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Comments Please! : The France of Three Henrys, a (tentative) TL

All righty then!
My first serious attempt at a TL; fortunately, I've had some veteran help!
Let the arrows fly! :D

-1572 - POD Elizabeth does NOT turn away the Sea Beggars

-01 Apr 1572 - William II de la Marck, safe in English ports has no need to set sail, and Bielle is not sacked

-June 1572 - OTL Ottoman Admiral Uluc Ali Reis fails to lure the frightened Christian fleets out of Morea in battle / retaliation for Battle of Lepanto

-Mid 1573 - Spain decides to intervene on behalf of the Guise: troops head to France and kick off the 25 Years War

-13 Sep 1574 - OTL Tunis falls to Uluc Ali Reis

-06 May 1576 - OTL Henry III signs Edict of Beaulieu: Concessions to Huguenots

-1576 - OTL Uluc Ali Reis raids Calabria Italy

-18 Dec 1576 - Henry III and Henry Bourbon secretly sign Treaty of Brive-la-Gaillarde to secret cease fire against the Spanish who are (1) wrecking havoc and (2) appear to be interested in putting their own puppet on the throne

-1578 - OTL Ottoman-Saffavid War Kicks off

-Dec 1584 - OTL Phil 2 and Duke of Guise sign Treaty of Joinville: Spain finances the Catholic League

-03 July 1585 - William of Orange arrested by Spanish troops; imprisoned in Amsterdam

-1586 - Netherlander Protestants begin fleeing to England, Virginia in the face of Spanish oppression

-08 Feb 1587 - OTL Elizabeth Off's Mary, Queen of Scotts

-June 1588 - Philip II of Spain, toys with the idea of invading England (as per OTL’s plan), but rejects it due to lack of casus-beli and involvement in France

-15~23 Feb 1589 - Revolt of the Roses: Netherlanders stage attempt to free William of Orange. Revolt crushed, William killed inside besieged fortress from 'friendly fire'. Final major Netherland resistance crushed.

-Mar 1590 - Elizabeth I, eager to strike a blow against the papists, secretly agrees to planning joint operations against Spain with Murad III with the Treaty of Many Nations.

-Early 1591 - First Netherlanders venture to Ottoman lands: find warm welcome but are outshined by Jews

-21 Mar 1591 - OTL Conclusion of the Ottoman-Saffavid War

-Mid 1591 - Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Drake set out on major raiding operation, intending to attack the Spanish in the New World: away from their 'base of operations' (?)

-Mid 1591 - OTL Skirmishes begin along Austro-Ottoman Border

-21 Sept 1591 - Hurricane hits Puerto Rico. The Spanish are accustomed to the hurricane seasons, and hunker down without loss. English attack fleet is scattered, with one ship grounded near Puerto Rico. The vessels are quickly spotted by native fishermen and discovered by the Spanish

-25 Sept 1591 - Ships from the Armada, San Juan and Havana set sail against the battered and scattered English ships. The Battle of the Greater Antilles ensues, and the English are spanked in the Spanish’s backyard

-29 Dec 1591 - First Netherlander to gain influence in Court, Charles de Camp, gains important position within Imperial Treasury due to connections and sympathies with the Jewish community. Begins pulling strings to influence intervention in France

-08 Jan 1591 – Emissaries are sent to Venice from Ottoman Empire on ‘secret mission’.

-16 May 1592 - Ottoman Navy, eager to flaunt new navy and thumb nose at Hapsburg authority, sail into Bourbon controlled ports with weapons and supplies for Huguenot and Protestant forces

-01 June 1592 - First of several minor raids by Spanish troops on English soil

-10 Aug 1592 – Venetians receive word that the Ottomans have agreed to recognize their claims to Crete and Corfu

-15 Aug 1592 - Ottomans send powerful message to Hapsburgs by landing troops on Malta

-Dec 1592 – Pope demands Venetian assistance in retaliating against the Ottomans: are tentatively (and suspiciously) told to stuff it.

-27 Jan 1593 - Under Spanish pressure, England finally agrees to turn away the Sea Beggars from their ports in exchange for ceasing raids in Treaty of The Flags. Many English and Dutch corsairs flee to either Ottoman / Barbary ports in Med or Virginia in the New World

-11 Mar 1593 - Medina Sidonia leads expedition into Western Med as vanguard of the Catholic League’s (and the Pope’s christened) Most Holy Fleet of the Wrath of God. They engage Ottoman forces (including many ex-English Corsairs: “Rather Turkish than Popish!”), and is defeated at Battle of Mallorca: Shock in Spanish Court and Rome: Ottoman dominance in Mediterranean solidified.

-July 1593 - Charles de Camp sent to Venice to negotiate extensive trade agreements between with the Ottomans

-03 Aug 1593 - After nearly 12 months of siege, Malta falls to the Ottomans in a very bloody and costly campaign: shockwaves through Rome and Hapsburgs.

-Late 1593 - Skirmishing along Austrian-Ottoman border dies down as Rome and the Hapsburgs regroup.

-Mid 1594 - Ottoman raids on South Spanish coast intensify.

-01 Jan 1595 - OTL Mehmed III takes over for Murad III

-Late 1595 - Intensifying Anti-Spanish sentiment sees increased partisan activity against Spanish troops: who respond with typical brutality

-15 Sep 1596 - Formal conclusion of the 25 years war with Treaty of Toulouse with France divided into 3 Nations: Northern Catholic France (north, Paris, King Henry Guise), Bourbon / Valois France (SW France, Toulouse, King Henry III, with Henry of Navarre declared Heir), Southern Catholic France (Southeast Coast, Avignon, Contested leadership, puppet rump Catholic state)
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