WI: Reverse Sarawak !

SunDeep

Banned
Any Portuguese king that allowed that would be committing political suicide. it's would be as much truth in the XIX century as it was in the later middle ages over any piece of the mainland.

And a Brazilian king? If the Liberal Loyalist Enclave in the Azores has already been defeated by the Miguelites prior to Dom Pedro's expedition- perhaps even if Maria II herself has been imprisoned, or killed by Dom Miguel? In such a scenario, who's to say he wouldn't be going over there to reconquer Portugal and bring it under Brazilian rule? In such a scenario, he may well be open to creating a new Kingdom of Portugal in the Azores, in a similar manner to the Kingdom of the Algarves. The intention would be to create it merely as a symbolic title, but depending on how the war goes on the Portuguese mainland, it could well become something more, leaving the appointed 'King of the Azores' as the actual ruler over the islands for a considerable period of time.
 

The Sandman

Banned
Have the Ottomans contribute to the Napoleonic Wars to a sufficient degree that they get a seat at the Congress of Vienna. As their prize, aside from some generic "we won't try to invade you anymore, honest" platitudes, they get Sicily and maybe Naples. Since outright handing those areas to the Ottomans still wouldn't be acceptable, however, they're turned into Egypt-equivalents instead, officially affiliated with the Ottomans but in practice autonomous provinces at the very least.
 

birdboy2000

Banned
The Ottomans did get puppet states in Europe OTL - but they were all under Christian intermediaries, so I don't think setting up one through Ottoman conquest is particularly plausible. An existing European vassal like Ali Pasha might break away, though, and I think it's a plausible way to fulfill the challenge.

I don't, however, think it's the most plausible way. The Kalbids in Sicily arguably fulfill the challenge in OTL, as do many Andalusian rulers , or (better yet for the small muslim population and adventurer aspect) the occasional freebooter state like Fraxinet, the Emirate of Bari, or the early Emirate of Crete, although AFAIK it was fairly Islamicized later on. At least the foreign rule portion - I don't know enough about the history of each dynasty to say who emulated the Brookes in tolerance and appreciation of native customs, but one "going native" in matters other than converting (although still displaying relative religious tolerance) as a way to enlist popular support among Christian subjects and discourage counterattacks is far from outside the realm of possibility, and probably happened quite a few times OTL.
 
How about a Mongol?

There's a precedent for this. For a few months in 1299-30, an exiled Mongol prince, Chaka, was the ruler of Bulgaria. His predecessor and successor were both native Bulgarians, and he was not imposed by the Golden Horde (whose Khan was his enemy).

Chaka didn't last, and the Golden Horde was based in Europe so I don't know if he strictly qualified, but could a freebooting Mongol with a war band of his own have been engaged by a late Byzantine emperor to rule a principality somewhere in the Balkans? Not all the Mongols were Muslim, so if the prince in question was a shamanist, he would be impervious to pleas of religious unity from the Turks and threats of excommunication from popes and patriarchs.
 
Does marriage into an existing European ruling house count? If so, Portugal may be relatively doable, although Christianity is probably required. Say, a Congolese bridegroom to some Portuguese Infanta who happens to become king. An overtly non-Christian ruler in the Brooke's style in Europe is fairly hard to do after the Middle Ages barring major change on a civilizational level.
I can see the Barbary pirates managing it for a while in some island, but it's hardly going to last more than a few years.

Any Portuguese king that allowed that would be committing political suicide. it's would be as much truth in the XIX century as it was in the later middle ages over any piece of the mainland.
I'm afraid this wouldn't work out in those times. While Portugal was less racist than other nations, it would still not be very open to that idea.
Also, if you look at Portuguese royals, they married other royals exclusively. I think the last time a Portuguese child of a monarch married anyone of lower rank than a sovereign duke was 1204 or so, when one married a count of ?Flanders?. It's been a while since I looked that up. But an African king isnt going to count. I don't think.
 
And a Brazilian king? If the Liberal Loyalist Enclave in the Azores has already been defeated by the Miguelites prior to Dom Pedro's expedition- perhaps even if Maria II herself has been imprisoned, or killed by Dom Miguel? In such a scenario, who's to say he wouldn't be going over there to reconquer Portugal and bring it under Brazilian rule? In such a scenario, he may well be open to creating a new Kingdom of Portugal in the Azores, in a similar manner to the Kingdom of the Algarves. The intention would be to create it merely as a symbolic title, but depending on how the war goes on the Portuguese mainland, it could well become something more, leaving the appointed 'King of the Azores' as the actual ruler over the islands for a considerable period of time.
That's a more possible scenario, although there would always be some pressure to reunite, SunDeep.
Also, if you look at Portuguese royals, they married other royals exclusively. I think the last time a Portuguese child of a monarch married anyone of lower rank than a sovereign duke was 1204 or so, when one married a count of ?Flanders?. It's been a while since I looked that up. But an African king isnt going to count. I don't think.
There have been instances of Portuguese Princes/Princess marrying people from lower ranks of the nobility, but they always preferred to marry other royals.
 
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