I Seriously doubt that Agrippina would be Britannicus puppet master. The two hated each other to death, she was the reason why he was overlooked for the throne. She allowed him to be abused. She killed his father. I think one of the first things that Britannicus would do would be find a way to kill her.
So in Short: Britannicus fucking hated the guts of Agrippina.
if the son contrastated too much her power...
What?!
Though I think you are on the right track. After all, was it common knowledge at the time that Agripinna had Claudius poisoned?
Though if Britannicus could gain the allegiance of Vespessian, who was already the hated rival of Agripinna, he might have a shot of deposing her in a coup before she inevitably gets around to having him poisoned like his father. Britannicus would have the advantage here, as a woman could not, alone reign over the Western Empire without some kind of figurehead.
The Claudian dynasty gets a chance to sputter on for at least one more emperor. Could generate some interesting butterflies.
Indeed Agrippina wanted to control Nero more as possible; when she understood the son wanted to relegate her away, she will try to let become Britannicus Emperor, but the young died before she archieved her plan...
Britannicus was friend of Titus, so Vespasian could have all the interest to help ( or control ) him, also against Agrippina...
... Anyway, maybe i'll be influenced by the lecture of "Murena" about those events.![]()
I Seriously doubt that Agrippina would be Britannicus puppet master. The two hated each other to death, she was the reason why he was overlooked for the throne. She allowed him to be abused. She killed his father. I think one of the first things that Britannicus would do would be find a way to kill her.
So in Short: Britannicus fucking hated the guts of Agrippina.