Renascimento - A Portuguese Timeline

Chapter 19
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Chapter 19

The question of Maria Theresa's marriage was raised early in her childhood. She was first engaged to be married to Leopold Clement of Lorraine, who was supposed to visit Vienna and meet the Archduchess in 1723. These plans were forestalled by his death from smallpox.

Leopold Clement's younger brother, Francis Stephen, was invited to Vienna. Even though Francis Stephen was his favourite candidate for Maria Theresa's hand, the Emperor considered other possibilities. Religious differences prevented him from arranging his daughter's marriage to the Calvinist prince Frederick of Prussia. In 1725, he betrothed her to Charles of Spain and her sister, Maria Anna, to Philip of Spain. Other European powers compelled him to renounce the pact he had made with the Queen of Spain, Elisabeth Farnese. Maria Theresa, who had become close to Francis Stephen, was relieved.

However, Charles VI insisted that a betrothal between Frederick of Prussia and Maria Theresa is final as long as Frederick converts to Catholicism upon marriage and her younger sister, Marianne is betrothed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, both betrothal would end up in marriages.






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Germany is well worth a mass
 
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Chapter 20
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Balinese Catholic Church

Chapter 20


The Portuguese proselytised Catholicism in Bali and Java in 1710 which was a hindu stronghold and due to that in 1720's Catholicism have a sizable majority in Bali and Lombok, the Dutch declare war against the Portuguese in 1725, due to the Portuguese influenced Catholics being more loyal to the Portuguese, the Portuguese would sieze Bali and Lombok completely from the Dutch, making the two islands part of the Portuguese Empire.

Due to this the Dutch East Indies would only control the muslim areas of the Malay Archipelago and the Island of Bali would become more Catholic as decades go by and almost Catholic by 1800's

The Catholics from Bali and Java would also migrate to Portuguese and interact with the People of Portuguese Luzon(Kingdom of Luzon/Saludong and Novo Ecija) and Celebes which at this time has become completely under Portuguese control since 1710 due to the muslim kingdoms in Celebes pushed to be under Portuguese control.

The Portuguese revival would cause a portuguese hegemony in the eastern part of the malay archipelago in the height of its Empire in the 1800's.
 
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 21

Since 1680, the Portuguese would prop up the Formosan tribes and the Kingdom of Middag against the Kingdom of Tungning which have siezed the Dutch colony of Taiwan and the repeated attacks of the Formosan tribes start to weaken the Kingdom of Middag which will make it not a threat to the Qing or the Manchu.

The Portuguese would establish a formal colony on the Island of Formosa on the former area of the Spanish on 1710 centered on San Salvador or Keelung, several years after gaining the Kingdom of Ryukyu, the Kingdom of Tungning on 1710 would not become a threat and the Kingdom of Middag became an ally of the Portuguese.

The Kingdom of Tungning would have stable borders at 1720 causing the Kingdom of Tungning to start a new development as a Western Influenced Chinese polity, the Kingdom of Tungning and Macao would start trading with one another.

Since 1680, the Portuguese would prop up the Formosan tribes and the Kingdom of Middag against the Kingdom of Tungning which have siezed the Dutch colony of Taiwan and the repeated attacks of the Formosan tribes start to weaken the Kingdom of Middag which will make it not a threat to the Qing or the Manchu.

The Portuguese would establish a formal colony on the Island of Formosa on the former area of the Spanish on 1710 centered on San Salvador or Keelung, several years after gaining the Kingdom of Ryukyu, the Kingdom of Tungning on 1710 would not become a threat and the Kingdom of Middag became an ally of the Portuguese.

The Kingdom of Tungning would have stable borders at 1720 causing the Kingdom of Tungning to start a new development as a Western Influenced Chinese polity, the Kingdom of Tungning and Macao would start trading with one another.
 
Chapter 22
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Chapter 22

The question of Maria Theresa's marriage was raised early in her childhood. She was first engaged to be married to Leopold Clement of Lorraine, who was supposed to visit Vienna and meet the Archduchess in 1723. These plans were forestalled by his death from smallpox.

Leopold Clement's younger brother, Francis Stephen, was invited to Vienna. Even though Francis Stephen was his favourite candidate for Maria Theresa's hand, the Emperor considered other possibilities for her to marry. Religious differences prevented him from arranging his daughter's marriage to the Calvinist prince Frederick of Prussia. In 1725, he betrothed her to Charles of Spain and her sister, Maria Anna, to Philip of Spain. Other European powers compelled him to renounce the pact he had made with the Queen of Spain, Elisabeth Farnese. Maria Theresa, who had become close to Francis Stephen, was relieved, however the King preferred Frederick.

However, Charles VI insisted that a betrothal between Frederick of Prussia and Maria Theresa is final as long as Frederick converts to Catholicism upon marriage and her younger sister, Marianne is betrothed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, both betrothals would end up in marriages.

On 1740, Princess Maria Theresa is guaranteed succession and later marries Prince Frederick of Prussia, the unification of Germany is now permanent not temporary, Germany is worth the mass for Frederick.

Frederick would vow that he would promise religious tolerance for the newly united Germany after they both succeed Charles VI.

Due to their marriage the two german states of Prussia and Austria would be united but there will be some opposition.

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Emperor Frederick IV of the Holy Roman Empire
 
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My plan is for the Holy Roman Empire to regain back Franche Comte, Alsace and Artois in this TL..

I want something like this.
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