Imperial Colonies

Could you have similar companies appearing during the American colonization?

The problem here is that the imperial, Austrian branch of the Habsburgs never owned ports near the North Sea. Triest on the Adriatic Sea was made a free port in 1719, the same era that saw the creation of the KOK. The Triestine East India Company, founded by Maria Theresia, existed from 1775 until 1785. They acquired a port at the Delagoa Bay in Mocambique and the Nicobar Islands for a short time.

Basically, the Austrians respected the Spanish rights until the War of the Spanish Succession. Given that even Flanders and Aragon had no rights to trade in Castilian overseas territories, it is hardly imaginable that the distant cousins in Asutria will be privileged.
 
The problem here is that the imperial, Austrian branch of the Habsburgs never owned ports near the North Sea. Triest on the Adriatic Sea was made a free port in 1719, the same era that saw the creation of the KOK. The Triestine East India Company, founded by Maria Theresia, existed from 1775 until 1785. They acquired a port at the Delagoa Bay in Mocambique and the Nicobar Islands for a short time.

Basically, the Austrians respected the Spanish rights until the War of the Spanish Succession. Given that even Flanders and Aragon had no rights to trade in Castilian overseas territories, it is hardly imaginable that the distant cousins in Asutria will be privileged.

No they probably won't be privileged at all, however by the time of the KOK they are already pretty late and slightly off placed for colonial endeavours.
IMHO the Austrian Habsburgs would have a better shot, if they end up with the Burgundian Netherlands (either directly or indirectly, for instance it could have passed to Mary, daughter of Charles V, and Maximilian II). And if incomplete, then have the Austrian Habsburgs control the Scheldt (Schelde) river to prevent a significant fall of Antwerpen.

Anyway if this scenario would unfold, then IMHO the Austrian Habsburgs would not have discouraged colonial ventures and once France and England, also have joined, then I also doubt that they would respect Castillian and Portuguese claims to the New World (nor other parts) that much.
 
The problem here is that the imperial, Austrian branch of the Habsburgs never owned ports near the North Sea. Triest on the Adriatic Sea was made a free port in 1719, the same era that saw the creation of the KOK. The Triestine East India Company, founded by Maria Theresia, existed from 1775 until 1785. They acquired a port at the Delagoa Bay in Mocambique and the Nicobar Islands for a short time.

Basically, the Austrians respected the Spanish rights until the War of the Spanish Succession. Given that even Flanders and Aragon had no rights to trade in Castilian overseas territories, it is hardly imaginable that the distant cousins in Asutria will be privileged.

Could they use Dutch ports? Wait those would be Spanish.... what about Hannoverian?
 
Could they use Dutch ports? Wait those would be Spanish.... what about Hannoverian?

Antwerp is a great port that the Austrians would have access to without a Pragmatic Sanction. A successful Ostend Company might not equal into colonies right away but it could serve to enrich the middle classes and create the foundations for Austrian colonies later in the 19th century.
 
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