NAMES for an Empire?

Im coming up with a TL for a lasting union between England/Ireland and Spain/Portugal/Netherlands/some of Italy etc by having King Philip II of Spain - Mary I of England have a son who grows up to rule a large European empire.

I dont know what to call that European empire though...

I know there the Anglo-Spanish Empire/Union or Anglo-Iberian Empire/Union or the New Western Roman Empire but I kinda want something more creative instead of one of the usuals. Would something like the Kingdoms of Europe be plausible or not. If I could get France to be in this union/empire what do you think it should be named? Also where do you think a capital city would be?

Just to make sure, I plan to have this country/union encompass:
Spain, Portugal, Two Sicilies, Milan, Spanish Netherlands and Burgundy, England and Wales, Ireland,
and then possibly:
Scotland, France, the rest of Italy

thanks :))
 

Krall

Banned
Are all the countries united as a single state, or are they just in personal union with each other?

If the latter, then I think it'd make sense to have it be referred to by the name of the dynasty that rules it - like the Habsburg Empire and the Angevin Empire were.
 
Just a point here- you will have to change more than just them having a son.
IOTL the plan was for such a son to take England and the Netherlands (interesting in its own right) with someone else taking Spain.
 
I'm not aware there was any name given to the huge empire of the OTL Charles V. Why would there be one given to this empire?
 
Just a point here- you will have to change more than just them having a son.
IOTL the plan was for such a son to take England and the Netherlands (interesting in its own right) with someone else taking Spain.

Quite easily achieved. Have Don Carlos go down his OTL route and delay Philip's own marriage to Elisabeth de Valois (and thus the birth of Felipe III).
 
Nova Roma?

Because, let's face it, France isn't long for the world with Hapsburgs controlling literally everything surrounding them and the out-of-control Wars of Religion occurring in France at the time. All it takes is these massive Catholic armies coming into France from all directions to ensure the survival of Catholicism in France.

Jeez, even as a Catholic I think this ATL would be dark.
 

Sabot Cat

Banned
Most likely names: the Atlantic Empire, Habsburg Europe, Habsburgian Empire, Habsburgia, Europe, Europa.

Unique name: The Japhetite Empire, with Japheth as the mythical father of the Radbot, Count of Habsburg, to whom God promised a crowned descendant of his all of Europe with Genesis 9:27 being used as a scriptural basis.
 
Nova Roma?

Because, let's face it, France isn't long for the world with Hapsburgs controlling literally everything surrounding them and the out-of-control Wars of Religion occurring in France at the time. All it takes is these massive Catholic armies coming into France from all directions to ensure the survival of Catholicism in France.

Jeez, even as a Catholic I think this ATL would be dark.

Yeah and these aren't the "silk hiding steel" Maria Theresa-variant of Habsburgs either.

This is the Spanish Inquisition variant, which is far scarier. :eek:
 
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