908-1984)*Died, Reign (1931-1984)-Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Children: Martina, Francisco, Jose, Paula
Son of Jaime II
King Francisco (1938-?), Reign (1984-?)-Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza
Children: Felipe, Pedro, Gabriela, Maria, Amalia
Son of Francisco
Principe de Havana, Felipe (1980-?), Heir From (1984-?)-Jennifer of the U.S.A.
Children: Jaime, Sibylla, Lorenzo
The Springtime of Nations and the London Conference of 1830-31
The Europe that existed in the early 1830s was one of strife. The flames of revolution roared in The United Netherlands, Sweden-Norway, and in Greece. The Dutch were fighting a losing battle with the rebels in Flanders and Walonia,the Swedish crown could not secure their recently gained Kingdom of Norway, and Greece was effectively lost to the Ottoman Turks. With so much instability in Europe, Britain called for a conference to be held in London to solve the crises and bring order back to the continent.
The Great powers of Europe would send representation to the conference in December of 1830. (This would also signal the beginning of both a thaw in Anglo/American relations and America's entry onto the world stage as Secretary of State William H. Harrison was invited as a neutral observer.) A cease-fire was called in both Norway and The Netherlands (The Ottomans refused to accept one) while the conference occurred in the hopes of keeping the revolutionary fervor from spreading to unaffected countries. Initially Britain rejected the Talleyrand plan which called for a division of the revolting Dutch territory along linguistic lines in favor of a unified Belgian state. However, King Louis Philippe of France used the cease-fire to rush soldiers and military supplies into the proposed Belgian territory under the cover of night in the hopes of gaining Walonia for France. This would be quickly exposed and as a result King Willem I of The Netherlands announced he would instruct his soldiers to push back into Flanders and hold it for the Dutch crown. This would cause Britain to relent and accept a modified Talleyrand plan with Flanders remaining with the Dutch, and an independent Walonia.
The next problem was the governance of the new Walloon state. A prince of either The Netherlands, or France was rejected in light of the revolution and the French attempt at annexation. After a succession of royal names were bandied about, the conference compromised on Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen. Karl had been the last Governor of the Austrian Netherlands before the Napoleonic wars and was thought of as a neutral choice for a buffer state between the two angry Kings. He would be crowned in July of 1831 and would relinquish his Dukedom to his second son Karl Ferdinand. Belgium would also be acknowledged as neutral country and its neutrality was accepted in a treaty between the great powers of Europe.
Norway's independence was settled when Great Britain threatened to blockade Sweden if they did not come to the negotiating table. Norway would become independent of Sweden and in exchange Sweden would receive trade concessions from Britain. While the conference was deciding on its leader, the Norwegian provisional congress would elect Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as King of the newly independent nation. He was chosen for his relationship with the great powers of Europe. He was the widower of Princess Charlotte of Great Britain, only daughter of King George IV, and was close with Russia from his service during the war. Leopold was intrigued by the idea of leading the descendants of the Viking warriors of old and accepted the crown with King William IV's blessing. (In reality he was simply happy to be rid Leopold who he did not care for.) He would be Coronated in April of 1831.
Greece represented the greatest problem for the conference to solve. The Ottoman Empire would not relinquish Greece as it was thought it would have a domino effect among the Empire's other minorities. After a multi-national fleet of British, French, and Austrian vessels parked themselves in the Aegean sea, the Ottomans relented. Greece would become an independent monarchy under Prince Otto of Bavaria. However his absolutist tendencies would see his overthrow in 1862. He would be replaced by Nicholas de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg. (Brother of King Auguste of Portugal)
King Charles I of Walonia
King Leopold I of Norway
King Nikolas I of Greece
The Europe that existed in the early 1830s was one of strife. The flames of revolution roared in The United Netherlands, Sweden-Norway, and in Greece. The Dutch were fighting a losing battle with the rebels in Flanders and Walonia,the Swedish crown could not secure their recently gained Kingdom of Norway, and Greece was effectively lost to the Ottoman Turks. With so much instability in Europe, Britain called for a conference to be held in London to solve the crises and bring order back to the continent.
The Great powers of Europe would send representation to the conference in December of 1830. (This would also signal the beginning of both a thaw in Anglo/American relations and America's entry onto the world stage as Secretary of State William H. Harrison was invited as a neutral observer.) A cease-fire was called in both Norway and The Netherlands (The Ottomans refused to accept one) while the conference occurred in the hopes of keeping the revolutionary fervor from spreading to unaffected countries. Initially Britain rejected the Talleyrand plan which called for a division of the revolting Dutch territory along linguistic lines in favor of a unified Belgian state. However, King Louis Philippe of France used the cease-fire to rush soldiers and military supplies into the proposed Belgian territory under the cover of night in the hopes of gaining Walonia for France. This would be quickly exposed and as a result King Willem I of The Netherlands announced he would instruct his soldiers to push back into Flanders and hold it for the Dutch crown. This would cause Britain to relent and accept a modified Talleyrand plan with Flanders remaining with the Dutch, and an independent Walonia.
The next problem was the governance of the new Walloon state. A prince of either The Netherlands, or France was rejected in light of the revolution and the French attempt at annexation. After a succession of royal names were bandied about, the conference compromised on Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen. Karl had been the last Governor of the Austrian Netherlands before the Napoleonic wars and was thought of as a neutral choice for a buffer state between the two angry Kings. He would be crowned in July of 1831 and would relinquish his Dukedom to his second son Karl Ferdinand. Belgium would also be acknowledged as neutral country and its neutrality was accepted in a treaty between the great powers of Europe.
Norway's independence was settled when Great Britain threatened to blockade Sweden if they did not come to the negotiating table. Norway would become independent of Sweden and in exchange Sweden would receive trade concessions from Britain. While the conference was deciding on its leader, the Norwegian provisional congress would elect Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as King of the newly independent nation. He was chosen for his relationship with the great powers of Europe. He was the widower of Princess Charlotte of Great Britain, only daughter of King George IV, and was close with Russia from his service during the war. Leopold was intrigued by the idea of leading the descendants of the Viking warriors of old and accepted the crown with King William IV's blessing. (In reality he was simply happy to be rid Leopold who he did not care for.) He would be Coronated in April of 1831.
Greece represented the greatest problem for the conference to solve. The Ottoman Empire would not relinquish Greece as it was thought it would have a domino effect among the Empire's other minorities. After a multi-national fleet of British, French, and Austrian vessels parked themselves in the Aegean sea, the Ottomans relented. Greece would become an independent monarchy under Prince Otto of Bavaria. However his absolutist tendencies would see his overthrow in 1862. He would be replaced by Nicholas de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg. (Brother of King Auguste of Portugal)
King Charles I of Walonia
King Leopold I of Norway
King Nikolas I of Greece
Monarchs of Walonia:
King Charles I (1771-1847)*Died, Reign (1832-1847)- Henrietta of Nassau
Children: Maria Teresa, Albert, Karl Ferdinand, Frederick, Maria Karoline, Wilhelm
Son of Charles I
King Albert (1817-1895)*Died, Reign (1847-1895)- Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg
Children: Maria Teresa, Charles, Henrietta
Son of Albert
King Charles II (1850-1931)*Died, Reign (1895-1931)- Therese of Bavaria
Children: Auguste, Joseph, Albert, Maximilian, Leopold
Son of Charles II
King Joseph (1877-1954)*Died, Reign (1931-1954)- Maria of Brazil
Children: Henriette, Josephine, Elisabeth, Maria Luisa, Jean
Son of Joseph
King Jean (1909-1991)*Died, Reign (1954-1991)- Mechtilde of Urach
Children: Charles, Amalie, Albert, Charlotte
Son of Jean
King Charles III (1939-?), Reign (1991-?)- Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children: Henri, Joseph, Philippe
Son of Charles III
Henri, Prince of Liege (1975-?), Heir From (1991-?)-Catherine of New Orleans
Children: Mathilde, Maria Carolina
Monarchs of Norway:
King Leopold I (1790-1865)*Died, Reign (1831-1865)- Maria of Wurttemburg
Children: Haakon, Olav, Marie, Victoria, Christina
Son of Leopold I
King Haakon VII (1834-1909)*Died, Reign (1865-1909)- Marie of Hohenzollern
Children: Harald, Caroline, Josephine Marie, Leopold
Son of Haakon VII
King Harald V (1869-1928)*Died, Reign (1909-1928)- Maud of Wales
Children: None
Nephew of Harald V, Son of Prince Leopold of Norway
King Leopold II (1901-1983)*Died, Reign (1928-1983)- Margarita of Denmark
Children: Victoria, Haakon, Magnus, Fredrik
Son of Leopold II
King Haakon VIII (1935-2004)*Died, Reign (1983-2004)- Cecile of Greece
Children: Fredrik, Alexander
Son of Haakon VIII
King Fredrik VII (1974-?), Reign (2004-?)- Sonja
Children: Anna, Martha Cecile
Daughter of Fredrik VII
Kronprinsesse Anna (2002-?), Heir From (2004-?)- None
Monarchs of Greece:
King Nikolas I (1843-1900)*Died, Reign (1862-1900)- Cecile of Oldenburg
Children: Alexandros, Pavlos, Olympia, Justinian
Son of Nikolas I
King Alexandros (1865-1931)*Died , Reign (1900-1931)- Sophia of Prussia
Children: Irene, Nikolas, Helena, Maria, Andrew
Son of Alexandros
King Nikolas II (1892-1969)*Died, Reign (1931-1969)- Dagmar of Denmark
Children: Sophia, Maria, Theodora, Georgios, Nikolas, Pavlos
Son of Nikolas II
King Georgios (1925-2004)*Died, Reign (1969-2004)- Elizabeth of York
Children: Justinian, Katherine, Alexandros, Maximos
Son of Georgios
King Justinian (1948-?), Reign (2004-?)- Helene of Oldenburg
Children: Andrew, Pietros
Son of Justinian
Andrew, Crown Prince of Greece (1980-?), Heir From (2004-?)- Demitria
Children: Helena, Georgios, Konstantinos
King Charles I (1771-1847)*Died, Reign (1832-1847)- Henrietta of Nassau
Children: Maria Teresa, Albert, Karl Ferdinand, Frederick, Maria Karoline, Wilhelm
Son of Charles I
King Albert (1817-1895)*Died, Reign (1847-1895)- Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg
Children: Maria Teresa, Charles, Henrietta
Son of Albert
King Charles II (1850-1931)*Died, Reign (1895-1931)- Therese of Bavaria
Children: Auguste, Joseph, Albert, Maximilian, Leopold
Son of Charles II
King Joseph (1877-1954)*Died, Reign (1931-1954)- Maria of Brazil
Children: Henriette, Josephine, Elisabeth, Maria Luisa, Jean
Son of Joseph
King Jean (1909-1991)*Died, Reign (1954-1991)- Mechtilde of Urach
Children: Charles, Amalie, Albert, Charlotte
Son of Jean
King Charles III (1939-?), Reign (1991-?)- Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe
Children: Henri, Joseph, Philippe
Son of Charles III
Henri, Prince of Liege (1975-?), Heir From (1991-?)-Catherine of New Orleans
Children: Mathilde, Maria Carolina
Monarchs of Norway:
King Leopold I (1790-1865)*Died, Reign (1831-1865)- Maria of Wurttemburg
Children: Haakon, Olav, Marie, Victoria, Christina
Son of Leopold I
King Haakon VII (1834-1909)*Died, Reign (1865-1909)- Marie of Hohenzollern
Children: Harald, Caroline, Josephine Marie, Leopold
Son of Haakon VII
King Harald V (1869-1928)*Died, Reign (1909-1928)- Maud of Wales
Children: None
Nephew of Harald V, Son of Prince Leopold of Norway
King Leopold II (1901-1983)*Died, Reign (1928-1983)- Margarita of Denmark
Children: Victoria, Haakon, Magnus, Fredrik
Son of Leopold II
King Haakon VIII (1935-2004)*Died, Reign (1983-2004)- Cecile of Greece
Children: Fredrik, Alexander
Son of Haakon VIII
King Fredrik VII (1974-?), Reign (2004-?)- Sonja
Children: Anna, Martha Cecile
Daughter of Fredrik VII
Kronprinsesse Anna (2002-?), Heir From (2004-?)- None
Monarchs of Greece:
King Nikolas I (1843-1900)*Died, Reign (1862-1900)- Cecile of Oldenburg
Children: Alexandros, Pavlos, Olympia, Justinian
Son of Nikolas I
King Alexandros (1865-1931)*Died , Reign (1900-1931)- Sophia of Prussia
Children: Irene, Nikolas, Helena, Maria, Andrew
Son of Alexandros
King Nikolas II (1892-1969)*Died, Reign (1931-1969)- Dagmar of Denmark
Children: Sophia, Maria, Theodora, Georgios, Nikolas, Pavlos
Son of Nikolas II
King Georgios (1925-2004)*Died, Reign (1969-2004)- Elizabeth of York
Children: Justinian, Katherine, Alexandros, Maximos
Son of Georgios
King Justinian (1948-?), Reign (2004-?)- Helene of Oldenburg
Children: Andrew, Pietros
Son of Justinian
Andrew, Crown Prince of Greece (1980-?), Heir From (2004-?)- Demitria
Children: Helena, Georgios, Konstantinos
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*Author's Note: For the sake of completion: here is the list of Dutch and Swedish Monarchs for TTL.
Monarchs of The Netherlands:
(*Author's Note: All Monarchs before those listed are OTL)
King Willem III (1817-1890)*Died, Reign (1849-1890)- Sophie of Wurttemburg (Married 1839-1877)/ Emma of Waldeck and Prymont (Married 1879-1890)
Children: Willem, Maurits, Alexander, Wilhelmina
Son of Willem III
King Maurits I (1843-1912)*Died, Reign (1890-1912)- Frederica of Hanover
Children: Frederieke, Maurits, Willem Friso, Hendriks
Son of Maurits I
King Maurits II (1872-1960)*Died, Reign (1912-1960)- Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Children: Frederik, Aleksander, Marie, Beatrix, Catharina
Son of Maurits II
King Frederik (1901-1971)*Died, Reign (1960-1971)- Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Children: Sophie, Juliana
Daughter of Frederik
Queen Sophie (1934-?), Reign (1971-?)- Claus Von Amsberg
Children: Willem, Maurits, Casimir
Son of Sophie
Willem, Prins van Oranje (1961-?), Heir From (1971-?)- Charlotte of York
Children: Ernst Casimir, Constantijn, Ariane
Monarchs of Sweden/Finland:
(*Author's Note: All Monarchs before those listed are OTL)
King Gustaf VI Adolf (1882-1973)*Died, Reign (1950-1973)- Elisabeth of Wied
Children: Fredrik Gustaf, Ingrid, Sophie, Carl Vilhelm, Kristina
Son of Gustaf VI Adolf
King Fredrik II Gustaf (1909-1990)*Died, Reign (1973-1990)- Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Children: Johann Gustaf, Louise, Eleonora
Son of Fredrik II Gustaf
King Johann IV Gustaf (1939-?), Reign (1990-?)- Elisabeth of Mecklenburg
Children: Gustaf, Oscar, Estelle
Son of Johann IV Gustaf
Gustaf, Sveriges Kronprins (1980-?), Heir From (1990-?)- Maria Louise of Bulgaria
Children: Kristina, Fredrik Johann
Monarchs of The Netherlands:
(*Author's Note: All Monarchs before those listed are OTL)
King Willem III (1817-1890)*Died, Reign (1849-1890)- Sophie of Wurttemburg (Married 1839-1877)/ Emma of Waldeck and Prymont (Married 1879-1890)
Children: Willem, Maurits, Alexander, Wilhelmina
Son of Willem III
King Maurits I (1843-1912)*Died, Reign (1890-1912)- Frederica of Hanover
Children: Frederieke, Maurits, Willem Friso, Hendriks
Son of Maurits I
King Maurits II (1872-1960)*Died, Reign (1912-1960)- Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Children: Frederik, Aleksander, Marie, Beatrix, Catharina
Son of Maurits II
King Frederik (1901-1971)*Died, Reign (1960-1971)- Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Children: Sophie, Juliana
Daughter of Frederik
Queen Sophie (1934-?), Reign (1971-?)- Claus Von Amsberg
Children: Willem, Maurits, Casimir
Son of Sophie
Willem, Prins van Oranje (1961-?), Heir From (1971-?)- Charlotte of York
Children: Ernst Casimir, Constantijn, Ariane
Monarchs of Sweden/Finland:
(*Author's Note: All Monarchs before those listed are OTL)
King Gustaf VI Adolf (1882-1973)*Died, Reign (1950-1973)- Elisabeth of Wied
Children: Fredrik Gustaf, Ingrid, Sophie, Carl Vilhelm, Kristina
Son of Gustaf VI Adolf
King Fredrik II Gustaf (1909-1990)*Died, Reign (1973-1990)- Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark
Children: Johann Gustaf, Louise, Eleonora
Son of Fredrik II Gustaf
King Johann IV Gustaf (1939-?), Reign (1990-?)- Elisabeth of Mecklenburg
Children: Gustaf, Oscar, Estelle
Son of Johann IV Gustaf
Gustaf, Sveriges Kronprins (1980-?), Heir From (1990-?)- Maria Louise of Bulgaria
Children: Kristina, Fredrik Johann
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Prime Ministers of The United States of America:
1. Baron Benjamin Franklin (1785-1788)Independent Pennsylvania
2. Baron John Jay (1789-1796)Federalist New York
3. Sir Samuel Johnston (1777-1800)Federalist North Carolina
4. James Madison, 1st Marquess of Montpelier (1801-1812)Democratic Virginia
5. Alexander Hamilton, 1st Marquess of The Grange (1813-1816)Federalist New York
6. James Madison, 1st Marquess of Montpelier (1817-1820)Democratic Virginia
7. Sir Rufus King (1821-1824)Federalist New York
8. Sir Albert Gallatin (1825-1828)Democratic Pennsylvania
9. Sir Henry Clay (1829-1832)Whig Kentucky
10. Martin Van Buren, 1st Marquess of Kinderhook (1833-1844)Democratic New York
11. Baron James K. Polk (1945-1848)Democratic Tennessee
12. Sir Zachary Taylor (1849-1852)Whig Virginia
13. Sir Lewis Cass (1853-1860)Democratic Michigan
14. Millard Fillmore, 1st Marquess of East Aurora (1861-1868)Whig New York
15. Baron William T. Sherman (1869-1880)Liberty Ohio
16. Baron Thomas F. Bayard (1881-1888)Conservative Delaware
17. Sir John G. Carlisle (1889-1892)Conservative Kentucky
18. Benjamin Hariison, 4th Marquess of Berkeley (1893-1900)Liberty Indiana
19. Sir William Mckinley (1901-1904)Conservative Ohio
20. Theodore Roosevelt, 1st Marquess of Oyster Bay (1905-1920)Liberty New York
21. Sir Irvine Lenroot (1921-1928)Conservative Wisconsin
22. Sir Herbert Hoover (1929-1932)Conservative Iowa
23. Sir Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)[*Died in Office]Liberty New York
24. Sir Alben W. Barkley (1945-1952)Liberty Kentucky
25. Robert A. Taft, 3rd Marquess of Mount Auburn (1953)[*Died in Office]Conservative Ohio
26. Douglas C. MacArthur, Duke of San Juan (1953-1960)Conservative Puerto Rico
27. Sir Stuart Symington (1961-1968)Liberty Missouri
28. Spiro T. Agnew (1969-1970)[*Resigned]Conservative Maryland
29. Sir Gerald R. Ford (1970-1972)Conservative Michigan
30. Sir Henry M. Jackson (1973-1983)[*Died in Office]Liberty Oregon
31. Sir Walter Mondale (1983-1988)Liberty Minnesota
32. Sir Jack Kemp (1989-2000)Conservative New York
33. Theodore Roosevelt IV, 4th Marquess of Oyster Bay (2001-2008)Liberty New York
34. Sir John Kasich (2009-2012)Conservative Ohio
45. Dame Nancy Pelosi (2013-2020)Liberty Maryland
46. Sir Arnold Schwarzenegger (2021-?)Conservative Florida
1. Baron Benjamin Franklin (1785-1788)Independent Pennsylvania
2. Baron John Jay (1789-1796)Federalist New York
3. Sir Samuel Johnston (1777-1800)Federalist North Carolina
4. James Madison, 1st Marquess of Montpelier (1801-1812)Democratic Virginia
5. Alexander Hamilton, 1st Marquess of The Grange (1813-1816)Federalist New York
6. James Madison, 1st Marquess of Montpelier (1817-1820)Democratic Virginia
7. Sir Rufus King (1821-1824)Federalist New York
8. Sir Albert Gallatin (1825-1828)Democratic Pennsylvania
9. Sir Henry Clay (1829-1832)Whig Kentucky
10. Martin Van Buren, 1st Marquess of Kinderhook (1833-1844)Democratic New York
11. Baron James K. Polk (1945-1848)Democratic Tennessee
12. Sir Zachary Taylor (1849-1852)Whig Virginia
13. Sir Lewis Cass (1853-1860)Democratic Michigan
14. Millard Fillmore, 1st Marquess of East Aurora (1861-1868)Whig New York
15. Baron William T. Sherman (1869-1880)Liberty Ohio
16. Baron Thomas F. Bayard (1881-1888)Conservative Delaware
17. Sir John G. Carlisle (1889-1892)Conservative Kentucky
18. Benjamin Hariison, 4th Marquess of Berkeley (1893-1900)Liberty Indiana
19. Sir William Mckinley (1901-1904)Conservative Ohio
20. Theodore Roosevelt, 1st Marquess of Oyster Bay (1905-1920)Liberty New York
21. Sir Irvine Lenroot (1921-1928)Conservative Wisconsin
22. Sir Herbert Hoover (1929-1932)Conservative Iowa
23. Sir Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)[*Died in Office]Liberty New York
24. Sir Alben W. Barkley (1945-1952)Liberty Kentucky
25. Robert A. Taft, 3rd Marquess of Mount Auburn (1953)[*Died in Office]Conservative Ohio
26. Douglas C. MacArthur, Duke of San Juan (1953-1960)Conservative Puerto Rico
27. Sir Stuart Symington (1961-1968)Liberty Missouri
28. Spiro T. Agnew (1969-1970)[*Resigned]Conservative Maryland
29. Sir Gerald R. Ford (1970-1972)Conservative Michigan
30. Sir Henry M. Jackson (1973-1983)[*Died in Office]Liberty Oregon
31. Sir Walter Mondale (1983-1988)Liberty Minnesota
32. Sir Jack Kemp (1989-2000)Conservative New York
33. Theodore Roosevelt IV, 4th Marquess of Oyster Bay (2001-2008)Liberty New York
34. Sir John Kasich (2009-2012)Conservative Ohio
45. Dame Nancy Pelosi (2013-2020)Liberty Maryland
46. Sir Arnold Schwarzenegger (2021-?)Conservative Florida
Map of the Contiguous United States:
*Author's Note: This map does not include the non-contiguous states of Puerto Rico and Alaska. Additionally, any states not labeled are the same as OTL.
*Author's Note: This map does not include the non-contiguous states of Puerto Rico and Alaska. Additionally, any states not labeled are the same as OTL.
I'm guessing that the Mexican-American War never happened.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman is rightly considered the greatest Prime Minister America ever had. He led his nation through the fires of Civil War and personally oversaw the end of Slavery in North America. His actions brought America into a new era and his actions still reverberate through the centuries.
William T. Sherman was born in Ohio in 1820. The son of a Lawyer, his Father would pass away when he was a child. The friends and colleges of his Father would secure him an appointment to West Point where he would excel in mathematics, but do less well in his other subjects. He would be stationed around the country from Florida to the far flung reaches of the Louisiana purchase. It was here in the Dakota territory where nor Colonel Sherman would be injured in the Indian Wars. He would be shot twice in the left arm and would lose the use of that arm at the battle of The Yellowstone River. Honorably discharged from the army, he returned to Ohio in 1860 and would settle in Cincinnati.
Embittered with his condition and exit from the army, Sherman would cast about for years looking for purpose for his life. It was here that he would see Governor Salmon P. Chase giving a speech during his failed run for the Prime Minister-ship in 1860. Running on the newly established Liberty party, Sherman would listen to Chase rail against the monopoly the Southern states had concocted over the past several decades. The south had managed to keep control over both houses of congress by refusing to allow any new states to be formed from the territory west of the Mississippi river in order to protect their "peculiar institution": Slavery. Sherman would be reborn that day and would enter the race for a congressional seat in Cincinnati that same week. While Chase would lose to Millard Fillmore, Sherman would become a freshly minted Congressman on his way to Columbia City.
Sherman would quickly rise to prominence within the steadily expanding Liberty party. Known for his plain language, keen intellect, and usage of a minimum of pomp and ceremony; Sherman would earn himself the accolades of Northern papers, and the scorn of Southern ones. By 1868, William Sherman was chosen by the party bosses to be the leader of the Libertyists and would face Fillmore's would-be successor: Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. After a hard fought Campaign, Sherman would emerge victorious and present himself to king George II request his accent to form a government.
Within two weeks, several Southern states created secession conventions. By January of 1869 several states had left the Union including: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Additionally, Virginia was virtually split in half between the Unionist North and the Secessionist South. Prime Minister Sherman would follow the day to day fighting from a room he had prepared in the War department. He would live there during the war, except for his visits to the front. Appointing talented men he had met during his military service, the Virginian theatere would be commanded by Winfield Scott Hancock, while the Kentuckian theatre would be commanded by his Indian Wars comrade Ulysses S. Grant. The war would be a series of small skirmishes with neither side willing to commit to a full scale battle until April of 1870, when General Grant would launch his assault across the Ohio river into Kentucky. He would fight a decisive battle against Rebel General Braxton Bragg at Greenville would give Sherman the victory he needed to silence the naive appeasers in Congress and pass an emancipation amendment by the fall of that year.
After several bloody years of conflict, the Rebel government finally surrendered at Savannah Georgia on June 3, 1873. The North exploded with joy as it's people celebrated a hard fought victory. King George II attempted to elevate Sherman to the title of Duke of Cincinnati, but he refused. The King responded by making him Baron Sherman. On July 12, 1873, the Prime Minister would attend a play at Columbia City's Ford's Theater with General in Chief Grant and visiting Texan President Abraham Lincoln. During the performance, former actor and Rebel sympathizer John Wilkes Booth would attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister with a single-shot derringer. He would hit Sherman in his bad arm, before General Grant managed to wrestle him to the ground. After he was lead away by, the visiting Lincoln inquired about the Prime Minister's status. His reply included his famous plain, to-the-point response, "That arm didn't work anyway.
By the end of Sherman's third term in 1880, he had decided to retire. He would spend the remainder of his life traveling to Europe and Asia, as well as writing his best-selling memoirs. He would pass away in 1891 seeing an outpouring of national grief hitherto only seen on the death of the Sovereign. He would receive a state funeral before being laid to rest in a plain grave in Cincinnati's Soldiers and Sailors cemetery. He is remembered to this day as a champion of Freedom and a staunch defender of his nation. He frequently ranks within the top three Americans of all time in scholars polls, and earned his epithet: The Great Emancipator.
Baron Sherman at the end of the Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman is rightly considered the greatest Prime Minister America ever had. He led his nation through the fires of Civil War and personally oversaw the end of Slavery in North America. His actions brought America into a new era and his actions still reverberate through the centuries.
William T. Sherman was born in Ohio in 1820. The son of a Lawyer, his Father would pass away when he was a child. The friends and colleges of his Father would secure him an appointment to West Point where he would excel in mathematics, but do less well in his other subjects. He would be stationed around the country from Florida to the far flung reaches of the Louisiana purchase. It was here in the Dakota territory where nor Colonel Sherman would be injured in the Indian Wars. He would be shot twice in the left arm and would lose the use of that arm at the battle of The Yellowstone River. Honorably discharged from the army, he returned to Ohio in 1860 and would settle in Cincinnati.
Embittered with his condition and exit from the army, Sherman would cast about for years looking for purpose for his life. It was here that he would see Governor Salmon P. Chase giving a speech during his failed run for the Prime Minister-ship in 1860. Running on the newly established Liberty party, Sherman would listen to Chase rail against the monopoly the Southern states had concocted over the past several decades. The south had managed to keep control over both houses of congress by refusing to allow any new states to be formed from the territory west of the Mississippi river in order to protect their "peculiar institution": Slavery. Sherman would be reborn that day and would enter the race for a congressional seat in Cincinnati that same week. While Chase would lose to Millard Fillmore, Sherman would become a freshly minted Congressman on his way to Columbia City.
Sherman would quickly rise to prominence within the steadily expanding Liberty party. Known for his plain language, keen intellect, and usage of a minimum of pomp and ceremony; Sherman would earn himself the accolades of Northern papers, and the scorn of Southern ones. By 1868, William Sherman was chosen by the party bosses to be the leader of the Libertyists and would face Fillmore's would-be successor: Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. After a hard fought Campaign, Sherman would emerge victorious and present himself to king George II request his accent to form a government.
Within two weeks, several Southern states created secession conventions. By January of 1869 several states had left the Union including: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Additionally, Virginia was virtually split in half between the Unionist North and the Secessionist South. Prime Minister Sherman would follow the day to day fighting from a room he had prepared in the War department. He would live there during the war, except for his visits to the front. Appointing talented men he had met during his military service, the Virginian theatere would be commanded by Winfield Scott Hancock, while the Kentuckian theatre would be commanded by his Indian Wars comrade Ulysses S. Grant. The war would be a series of small skirmishes with neither side willing to commit to a full scale battle until April of 1870, when General Grant would launch his assault across the Ohio river into Kentucky. He would fight a decisive battle against Rebel General Braxton Bragg at Greenville would give Sherman the victory he needed to silence the naive appeasers in Congress and pass an emancipation amendment by the fall of that year.
After several bloody years of conflict, the Rebel government finally surrendered at Savannah Georgia on June 3, 1873. The North exploded with joy as it's people celebrated a hard fought victory. King George II attempted to elevate Sherman to the title of Duke of Cincinnati, but he refused. The King responded by making him Baron Sherman. On July 12, 1873, the Prime Minister would attend a play at Columbia City's Ford's Theater with General in Chief Grant and visiting Texan President Abraham Lincoln. During the performance, former actor and Rebel sympathizer John Wilkes Booth would attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister with a single-shot derringer. He would hit Sherman in his bad arm, before General Grant managed to wrestle him to the ground. After he was lead away by, the visiting Lincoln inquired about the Prime Minister's status. His reply included his famous plain, to-the-point response, "That arm didn't work anyway.
By the end of Sherman's third term in 1880, he had decided to retire. He would spend the remainder of his life traveling to Europe and Asia, as well as writing his best-selling memoirs. He would pass away in 1891 seeing an outpouring of national grief hitherto only seen on the death of the Sovereign. He would receive a state funeral before being laid to rest in a plain grave in Cincinnati's Soldiers and Sailors cemetery. He is remembered to this day as a champion of Freedom and a staunch defender of his nation. He frequently ranks within the top three Americans of all time in scholars polls, and earned his epithet: The Great Emancipator.
Baron Sherman at the end of the Civil War