The Federal Union of Scandinavian Kingdoms

But when they actually got the chance to choose themselves, Norway went to the younger brother of the Danish king asking him to take up the crown ... from what i gather the Dano-Norwegian union was more even than the Swedish-Norwegian, which was seen as a straight off usurpation of power.

Actually when the Norwegians got their independence they first offered the crown to a member of the Swedish royal house, but when Oscar II abdicated the Norwegian crown he also did so on behalf of his entire family, so the they decided to go with a Dane instead.
 
Actually when the Norwegians got their independence they first offered the crown to a member of the Swedish royal house, but when Oscar II abdicated the Norwegian crown he also did so on behalf of his entire family, so the they decided to go with a Dane instead.
Perhaps the more relevant offering of a crown is the fact that the Norwegians attempted to restore the union with Denmark immediately after they had been signed away to Sweden, by naming the future Danish king Christian Frederik as king of Norway.
 
Finally, I've gotten around to responding. :D I'll get to answering your questions and comments.

Sorry for the botched translations guys. :eek: I put this into Google Translate and for some reason it wouldn't let me translate the words as one, so I did them sorta separately. That was the problem. I'll be sure to fix them.

President might be too republican sounding for the Head of Government. I suggest Prime Minister, or if you don't want the head of the federal government to have the same name as the heads of the subnational governments, maybe you should go with Chancellor since that title at least has some vaguely royal connections.

The only reason I went with "President" was because I couldn't think of anything else. But Chancellor sounds much better. :D

France had no interests in Scandinavia in the 1860s and the last time they showed up, was as a part of the allied squadron in the Baltic fighting the Russians during the Crimean War, conducting themselves excellently in everything. Scandinavia would have no quarrels with France.

Russia and Germany were the enemies - Russia to Sweden and Germany to Denmark.

I am well aware of this, as an expert on European History. I honestly don't remember why I had France as an enemy of Scandinavia. :confused:

You are aware that Sweden took Norway from Denmark 1814 and forced it into a union with Sweden? It would be Denmark joining with Sweden-Norway, not Sweden joining with Denmark-Norway (unless you change things further back).

I am also aware of this. I actually indented to have the POD go back so that Denmark-Norway still existed. As you can see, I never got that far. :eek:


Thanks! :D These are much more worthy candidates. I only choose Mannheim because I didn't now of anyone else really fit for the job at the time.

Also, I agree with Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the Virgin Islands remaining part of the Danish Crown, Estonia becoming a Duchy and Sami being a part of Finland. In like the ideas of Dukes and Grand Dukes within the Union. :cool: Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, and maybe Iceland, will still have kings BTW. Maybe Denmark and Iceland will be under the same monarch.

I'll post a revised edition of this rough draft real soon guys. It will go into more detail about the government, fix the errors I mentioned above and it will be much more refined than the original rough draft. :)
 
Making Estonia a kingdom would allow for five monarchies and could create an executive branch with a Kings Council. Also, it could be enlarged to include Latvia or other areas (and become a Kindgom of the Baltic or something else) if they thought their choices were between Scandinavia, Germany, or Russia
 
Finally, I've gotten around to responding. :D I'll get to answering your questions and comments.

Sorry for the botched translations guys. :eek: I put this into Google Translate and for some reason it wouldn't let me translate the words as one, so I did them sorta separately. That was the problem. I'll be sure to fix them.

Nice to hear from you. It's a good thing that this will go forward. If you need help at all I'm sure there's a lot of Nordics and other experts willing to help in either a critically annoying or a friendly manner. ;) You can use our expertise in the languages for one, since google translate is the bane of all humanity.

Also, I agree with Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the Virgin Islands remaining part of the Danish Crown, Estonia becoming a Duchy and Sami being a part of Finland. In like the ideas of Dukes and Grand Dukes within the Union. :cool: Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, and maybe Iceland, will still have kings BTW. Maybe Denmark and Iceland will be under the same monarch.

I'll post a revised edition of this rough draft real soon guys. It will go into more detail about the government, fix the errors I mentioned above and it will be much more refined than the original rough draft. :)

A good idea. That will put all the Kingdoms on pretty much equal footing, though the Swedes will always have a bit better position due to central location and larger population.

What will be the fate of Karelia btw?
 
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