If you wait you may become King of Sweden

[arctic warrior]

1828 Heir to the thrones of Denmark and Norway Prince Frederick marries Princess Vilhelmine of Denmark, daughter of Frederick6/1/2.
Former Swedish Prince Gustav of Vasa is engaged to Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, daughter of King Willem 1 and Queen Wilhelmina (of Prussia). The move is quietly encouraged by King Frederick 6/1/2 as he view it as a move to gather allies against simmering German nationalism. The Netherlands is one of the foreign powers, like the Scandinavian Union to hold lands in the German League.
Change of the British Corn Act increases Scandinavian export of grain. The crisis is over. Both Danish and Swedish grain producers; large and small begin to feel the effect. The “Holstein” savings and loan associations pop up all over the Scandinavian Union. With better income for the peasants and poor the migration to especially the US is stagnant. Forest is cleared in Sweden for more farming and small cities are founded along the new cobblestone roads now linking almost every part of the Union to the others – improving trade and exchange of ideas.
The first steam engine is built in the Scandinavian Union. Steam engines are going to give a boost to the logging industry in Sweden and Norway.
The rebuilt royal castle of Copenhagen is occupied by the royal family.
Gunsmith Löbnitz construct a breach loading rifle that enters service with the Scandinavian army. The rifle is not gastight and is phased out in 1848.
Russo-Persian war ends and the Russo-Ottoman war begin.
Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt enters a customs agreement. In reaction Saxe, Hanover, Kur-Hesse and Braunschweigh supported by Britain and Austria enters the Central German customs union. (Zollverein) Bavaria and Württenberg enter the South German customs union.
The German Confederation once again asks King Frederick for an assembly of the estates in Holstein. King Frederick grants the assembly and insists on Holstein joining the Central German customs union.

 

[Swede]

1828 Heir to the thrones of Denmark and Norway Prince Frederick marries Princess Vilhelmine of Denmark, daughter of Frederick6/1/2.

Now you've confused me.
otoh - keeping the timeline going? excellent!

 

[arctic warrior]

Now you've confused me.
otoh - keeping the timeline going? excellent!

No small wonder! My fault should read "Prince Frederick (OTL Frederick 7.)son of the heir to the thrones..." the heir being Prince Christian Frederick (OTL Christian 8.).
I am keeping the TL going, having fleshed it out until 1863 - thanks!

 

[arctic warrior]

1829 Birth of Scandinavism of art by the coronation of Danish poet Adam Oehlenslaeger in Lund as king of Scandinavian poetry by Swedish poet Esaias Tegnér. The political Scandinavism has been fact for the last decade.
Prince Ferdinand, regent of Norway marries Princess Caroline, daughter of Frederick 6. They settle on the castle of Kristiania.
Frederick Laessoee enters the UnionArmyAcademy in Stockholm.
A new Union conscription law is passed through the three parliaments: almost any young man residing in the country side is eligible for service. Teachers and students are exempt. With the much increased population the possible number of young men eligible for conscription also increases.
London conference: the Russo-Ottoman war is ended. Greece achieves independence, Serbia autonomy as well as does Moldova and Wallachia. Russia gains the Danube river delta, Black Sea east coast and part of Armenia.
An estates assembly is established in the Kingdom of Denmark having been promoted by Kingdom council member Anders Sandøe Ørsted, brother of H.C Ørsted who feels that such a move will serve to secure the position of autocracy. This decision is applauded by the newspapers of Norway and Sweden, but they also note the lack of a constitution for Denmark. Henrik Nicolai Clausen becomes a member of the estates assembly of Roskilde, Sjaelland. Count Frederick Adolph Holstein is asked by the King to also take up seat of the estates assembly of Roskilde.

 

[arctic warrior]

1830 Prince Gustaf of Vasa and Princess Marianne are married. The marriage doesn’t pay off politically to the benefit of the Scandinavian Union. The couple settle in Austria.
Increasing prices on foodstuffs benefits farmers in the Scandinavian Union. The common basic education is another benefit as farmers are able to administer their property but also that common peoples are able to understand what is going on and want to know more of the affairs of state.
The July Revolution: King Charles X flees to Britain. Louis Philippe elected King of the French.
The revolution spreads to Belgium. The Great Powers convene in London and the independence of Belgium is recognized. A Russian-Austrian-Prussian demand of intervention is rejected by Britain and France. Rumours in Poland of use of the Army of Poland in Belgium provoke a revolution that is met by force of Russia.
The events in the Netherlands are a grim reminds to King Frederick that the Great Powers may still act arbitrarily towards minor nations. Frederick however feel as the ruler of a greater power; if a lesser, greater power.
King Frederick is asked to give Denmark a Rigsdag on basis of the estates assembly. Frederick rejects the idea but among the advocates are such persons as Anders Sandøe Ørsted and count Holstein. Both are going to promote the idea in years to come.
In Sweden some liberals and peasants ask for improved representation of their estates.
In the wake of the July Revolution students in Holstein demand the union of Holstein and Denmark dissolved and a republic created. The Ritterschaft of Holstein does not love the state of affairs but are not ready for such a move.
Britain and the Scandinavian Union conclude a peace treaty with the Ashanti.

 

[arctic warrior]

1831 The cholera-year. The epidemic claims deaths in the tens of thousands.
The climate of Revolution is about to spread to Scandinavia but the birth of Juliane Marie Frederikke Margrete daughter to Ferdinand and Caroline (inspired by SteveW’s: The Tallyrand Plan) puts an effective stop to this. The birth is celebrated by student’s; followers of Scandinavism in all three Kingdoms.
Tsar Nicholas makes some angry musing about the Scandinavian succession but is too occupied in Poland bringing down the Polish revolution.
In the wake of the war with the Ashanti Scandinavian settlers probe inland on the Gold Coast establishing small plantations.
Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is elected King of Belgium, inaugurated July 21,
September: The Polish revolution is crushed by the Russian army.
Kur-Hesse leaves the Central German customs union and joins Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt. The Central German customs union is blown. King Frederick view this as a setback, having had Holstein join the Central German customs union. This causes resentment in Holstein among the students and the Ritterschaft on the dispositions of their ruling Duke.
King Frederick continues trade cooperation with the former members of the Central German customs union: Hanover, Saxony and Braunschweig.
Saxony is given a constitution.
Austria fights revolutionary uprisings in Northern Italy.

 

[arctic warrior]

1832 With Tsar Nicholas having his back free, he warns the Aaland Isles being a dagger poised at the hearth of Sweden. The Union Joint War council make the Stockholm command permanent and allocate forces for it. Until now the Stockholm command was only to be allocated forces in case of war. These forces consists of both Naval and Army units. The Naval units are both a coastal fleet and a deep sea fleet. This threat brings Swedes of every political observance together.
King Frederick as Duke of Holstein looking for possible German allies begins talks with representatives of the British government and the King of Prussia.
The Göta Canal linking LakeVättern to the Baltic is completed. The inland waterway is along with the new road system a great improvement of internal communications. During the building of the Göta Canal the Motala works had been established, which are due to become one of the largest machine manufacturers in the Union supplying locomotives and steam engines for ships as well as building iron hull ships.
The use of steam engines in lumber mills in northern Sweden increases the need for labour. Poor peoples are transported for free by government to northern Sweden when they agree to work in the lumber industry.
News of the Great Parliamentary Reform of Britain reaching the Scandinavian Union is widely published and seen by the liberals and peasants as an ideal objective.
A son is born to Gustav of Vasa and Marianne. He is christened Gustav Willem.
The Hambach Fest in Bavaria. A German republic is publicly demanded. King Frederick is slightly alarmed at this outburst of German nationalism and especially as some Holstein students carry this outburst on at Kiel University.
Bavarian Prince Otto is elected King of the Hellenes. (Greece)

 

[Valdemar II]

Is the border beetween Belgium and Netherland the same? or have the Belgiens gotten Limburg and the whole of Luxembourg?

 

[arctic warrior]

The border of the Netherlands - Belgium is per OTL. I have no reason for changing that.
Actually a lot of things goes as per OTL when not considering the Scandinavian Union territory - and later more than that!

 

[arctic warrior]

An updated map of Germany and southern part of Scandinavian Union 1830.

 

[arctic warrior]

1833 A Union Bureau of Statistics is founded to supply government with reliable figures and provide a better basis for conscription.
A hole is punched in the censorship of Danish newspapers by a verdict in the Supreme Court. Freedom of press is obtained by responsible editors.
Alfred Nobel inventor of dynamite is born.
Parliament ends slavery in the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act.
Count Holstein advocates abolition of slavery in the Scandinavian colonies getting into conflict with the plantation owners. The government at this stage is not in opposition to Holstein as abolition would pave the way for more immigrants to the West Indies, because of the need for manual labour and the possibility that foreign planters would withdraw from the islands.
This creates tension in the Scandinavian West Indies and the Marines are alerted.
Deutscher Zollverein established with Prussia as the leading member without Austria. King Frederick approaches Austria’s Prince Metternich for an understanding, not to be left alone in Germany. Surprisingly Metternich is open to Frederick’s suggestions seeing this understanding as a counter weigh to Prussia dominating the German Confederation.
The Russian government decide that autocracy, orthodoxy and nationalism will be guidelines for ruling the country. An outburst against Scandinavia follows, King Frederick is held to not be able to rein in his peoples. Frederick is able to get support from Metternich who supports him and the Tsar calms. As the Frederick-Metternich understanding gets into the public of the Scandinavian Union the liberals of all three Kingdoms are on the back of Frederick – autocracy guaranteed by autocracy in its worst form – making Frederick give up the scheme of a possible alliance with Austria.

 

[arctic warrior]

1834 During the early meetings of the Danish estates assembly conscription on a broader basis than just the population of the countryside is brought about. This is grabbed by King and Government to ask for passing of law in Norway and Sweden to call up more conscripts in all Kingdoms to ensure a stronger defence of central Sweden and reinforcements at the ready. The Norwegians are reluctant but the Swedes who know how close the fortress of Bomarsund is to Stockholm pass the law through the Riksdag. After this the Norwegian Storting gives in.
Part of the conscription law is a reorganization scheme for the Union army being set up in Brigades with Divisional staffs skeletons being kept on duty as Drabant-Guards and doing service at the Joint War council. At Stockholm however one Divisional staff is kept at full strength. Just in case.
In Sweden the debate of the representation of the estates once again surface. As the peasants gain better economic foundation and more political insight they demand to be better represented in the Riksdag and the liberals see this as a lever for themselves and allies with the peasants demanding changed representation.
The Slavery Abolition Act embitters the Boer population of South Africa and many participate in the Great Trek.
The Scandinavian Union government decides to free all slaves’ children. None are going to get born into slavery in the Union. As full emancipation is to take place in 12 years time some slaves are embittered. It is thus decided to reinforce the Marines in the West Indies by another company. This decision is questioned by count Holstein who’d like abolition to take effect now. The church and especially the missionary movement strongly ague that all men are equal to God – which spurs off a new round of liberal writers in Swedish and Norwegian newspapers but also Danish ones calling for an end of autocracy in Denmark by using the very arguments of the church, that is viewed as one of the pillars of autocracy!
King Frederick uses the new law on slavery to once again contact the British Government on German and Russian matters. The British are positive towards the Scandinavian Union but that is it as far as results goes.

 

[arctic warrior]

1835 First Scandinavian meeting of natural scientists in Göteborg. A permanent Scandinavian board of natural sciences are set up during the meeting.
H.C. Andersen issue his first novel and the first fairy-tale.
Gunsmith Peder Rasmussen makes a musket with a revolving magazine. It is tested by the Scandinavian army that orders a few hundred for testing in units.
Captain von Molkte obtains leave from the army to serve with the Marines.
The army garrison of St. Croix in the West Indies are planning a mutiny but the plans are uncovered and the Marines, commanded by von Molkte act swiftly sealing off the garrison and the leaders are summarily tried and shot. Von Molkte’s action is noticed at the Joint War council as well as at court.
Education of slaves’ children is to be instituted. The law is passed in Denmark much to the credit of count Holstein. For his services to King and Union Holstein has the highest Swedish, Norwegian and Danish orders bestowed upon him.
The sight of a black face on the streets of Copenhagen, Stockholm, Kristiania and Bergen is still rare but no longer a curiosity, as the freed slave’s children are going for education in the Scandinavian Union along any other young person.

 

[arctic warrior]

1836 John Ericsson of Sweden patents the screw as propulsion for ships.
German scientist Heinrich Wilhelm Dove points to the interrelations of weather in Europe and Equatorial and Polar air currents. Scandinavian scientific expeditions are sent off to Greenland and the Gold Coast to investigate Doves theory by the natural sciences board in Göteborg.
H.C. Andersen is invited to the court of Prince Ferdinand and Princess Caroline in Kristiania. Princess Juliane Marie Frederikke Margrete absolutely loves his fairy-tales. H.C. Andersen writes a short story during his travel to Kristiania aboard the steamer Lindeness. The story tells of the advancement of engineering leaving the engineers all black! This story is also a great success at court.
Rasmussen muskets are supplied to the Marines for testing under every condition.
Death of count Holstein, thousand of peasants and poor peoples all over the Union mourn him and delegations are sent off from Sweden and Norway to offer their condolences. Count Holstein’s son is asked to take up his father’s legacy, which he does but as a more conservative politician in that he tries to unite the great land owners and the peasants.
In the Union army the punishment of running the gauntlet is abolished.
Charles Darwin returns to Britain after his five-year journey aboard the HMS Beagle.

 

[arctic warrior]

1837 Governor Peter von Scholten tries to ease the tension of the slaves in the West Indies. Some free blacks are admitted to serve with the Marines.
Former King of Sweden, Gustav 4 Adolf dies in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Norwegian painter Constantin Hansen returns from Rome and is contracted by the Copenhagen Art Union for a painting. During his stay in Rome Hansen was an associate of Danish sculptor Berthel Thorvalsen.
Interrogation using torture is abolished throughout the Scandinavian Union.
Victoria succeeds to the British throne. Because of Salic law the Union of Hanover and Britain are dissolved and Ernst Augustus becomes King of Hanover. The repeal by Ernst Augustus of the 1819 constitution of Hanover is protested by Scandinavian liberals.
Heir to the throne Prince Frederick divorces Princess Vilhelmine. This is followed by an outburst from Tsar Nicolas that the Aaland Isles are a dagger towards Stockholm. The Union navy are ordered on manoeuvres in the east Baltic and the BottenBay around the Aaland Isles. The army units in and around Stockholm are put on higher readiness.

 

[arctic warrior]

1838 Danish sculptor Berthel Thorvaldsen returns from Rome to a hero’s welcome in Copenhagen. He’s made an honorary citizen of Copenhagen and later on visiting Stockholm and Kristiania also of these cities. Swedish and Norwegian artist’s going to Rome had like their Danish counterparts been stopping at Thorvaldsen’s workshop and come to know his hospitality.
Industry is still in its infancy in Scandinavia but a Scandinavian Industrialist’s Union is founded to support new industries.
Rasmussen rifles are made standard issue of the Marines to increase their firepower, as they often lack heavy fire support besides what the Navy ships can provide when in range.

 

[arctic warrior]

1839 King Frederick6/1/2 of the Scandinavian Union dies. He is succeeded in Denmark and Norway by Prince Christian Frederick, taking the name Frederick so as not to upset the Swedes, as Frederick 7/2 and is elected Frederick 3 of Sweden. To smooth the election in the Riksdag a law of improved treatment of the impoverished is offered and passed. Only the most conservative nobility protest the law as they claim the impoverished is already well off due to the Holstein schemes.
The liberals expect a constitution for Denmark but are disappointed. The Tsar is satisfied with autocracy being upheld in the Scandinavian morass and tension ease off.
Prince Ferdinand, Princess Caroline and Princess Juliane Marie Frederikke Margrete move to Stockholm. New regent in Norway is Prince Frederick, son of King Frederick and heir to the Kingdoms. A change of residence is thought to improve the ways of the prince but a posting to Sweden seem too risky at this stage.
The new King is well educated and pays a visit to the natural sciences board in Göteborg where he is made an honorary member.
Willem 1 of the Netherlands acknowledges Belgian independence. Luxembourg is partitioned between the two countries.
As his son is a more conservative person the legacy of count Holstein, is taken up in Sweden by member of the Riksdag and editor Lars Johan Hierta by writing editorials in his newspaper “Aftenposten” (Evening Post) agitating the welfare of Swedish peasants and poor.

 

[Swede]

As his son is a more conservative person the legacy of count Holstein, is taken up in Sweden by member of the Riksdag and editor Lars Johan Hierta by writing editorials in his newspaper “Aftenposten” (Evening Post) agitating the welfare of Swedish peasants and poor.

Linguistic departure from OTL already?
Aftenposten is the Norwegian paper, Aftonbladet is Hierta's Stockholm-based one (not sure which number finally stuck without his majesty's goverment closing it). Swedish for Aftenposten would be Aftonposten

Liking this TL, but I've lost track of all the princes and princesses aways back.

 

[arctic warrior]

Linguistic departure from OTL already?
Aftenposten is the Norwegian paper, Aftonbladet is Hierta's Stockholm-based one (not sure which number finally stuck without his majesty's goverment closing it). Swedish for Aftenposten would be Aftonposten

Liking this TL, but I've lost track of all the princes and princesses aways back.

Oooops, I've made an error - as you point out it is to be Aftonposten, damn must have been thinking Norwegian or something like. Wasn't it somewhere in the mid thirties that it stuck?

Thanks for liking the TL, well I know all those Fredericks are difficult to keep seperated, but rather soon it'll get worse and then better!

 

[arctic warrior]

1840 The Joint War council decide to have Copenhagen, Stockholm and Kristiania joined by Morse telegraphs. Later Bergen, Trondhiem, Haparanda, Slesvig, Kiel and Altona are linked up.
Upon return to Copenhagen von Molkte is ordered to serve at the Joint War council. He is despatched to Stockholm to streamline the staff of Stockholm Command. During his service in Stockholm von Molkte strongly argue the strategic needs for building railroads in the Scandinavian Union to facilitate the swift transfer of units.
The first Union railway is planned from Copenhagen to Roskilde.
John Ericsson is asked to deliver a boat to the Union Navy for trials of his propulsion screw.
Early breach loading smoothbore guns are manufactured at Aakers Iron casters in Sweden by freiherr Martin von Wahrendorff. Union army buys two guns for tests. Artillery commander A.F. Tscherning argues in favour of these guns to augment the firepower and rate of fire of massed artillery but the breach locks needs improvement.
Queen Victoria marries Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who becomes Prince Consort.
German chemist Justus von Liebig publishes his work on the use of fertilizers in farming. Liebig had been the initiator of import of natrium nitrate for use as fertilizer in 1825. Nobody wanted to use it at that time, but soon the time will be ripe.