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Among the many accomplishments of Don Juan of Austria there was the conquest of Tunisia in the aftermath of the Battle of Lepanto.

Pope Gregory encouraged Juan's brother Philip to recognize John as King of Tunisia, but the King of Spain didn't really trust his brother, so he gave him a title in Italy instead, allowing the turks to retake Tunisia.

But what if in 1574 King Philip II of Spain had decided to give his brother the title of King of Tunisia?

Does the Habsburg Kingdom of Tunisia survive for decades? centuries? Does this allow the Spanish to further their domination of the Mediterranean? Does it weaken the turks and the berber pirates? Does it save John of Austria? Would Tunisia have been eventually christianized?
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