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| Heiliges Römisches Reich der Deutscher Nation |
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Posted by: Ayzek - 06-10-2018, 06:48 PM - Forum: Alternative Earth
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Aachen, Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire
1 January 1780
The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was increasingly holy and an empire. When Protestantism spread like wildfire across the whole of the empire in the early 16th, its German Emperors took advantage to cleanse the realm of the Papist stench that long undermined the Imperial Crown. With the Emperor Protestant and the Anglo-Frankish and Scandinavians in his support, the Pope could do little but watch as Protestantism overran northern and central Germany. The European wars of religion consequently came to an end much earlier, with the Holy Roman Empire united under a Protestant monarch by the end of the century, following various minor, localized conflicts. Unravaged by the likes of the Thirty Year's War and unhampered by the Peace of Westphalia, the empire was much stronger and its monarch much more powerful. Though Catholics were allowed to practice their faith, the faith of the Emperor was the faith of the empire and a Catholic was prohibited from holding office or throne.
Together with the Aulic Council and the Imperial Chamber Court of the eve of the 15th century and the Imperial Diet, in perpetual session since the late 17th century, the Holy Roman Empire of the 16th century was certainly seeming a unified nation-state. The Emperor's Imperial Army was composed of more than just German troops, and the Army of the Holy Roman Empire was increasingly well-funded, manned, and dependable. The Diet had even authorized an Imperial Navy in 1776, which was beginning to take shape in the shipyards of Holland and Pomerania.
The sun was rising on the Holy Roman Empire.
King of Germany and Bohemia, the Holy Roman Emperor was unrivaled within his realm, and the princes knew it. The election of the next emperor was already little more than formality, as no one commanded as much power and faith as the House of Luxembourg-Wittelsbach and its patriarch. Nonetheless, to absolutely subjugate the imperial princes would take time and careful maneuvering.
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| OOC: Royal Houses |
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Posted by: Hadash - 06-10-2018, 06:09 PM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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This thread is pretending to be a basic guide to know every royal houses ruling in both player and npc countries, as this may be sometimes confusing.
You can simply answer this thread posting the name of your country and the royal houses currently ruling that country. For example:
Quote:Kingdom of Naples (House of Bourbon)
If you wish, you can also mention any existing royal marriage. Example:
Quote:Kingdom of Naples (House of Bourbon)
Charlotte Marie I (House of Bourbon) married to Francesco Giuseppe de Savoy (House of Savoy)
Kingdom of Iberia (House of Habsburg)
Kingdom of Germany / Holy Roman Empire (House of Luxembourg-Wittelsbach)
Kingdom of Burgundy (House of Bourbon)
Kingdom of Normandy (House of Rohan)- Charles II (House of Rohan), married to Anne Thérèse of Savoy (House of Savoy)
Kingdom of Toulouse (House of Orleans)- Louis Philippe I (House of Orleans)
Kingdoms of Athens and Epirus (House of Palaiologos)
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| Discounting Tyrol |
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Posted by: Ayzek - 06-09-2018, 06:16 PM - Forum: Alternative Earth
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For Holy Roman Emperor Frederick IV, King of Germany and Bohemia, and Duke of Pomerania and Tyrol, the War of Austrian Succession had been a mixed success. At the death of his cousin, Archduke Karl VI, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Iberia, he contested the inheritance of the Hapsburg lands by a woman, Maria Theresa. When Bohemia and Austria fell to his Imperial armies, the Archduchess fled to Iberia, where she managed to cement her rule. Unwilling to persecute such a distant war nor engage in a prolonged internal war, Frederick sued for peace, content with the thrones of Bohemia and Hungary and the western parts of Austria—leaving Austria proper to Maria Theresa's younger sister Maria Anna and the Duchies of Carinola and Styria and the lands of Gorizia and Gradisca and Istria to his youngest brother, Joseph.
Unexpectedly, the Hungarian noblemen resisted a German king and instead elected one of their own as King of Hungary and Croatia, while Lower Tyrol and the Duchy of Carinola rebelled against his and his brother's rule. Branding them all rebels, Frederick IV vowed to bring them back into the fold. While he lead his main army into Bohemia to cement his rule, a smaller force lead by Joseph marched south in 1562, intend to hanging the rebels in South Tyrol and Carinthia. Frederick planned to lead his forces into Hungary after securing Bohemia.
Brenner, South Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
18 May 1762
Joseph lead the army, of course. With a squad of royal dragoons a step behind him, he'd crossed the boundary of the rebellious territory only minutes earlier. Though the Hapsburg governor of South Tyrol had declared that South Tyrol would resist the Emperor, the truth of the matter was far from absolute. The hussar scouts that advanced ahead of the army had awakened the town, which formed a curious band of onlookers, rather than an armed mob, as the German army arrived.
"Are you the Emperor?" one asked, in the Austrian German tongue. Joseph could make out enough to understand the question.
"I am an Imperial Prince, Joseph Stephen Anton," he replied in West German, pausing his horse and procession in the middle of the small settlement. "I trust you are loyal subjects of the His Imperial Majesty, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick the Fourth?"
"Long live the Emperor!" the crowd answered.
Joseph nodded solemnly. "Who leads the rebellion against His Imperial Majesty?"
"Botzen, sire," a man answered. "God knows what that mayor is thinking."
Again, the prince nodded. "I am elated by your loyalty to His Imperial Majesty. In recognition, we will to Botzen without issue. Your lives and property are safe."
The gravity of the situation sunk into the crowd, then. Were they really that close to being killed? Had the emperor thought they were rebellion? If Joseph had been more hawk-like, would he have razed their village without a second thought? "Long live the Emperor!" they repeated. "Long live Prince Joseph!"
Joseph signaled to his army and, with the sound of a bugle, it continued its march south. The city of Botzen was still over a day's march.
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| A Venetian Betrayal |
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Posted by: Severyane - 06-08-2018, 10:10 PM - Forum: Alternative Earth
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Athenian Coast
12 March, 1754 A.D.
To stand on the white cliffs and look out upon the vividly blue sea seemed so surreal to Andronikos, so much so that he wasn't sure if he was dreaming or not. It was partially due to the fact, he thought, that he was the first member of his family to step foot in these lands for more than two-hundred years. As unbelievable as it was he was really there, mounted upon a great Frisian horse. Around him several Venetian Dragoons, armed to the teeth, sat mounted on similar horses. The Doge had assigned them to act as Andronikos' personal bodyguard, fearing that once he arrived in Athens some brave Turk would attempt to take his life. He admired their uniforms, the white and blue of their uniform coats, the small cavalry carbines they carried, and the ornate black and gold trimmed helmets that sat low upon their brow. They looked like a force to be reckoned with, something he would take into account when he began to form the new Athenian military. Even from the cliffs above Athens he could still hear faint sounds of fighting. The Venetian Lieutenant in-charge of his bodyguard assured him it was Ottoman holdouts that would soon be defeated and he would march through the streets victorious by the end of the day. The red and gold flag Andronikos had carried with him during the journey across the Mediterranean was now flying above the city's seat of power, an old Byzantine palace constructed some time before the fall of Constantinople.
He could also see a small party of riders approaching from the city itself. Some of the dragoons readied their carbines as their horses stirred anxiously. The tension in the air abated when the party came closer and the familiar teal and gold flag flew high above and the Venetian General rode at the front. He stopped just yards away from Andronikos and dismounted, and Andronikos did the same in turn. The Greek king stood motionless as his horse was led away and the General approached. The man knelt before Andronikos and raised his hands above his head wit the red and white ensign of the Sultanate spread so that all could see.
"Vasiliás Andronikos VI Palaiologos: rightful heir to the Consulship of the Eastern Roman Empire and Protector of the Orthodox faith, I present to you the Ottoman colors that only hours ago flew high above the palace in Athens. Let this be a symbol of the beginning of your reign."
Andronikos regarded the man. He was old and wrinkles graced his face and forehead. He was bald except for a tuft of white hair on the center of his scalp, but he looked deceivingly strong in his military uniform. Clothed in that finery that came with his title and wealth he nearly looked as strong as any man twice as young. He took the cloth and ran his fingers over the white crescent moon and star before he handed it off to one of his aides. "I appreciate your efforts General, and all that the Serene Republic of Venice has done to help me return to my people. We owe much to you and your soldiers."
The General stood and smiled kindly at him. "The Doge is ever grateful to assist the rightful ruling family of Greece return to where he belongs. It is a great day for all of Christendom that we have begun to remove the Ottoman... disease from these lands."
"I couldn't agree more. The day Constantinople fell to those heathen scum was an embarrassment to Catholics and Orthodox Christians alike. Perhaps soon we shall see the return of the Hagia Sophia to Christian hands."
"Even now Hapsburg and Venetian armies are spreading throughout Greece to rip the Turks, root and stem, from their strongholds and force them to sue for peace. We shall not have to wait long."
Andronikos smiled broadly. "Excellent. The sooner we finish this war, the better. Once the Ottoman commander surrenders the inner city, mount his head on a spike. I'd like to see it above the gate as I enter the city."
"As you wish, Your Grace."
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| The Ottoman Sultanate |
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Posted by: Flo - 06-08-2018, 06:05 PM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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The Ottoman Sultanate
Common Names: The Ottomans, The Exalted Ottoman State, The Turks
Capital: Istanbul
Demonym: Ottoman, Turkish
Languages
Official/National: Turkish
Recognized/Regional: Tons of them, have you seen the balkans?
Ethnic Groups
Turkish, countless minorities.
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: The Sultan of the Ottomans
Head of Government: The Sultan, The Grand Vizier
Legislature: None
HAIL THE GLORIOUS SULTAN, EMPEROR OF THE ETERNAL EMPIRE OF THE TURKS
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| Kingdom of Iberia |
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Posted by: Blacaria - 06-08-2018, 02:38 PM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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Kingdom of Iberia[/align]
Common Names: Iberia
Capital: Madrid
Demonym: Iberian
Languages Castilian, Portuguese, Galician- Official/National: Castilian
- Recognized/Regional: Portuguese, Galician
Ethnic Groups: Castilian, Portuguese, Galician
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Queen Marie Antoniette
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Legislature: None
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| The Russian Empire |
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Posted by: Nentsia - 06-08-2018, 10:31 AM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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The Russian Empire
Official name: Russian Empire
Capital: St. Petersburg
Demonym: Russian
Languages: Various
Ethnic Groups: Many
Government: Autocratic Monarchy
State Religion: Russian Orthodox Church
Head of State: Empress Catherine II (born as Sophie Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst)
Head of Government: Prince Grigory Potemkin
Legislature: None
Established: 900 AD (as Kievan Rus')
History
Since 1762, Russia has been ruled by Empress Catherine II who had her pathetic husband, Tsar Peter III, deposed, kidnapped and murdered with a gang of followers and lovers. Peter III's mother, Elizabeth, had also come to power after a palace coup - and she imported Catherine from Germany. Naturally, Empress Catherine spends a lot of her time thinking up ways to isolate and belittle her own son and heir, Paul Petrovich, at the court.
When she isn't keeping a watchful eye on Paul or her lovers at the court, Catherine is keeping an even closer eye on the Russian peasantry and the many Asiatic tribes that inhabit the empire, and who wrecked much of the countryside during a rebellion in the 1770's under Yemelyan Pugachev - a Populist who spread the fake news that he was the missing Tsar Peter III.
After the brutal execution of Pugachev, everything quickly returned to normal in Russia, although Catherine will never admit how scared she truly was. Eyeing her incompetent, ''foolish'', and according to courtiers unbearable son Paul, Catherine is deeply worried about the future of the Empire. Her greatest fear is that when she dies, Paul will come to the throne, a new barbarian invasion of Russian peasants, Cossacks and Bashkir Asiatics will overrun not only St. Petersburg - but all of European civilization. Peter the Great however, established a new law that enables the autocrat to skip his heir and pick someone else...
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| OOC: Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth |
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Posted by: Hadash - 06-08-2018, 05:04 AM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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The Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
Official name: Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
Capital: Caen
Demonym: Anglo-Frankish
Languages: English, French
Ethnic Groups: Frankish, Anglo-Saxons, Welsh, Flemish, others
Government: Aristocratic republic
Head of State: Lord Protector of the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth, Augustus FitzRoy (since 1778)
Head of Government: Chairman of the Commonwealth Council
Legislature: General Assembly (Lower House), Council of State (Upper House)
Established: 1669
History
The Kingdom of England and France
In 1446, King Henry VI of England was crowned as King of France, establishing the short-lived Lancaster dinasty. He was succeeded by his son Edward, who was able to consolidate the new kingdom. Edward had not descendency, however, and a new dinasty, the House of Valois, would follow in 1485. The dinasty would last until 1589, when Henry, from the House of Bourbon, the heir to the Kingdom of Navarre, would become Henry X of France and Henry V of France.
While the Lollard Reform movement had dominated in most of England since the reign of Henry VI, continental France was increasingly divided between Protestants and Catholics in the 16th century. Henry X would keep his Protestant faith, and was able to defeat the Catholic party, supported by Spain. However, King Henry was known for his religious tolerance, and he issued the Edict of Coutras in 1592, granting circumscribed toleration to the Catholics in French territory. However, this policy had an abrupt end in 1622, when Catholic conspirators killed the king and most members of the royal family.
The only surviving royal child was Henriette Marie, who was only 12 at the time. Charles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes, a prominent general, was proclaimed Regent. However, civil war soon erupted in Britain, once Henriette Marie died as consequence of smallpox in 1625, as a conspiracy led by Ferdinand Fairfax claimed the English throne. The rebels failed to take London in 1634, after General Robert Devereux defeated the northern armies in the Battle of Leicester. After the Peace of Chelmsford (1638), the Kingdom of York, under the House of Fairfax, would be established with Ferdinand as king (succeeded in 1648 by his son Thomas I).
The Commonwealth of England and France
After the death of Duke of Luynes in 1639, his brother Honoré d'Albert, Marshall of the continental army, took power but he proved unable to consolidate it. In 1641, Robert Devereux, Count of Essex, rejected to follow orders from Honoré d'Albert. Late that year, an army led by Oliver Cromwell crossed the English Channel. Once in the continent, he received the support of Isaac Manasses de Pas, Marquis de Feuquieres, and both marched toward Paris. In February 1644, an Assembly met in Versailles, and the Commonwealth of England and France was proclaimed. The army of Honoré d'Albert would be finally defeated in the Battle of Orleans (1646), and Honoré would be wounded, arrested, and later executed. The Charter of Caen (1648) would establish a constitutional convention, and executive powers were granted to Oliver Cromwell, who was officially appointed Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in 1649. However, the civil war continued for another decade.
Although elections were held for a parliament in Caen in 1651, the Lord Protector assumed soon dictatorial powers. The civil war became as much a political as a religious conflict, specially afte the Massacre of Dijon (1653), in which Cromwell suppressed a Catholic revolt, and thousands of Catholics were executed, prompting the intervention of Spain and Austria. Cromwell would die in 1658, being succeeded by his son Richard. However, Richard Cromwell was forced to renounce as Lord Protector in 1661, as he lacked the support of both the army and the parliament. He would be replaced by George Monck, who would be forced to sign the Peace of Bourdeaux, which ceased hostilities with Austria in exchange of territorial loses in eastern France and the establishment of the Kingdom of Bretagne. The war would not end until 1666, which consolidated the existence of the Kingdom of Toulouse and more territorial losses to Navarre and Spain.
The Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
George Monck had been forced to step down in 1654, and General Abraham Duquesne was proclaimed as Lord Protector. As consequence of the long wars, the country was devastated and the economy was considerably weak. Duquesne, was able to make important fiscal and administrative reforms. A new parliament was elected in 1656, and in 1659 it was drafted a constitutional reform, which reduced the power of the executive government and established a more rational form of government. As result, the country was officially renamed as Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth in 1670.
Abraham Duquesne stepped down in 1673, being replaced as Lord Protector by Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne (who died two years later), and Nicolat Catinat. Catinat stepped down as Lord Protector in 1681, being replaced by Edward Cromwell (Richard Cromwell's son and Oliver Cromwell's grandson), although Catinat retained a huge influence in the government until the 1690s. After Edward Cromwell died in 1688, he was replaced by his brother Oliver Cromwell II, who would remain as Lord Protector until his death in 1705. In the last decade of the 17th century, the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth was able to experience a slow economic recovery and it played a minor role during the Spanish War of Succession.
After the death of the Oliver Cromwell II in 1705, John Churchill was appointed Lord Protector, serving until his death in 1722. During those years, the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth was able to annex the Flemish territories after a successful war against the Austrian and German coalition and start the expansion of the colonial territories.
There was a relative political instability during the next two decades in which three Lord Protectors (all serving until their death) ruled the country.
William Pitt became the longest serving Lord Protector and the only once to be appointed twice as Lord Protector as, after an early retirement from 1771 to 1774, he was appointed again in early 1774 serving for 31 years between 1743 and his death in 1778. He was replaced by Augustus FitzRoy.
Political system of the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
The basis of the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth constitutional system were established in the Charter of Caen (1648) and the 1669 constitutional amends. Formally, the Commonwealth is an aristocratic republic divided in twelve autonomus provinces and which head of state, the Lord Protector, is indirectly elected and serves for life, although the office is not hereditary.
The Lord Protector
The Lord Protector is the head of state of the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth. Under the constitution, the Lord Protector serves for life but can not choose his own successor. The Lord Protector is the commander-in-chief of all the Commowealth armies, and he directly appoints the Lieutenant-Governors -the heads of the provincial governments- and the colonial administration, and he is supposed to lead the country's foreign policy as well.
The Lord Protector has right to veto laws passed by the General Assembly and he has the right to reject the nomination of a candidate to the Chairmanship of the Commonwealth Council.
The Commonwealth Council
The Commonwealth Council functions as the executive committee of the Commonwealth, and carries out its executive functions. It proposes the budget, organizes and finances the armies of the Commonwealth, and levies taxes throughout the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Council is headed by the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council, who is elected by the General Assembly. The other members of the council are appointed by the provinces for a six-year term. Those members are supposed to vote individually, not by province.
As the members of the council are directly elected by the provinces, the composition and political orientation of the Commonwealth Council rarely changes, turning the council into a joint grand coalition of political opponents. The members of the council are not supposed to publicly criticise one another, even though they are often bitter political opponents. They are actually expected to publicly support all decisions of the government, even against their own personal or religious opinion.
The composition of the Commonwealth Council is constitutionally established, according the autonomous provinces:- The Chairman of the Council, elected by the General Assembly
- Province of Ile-de-Seine (4 members)
- Province of London (3 members)
- Province of Wales (1 member)
- Province of South West England (1 member)
- Province of South East England (1 member)
- Province of East England (1 member)
- Province of Hinterlands (2 member)
- Province of Loire (1 member)
- Province of Normandy (2 member)
- Province of Hauts-de-Manche (2 member)
Every member of the Council often heads a government deparment, and they are often called "secretaries", even though no such post officially exists. However, as Council members, they are not only responsible for those department, but also for the business of their colleagues' departments as well, and for the conduct of the government as a whole. Decisions to be taken by the Council are always prepared by the responsible department, and it is expected to be a wide consensus inside the government.
The Chairman of the Council has no authority or veto over the rest of members of the Council, although he is expected to have a huge influence and to act as arbiter of the eventual differences of opinion. The members of the council are supposedly elected indirectly by their local government, and they usually came from the richer merchant families or the gentry, although the constitution does not officially allow hereditary offices.
By convention, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council and the Lord Protector must be from different backgrounds. That mean that if, for example, the Lord Protector is an Anglo-Saxon, then the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council shall be from a Frankish background, or vice versa.
The General Assembly
The General Assembly is the national parliament, considered the Lower House and main legislative body. It is formed by 200 members, elected in direct election (suffrage is severely restricted, however, so often elections are rarely competitive). The General Assembly has important legislative powers, and there is no hierarchy between their members. According the constitution, the Commonwealth Council is subordinate to the General Assembly, which is proclaimed to represent the national sovereignty, although the Lord Protector has many veto powers on the decisions of the legislature.
The General Assembly elects both the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council (although his nomination may be vetoed by the Lord Protector) and the Speaker of the General Assembly. Considering that the collegiate and indirect election of the members of the Commonwealth Council formally prevent the existance of an official opposition, the Speaker of the General Assembly has an important political influence on the general policy of the assembly.
By convention, the Speaker of the General Assembly is a Huguenot.
The Anglo-Frankish Council of State
The Anglo-Frankish Council of State, usually known as Council of State, is considered the the Upper House of the parliament. It is formed by the nineteen members of the Commonwealth Council, the twelve Lieutenant-Governors, and the Speaker of the General Assembly. It meets at least once a year, and it has limited powers, including the power to veto any law passed by the General Assembly, and the power to override any veto by the Lord Protector as well (in that case, however, a 2/3 majority in both chambers is required).
The Council of State, however, is mostly famous because -in case of death or resignation of the head of state- it elects a new Lord Protector for life.
Religion in the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
Following Pope Martin V's support to a rival candidate to the crown to France, Henry VI (1422-1471), granted tolerance to the supporters of the Lollardy movement, which opposed many of the practices of the Catholic Church. Although he never gave official support to the movement, it run unopposed and King Henry VI took advantage to get rid of Catholic clergy critical of his political reforms.
The Valois dinasty, established by Charles I in 1485, reestablished the Catholic doctrine as the sole religion in the state, but it was too weak to inforce such policy in England, while support of Protestant teachings started to spread in several French regions. The 16th century Religious Wars, and the came of a Protestant king in 1589 with Henry X of England and Henry V of France, only endangered the dominance of Catholicism in the Kingdom of England and France.
The political and religious violence during the 17th century civil wars in continental France, and the loss of large territories in Burgundy and southern France -the main Catholic strongholds- signified the final transition toward a non-Catholic majority. The openly anti-Catholic policies of the Commonwealth of England and France, the creation of a more mainstream and conservative Lollardy United Church in England during the rule of Lord Protector Edward Cromwell only were reduced toward a restrictive tolerance in the late years of Arthur Dillon as Lord Protector (1722-1733).
Officially, since the 1669 constitutional reform, every province has the freedom to regulate the religious question as it wished, including the right to accept only one religion in their province, although since 1727, the Commonwealth established that every person should be free in the choice of their personal religion and that no person should be prosecuted based on their religious choice.
In practice, however, Catholic services in some provinces are severely restricted or even forbidden. In at least four of the six English provinces, any person who wishes to hold public office had to be a member or at least conform to the Anglo-Saxon United Church.
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Posted by: Hadash - 06-08-2018, 04:43 AM - Forum: Alternative Earth
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Facts:- The Kingdom of Burgundy was established after the Peace of Bourdeaux (1663)
- Since then, the kingdom has been ruled by the House of Bourbon, which previously ruled the Kingdom of England and France between 1589 and early 17th century.
- The current king is Louis Joseph de Bourbon, who was crowned as Louis Joseph I in 1552.
- Louis Joseph I is married to Charlotte Godefride Élisabeth from the House of Rohan since 1553. They have two daughters.
27 December, 1779 | Kingdom of Burgundy
"What's this scandal", said the nun. "Who do you believe you are that you could have right to disturb our place?", she asked refering to their Catholic convent, somewhere in northeastern Burgundy.
"Good woman!", captain Jean-Baptiste de Moulin said. "We wouldn't disturb you if you we hadn't a powerful reason to do so!", he added while he quickly descended from his horse.
"We bring you a message directly from Reims", Jean-Baptiste continued, giving the mother superior a letter which clearly the royal seal.
"I understand", the woman said. "This is unprecedented", she said. "But there is nothing I can argue, excuse me".
Several minutes later, a young woman, clearly confused, descended from the main stairs of the building.
"Your Highness", Jean-Baptiste said. "I have a message from the King...I am afraid we must leave immediately, those are the orders", he said while giving her another letter with the same red seal.
"I see", the young woman said. "Is something serious happening?".
The woman was no other than Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon, the second daughter of King Louis Joseph I. She had moved to the convent in 1776, and her compromise with her cousin Charles Philippe de Bourbon was unexpectedly broken earlier that year.
"There is no time to lose", Jean-Baptiste said. "We could be able to stop nearby Metz, just before going directly to Reims".
He helped Louise Adélaïde to board the carriage, before they left immediately the convent.
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| Kingdoms of Athens and Epirus |
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Posted by: Severyane - 06-08-2018, 04:00 AM - Forum: OOC: Alternative Earth
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Kingdom of Athens
Common Names: Athens
Capital: Athens
Demonym: Athenian
Languages
Official/National: Greek
Recognized/Regional: Romanian, Turkish, Italian, Others
Ethnic Groups
Greek, Turkish, Romanian, Others
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: King of Athens
Head of Government: King of Athens
Legislature: Symvoúlio
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