What the hell is this?
It's a TLIAW.
Shouldn't you write a proper timeline first?
No.
Anyways, what is the timeline about?
You'll see.
But I want to knooowww!!
Patient, young grasshopper. You will know in due time.
Fine.
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Anyways, this is my second attempt at a TLIAW. In this timeline, there will be minimal butterflies, so feel free to make up what happens in the background (because I suck at doing that
)!
Also, I would like to mention that it is a semi-wikibox timeline. The subject matter draws parallels to the Knights Hospitaller, and many other groups in (modern-ish) European history.
Anyway, let's begin!
It all starts with a disgruntled Pole in Hungary, in 1526.....
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The Order of St. Stephen, also known as the Order of Hungarian Patriots, was an organization dedicated to restoring both full soverignty and its historical territories to the Kingdom of Hungary. It is most famous for having been one of the first modern resistance movements to have succeeded in its primary goal.
The Order was founded by an obscure Polish nobleman, named Jan z Polska, or John of Poland, after the Battle of Mohács in 1526. The order quickly evolved from a disorganized effort, into a mercenary unit based in Vienna, which numbered 40,000 at its peak, during the Great Turkish War (1683-1700).
After the Great Turkish War, the Order quickly became much more belligerant, causing internal unrest within the Hapsburg-run Hungary. Their activities eventually culminated into the 1st Hungarian Revolution, which started in 1783, and only ended 13 years later, when Austria was forced to recognize the 1st Republic of Hungary in the Treaty of Paris, after being defeated by the French 1st Republic in the War of the First Coalition.
The Order was purged, however, when the 1st Republic of Hungary fell into open revolt by monarchist elements in the 2nd Hungarian Revolution in 1819. During the bloody riots and insurgencies that lasted from 1819 to 1825, many of the members were killed, being mistaken for supporting the monarchy. When the 2nd Republic finally stopped the purges, virtually all of the members of the Order had been wiped out. About 120 German-Hungarian members of the order managed to flee to Russia, where they founded the town of Stephensburg along the Amur River.
Officially, the Order was dissolved in 1938, with Executive Order #25912, or the Federal Reforms of 1938, when the 3rd Republic nationalized the final properties of the Order’s descendants in Russia, which consisted of a large library, two castles, and a manor. The estimated worth of all of these items is considered to be the equivalent of $3 million dollars, in modern-day currency.
Many descendants of the members in Russia have become famous, including honorary Count Ivan von Stephenburg (1895-1964), and General Ludwig Bergsfeld (1901-1994).
It's a TLIAW.
Shouldn't you write a proper timeline first?
No.
Anyways, what is the timeline about?
You'll see.
But I want to knooowww!!
Patient, young grasshopper. You will know in due time.
Fine.
- - - - -
Anyways, this is my second attempt at a TLIAW. In this timeline, there will be minimal butterflies, so feel free to make up what happens in the background (because I suck at doing that
Also, I would like to mention that it is a semi-wikibox timeline. The subject matter draws parallels to the Knights Hospitaller, and many other groups in (modern-ish) European history.
Anyway, let's begin!
It all starts with a disgruntled Pole in Hungary, in 1526.....
- - - - -
The Order of St. Stephen, also known as the Order of Hungarian Patriots, was an organization dedicated to restoring both full soverignty and its historical territories to the Kingdom of Hungary. It is most famous for having been one of the first modern resistance movements to have succeeded in its primary goal.
The Order was founded by an obscure Polish nobleman, named Jan z Polska, or John of Poland, after the Battle of Mohács in 1526. The order quickly evolved from a disorganized effort, into a mercenary unit based in Vienna, which numbered 40,000 at its peak, during the Great Turkish War (1683-1700).
After the Great Turkish War, the Order quickly became much more belligerant, causing internal unrest within the Hapsburg-run Hungary. Their activities eventually culminated into the 1st Hungarian Revolution, which started in 1783, and only ended 13 years later, when Austria was forced to recognize the 1st Republic of Hungary in the Treaty of Paris, after being defeated by the French 1st Republic in the War of the First Coalition.
The Order was purged, however, when the 1st Republic of Hungary fell into open revolt by monarchist elements in the 2nd Hungarian Revolution in 1819. During the bloody riots and insurgencies that lasted from 1819 to 1825, many of the members were killed, being mistaken for supporting the monarchy. When the 2nd Republic finally stopped the purges, virtually all of the members of the Order had been wiped out. About 120 German-Hungarian members of the order managed to flee to Russia, where they founded the town of Stephensburg along the Amur River.
Officially, the Order was dissolved in 1938, with Executive Order #25912, or the Federal Reforms of 1938, when the 3rd Republic nationalized the final properties of the Order’s descendants in Russia, which consisted of a large library, two castles, and a manor. The estimated worth of all of these items is considered to be the equivalent of $3 million dollars, in modern-day currency.
Many descendants of the members in Russia have become famous, including honorary Count Ivan von Stephenburg (1895-1964), and General Ludwig Bergsfeld (1901-1994).
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