Cool; I'm of course still working on the rest. I guess I'll have to d/l the new version. 
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New Descs - Savoy, Genoa, Burgundy, Hanseatic League, Bavaria
Savoy:
When the King of France was killed without heirs in the Fourth Crusade, the Pope was persuaded to elevate three of its consituent duchies - Brittany, Burgundy, and Savoy - to the status of kingdoms, rather than granting the old title of King of France to Burgundy or Savoy, by the threat of war from Brittany. Thus began the Kingdom of Savoy, which has long sought to unify the southern portions of the old Frankish kingdom and to assist the faltering Iberian Catholics against the Muslim expansion. Recent turmoil within Savoy has caused the Kingdom to back away from its external committments, and this (along with the withdrawl of Breton mercenaries) may have contributed to the renewed expansion of the Muslim Caliphate of Granada.
The Kingdom of Savoy remains finely balanced between the religious fervor of the threatened Iberians and French, and the politicking of Northern Italy, where its other main threat is to be found in the merchant republic of Genoa. It fits well in neither society, as its squabbling aristocracy prevents it from carrying out effective diplomacy, and the heretical teachings often sheltered within its mountain valleys tend to alienate it from its more religious neighbors to the west.
Genoa:
The merchants of Genoa gained the status of a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire in the eleventh century, while the Emperor was busily mobilizing his troops for the First Crusade and sorely in need of the tribute in gold that the merchants were offering for this declaration. When the office of Holy Roman Emperor became vacant following the death of the Emperor in the Fourth Crusade at the hands of Byzantine troops, Genoa found itself fully independent. It quickly engaged in a series of military operations against the disorganized tribes of the islands west and south of Italy, some of which had not been subject to outside rule since the fall of Rome, using these as way stations and as markets for its growing trading empire. Economic disputes, including the refusals to accept one another's coinage, led to repeated wars with Venice through the fourteenth century. Finally, in 1381, the armies of Genoa and its Northern Italian allies conquered Venice, and forced its entire merchant class to relocate to Genoa, thus consolidating the two trading centers which dominated the region into one.
The Republic of Genoa having thus become masters of Northern Italy, and of the Mediterranean trade routes, is now looking to expand its influence, possibly into Southern Italy - where the strong Kingdom of Sicily could prove a threat - or Gaul - where it is bordered by the Kingdom of Savoy - or perhaps northward, into the disorganized Germanic lands, though that would involve difficult mountain passes. Many younger merchants see the possibilities for expansion lying with the seas, particularly if the Muslims of Iberia can be subdued or pacified in order to allow access to the Atlantic Ocean, or if a partnership with Byzantium would allow access to the Black Sea.
Burgundy:
Once the most powerful duchy within the Kingdom of France, Burgundy can trace the lineage of its rulers back to the sons of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor in the early ninth century. When the King of France was killed in battle with Byzantine troops in the Fourth Crusade, without heirs, many thought that the Pope would grant the title to the Duke of Burgundy. However, the circumstances of the time did not permit it, as the Duke of Brittany let it be known that he would submit to no new King of France, and would back up his threat with the well-trained and well-known Breton mercenaries, who at that time were recalled from campaigns against the Muslims of the Caliphate of Cordoba. In a compromise, the Pope elevated Brittany, Burgundy, and Savoy to the status of kingdoms, leaving the weaker duchies of the southwest without a liege.
Now known as the Kingdom of Burgundy, the old duchy quickly secured the allegiance of the minor counts and barons who had administrated the old King of France's demesne lands surrounding Paris, and the Dukes of Orleans and Calais followed suit. In addition, the Holy Roman Empire was also in a state of disorder, its Emperor having died alongside the king and the office left vacant; Burgundy took this opportunity to secure its eastern border on a natural boundary by conquering the land of Alsace, which borders upon the massive Rhine River.
Today, the Kingdom of Burgundy's position in northeastern Gaul is without rival, although Brittany and Savoy remain threats to the west and south. Its future interests lay mainly in the weak, liege-less duchies of southwestern Gaul, the rising strength of the restored Holy Roman Empire to the north and east, and the wealthy Hanseatic League city-state of Antwerp, near Calais, which controls much of the North Sea and British Isles trade.
Hanseatic League:
The Hanseatic League is not a true nation in the traditional sense, but rather a perpetual alliance of a growing number of city-states. It began as a trade union of the Free Imperial Cities of the Baltic and North Sea coastal regions, though four important new members have been accepted over time. In the early 1070s, following the collapse of the Kingdom of England and its subsequent demise at the hands of Scotland, the southern half of the Kingdom made a last stand under the Earl of Wessex and the Lord Mayor of London at the Battle of Cambridge, and forced Scotland to halt its conquest. After this battle, these two noblemen went their seperate ways, and within a year, the Lord Mayor of London, in search of allies to protect against any future Scottish threat, was in Lubeck applying for membership in the League, not only for London, but for the entire southeastern corner of England, which had fought under his banner at Cambridge.
After the Fourth Crusade, when the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor were both killed at the hands of Byzantine troops and their titles left to fade into history, the city-state of Antwerp, in Flanders - long a trading partner of London - followed its lead and applied for membership in the League as well.
Finally, the League reached its modern size by incorporating the city-states of Narva and Novgorod, which control the overland trade routes between the Baltic Sea and the interior of Russia, particularly the Volga River valley, when they were threatened by an expansionist Finland in the early fourteenth century.
The interests of the League are particularly difficult to define, due to its unusually decentralized nature. Certainly, it would act to protect its trading rights in the Baltic and North Seas, the Rhine River region, and other surrounding territories; however, the nature of those actions is difficult to predict.
Bavaria:
Once a minor duchy under the Holy Roman Emperor, the Duchy of Bavaria expanded quickly in the time of the Crusades, as its dukes found themselves the heirs to several other territories when their brides were the last survivors of crusading families which had formerly ruled there. After the death of the Emperor in the Fourth Crusade, the Duke of Bavaria travelled to Rome and attempted to persuade the Pope to grant him the title of Emperor; however, the Pope refused, stating that it had been lost at the hands of the Byzantine Emperor and only from there could it be reclaimed; by a military victory over Byzantium. Not having the resources to do so, the Duke returned with the mere title of King of Bavaria.
The King of Bavaria and his successors continued their strategy of unifying the old lands of the Empire, in the hope that the Pope might reconsider when faced with a powerful German nation. However, lacking in military might and economically strangled by the duties and tolls of the Hanseatic League traders, that unification has followed the slow course of inheritance, and the most recent Kings have become disheartened from this course by the restoration of the Empire under the leadership of the King of Hungary in 1390.
Savoy:
When the King of France was killed without heirs in the Fourth Crusade, the Pope was persuaded to elevate three of its consituent duchies - Brittany, Burgundy, and Savoy - to the status of kingdoms, rather than granting the old title of King of France to Burgundy or Savoy, by the threat of war from Brittany. Thus began the Kingdom of Savoy, which has long sought to unify the southern portions of the old Frankish kingdom and to assist the faltering Iberian Catholics against the Muslim expansion. Recent turmoil within Savoy has caused the Kingdom to back away from its external committments, and this (along with the withdrawl of Breton mercenaries) may have contributed to the renewed expansion of the Muslim Caliphate of Granada.
The Kingdom of Savoy remains finely balanced between the religious fervor of the threatened Iberians and French, and the politicking of Northern Italy, where its other main threat is to be found in the merchant republic of Genoa. It fits well in neither society, as its squabbling aristocracy prevents it from carrying out effective diplomacy, and the heretical teachings often sheltered within its mountain valleys tend to alienate it from its more religious neighbors to the west.
Genoa:
The merchants of Genoa gained the status of a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire in the eleventh century, while the Emperor was busily mobilizing his troops for the First Crusade and sorely in need of the tribute in gold that the merchants were offering for this declaration. When the office of Holy Roman Emperor became vacant following the death of the Emperor in the Fourth Crusade at the hands of Byzantine troops, Genoa found itself fully independent. It quickly engaged in a series of military operations against the disorganized tribes of the islands west and south of Italy, some of which had not been subject to outside rule since the fall of Rome, using these as way stations and as markets for its growing trading empire. Economic disputes, including the refusals to accept one another's coinage, led to repeated wars with Venice through the fourteenth century. Finally, in 1381, the armies of Genoa and its Northern Italian allies conquered Venice, and forced its entire merchant class to relocate to Genoa, thus consolidating the two trading centers which dominated the region into one.
The Republic of Genoa having thus become masters of Northern Italy, and of the Mediterranean trade routes, is now looking to expand its influence, possibly into Southern Italy - where the strong Kingdom of Sicily could prove a threat - or Gaul - where it is bordered by the Kingdom of Savoy - or perhaps northward, into the disorganized Germanic lands, though that would involve difficult mountain passes. Many younger merchants see the possibilities for expansion lying with the seas, particularly if the Muslims of Iberia can be subdued or pacified in order to allow access to the Atlantic Ocean, or if a partnership with Byzantium would allow access to the Black Sea.
Burgundy:
Once the most powerful duchy within the Kingdom of France, Burgundy can trace the lineage of its rulers back to the sons of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor in the early ninth century. When the King of France was killed in battle with Byzantine troops in the Fourth Crusade, without heirs, many thought that the Pope would grant the title to the Duke of Burgundy. However, the circumstances of the time did not permit it, as the Duke of Brittany let it be known that he would submit to no new King of France, and would back up his threat with the well-trained and well-known Breton mercenaries, who at that time were recalled from campaigns against the Muslims of the Caliphate of Cordoba. In a compromise, the Pope elevated Brittany, Burgundy, and Savoy to the status of kingdoms, leaving the weaker duchies of the southwest without a liege.
Now known as the Kingdom of Burgundy, the old duchy quickly secured the allegiance of the minor counts and barons who had administrated the old King of France's demesne lands surrounding Paris, and the Dukes of Orleans and Calais followed suit. In addition, the Holy Roman Empire was also in a state of disorder, its Emperor having died alongside the king and the office left vacant; Burgundy took this opportunity to secure its eastern border on a natural boundary by conquering the land of Alsace, which borders upon the massive Rhine River.
Today, the Kingdom of Burgundy's position in northeastern Gaul is without rival, although Brittany and Savoy remain threats to the west and south. Its future interests lay mainly in the weak, liege-less duchies of southwestern Gaul, the rising strength of the restored Holy Roman Empire to the north and east, and the wealthy Hanseatic League city-state of Antwerp, near Calais, which controls much of the North Sea and British Isles trade.
Hanseatic League:
The Hanseatic League is not a true nation in the traditional sense, but rather a perpetual alliance of a growing number of city-states. It began as a trade union of the Free Imperial Cities of the Baltic and North Sea coastal regions, though four important new members have been accepted over time. In the early 1070s, following the collapse of the Kingdom of England and its subsequent demise at the hands of Scotland, the southern half of the Kingdom made a last stand under the Earl of Wessex and the Lord Mayor of London at the Battle of Cambridge, and forced Scotland to halt its conquest. After this battle, these two noblemen went their seperate ways, and within a year, the Lord Mayor of London, in search of allies to protect against any future Scottish threat, was in Lubeck applying for membership in the League, not only for London, but for the entire southeastern corner of England, which had fought under his banner at Cambridge.
After the Fourth Crusade, when the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor were both killed at the hands of Byzantine troops and their titles left to fade into history, the city-state of Antwerp, in Flanders - long a trading partner of London - followed its lead and applied for membership in the League as well.
Finally, the League reached its modern size by incorporating the city-states of Narva and Novgorod, which control the overland trade routes between the Baltic Sea and the interior of Russia, particularly the Volga River valley, when they were threatened by an expansionist Finland in the early fourteenth century.
The interests of the League are particularly difficult to define, due to its unusually decentralized nature. Certainly, it would act to protect its trading rights in the Baltic and North Seas, the Rhine River region, and other surrounding territories; however, the nature of those actions is difficult to predict.
Bavaria:
Once a minor duchy under the Holy Roman Emperor, the Duchy of Bavaria expanded quickly in the time of the Crusades, as its dukes found themselves the heirs to several other territories when their brides were the last survivors of crusading families which had formerly ruled there. After the death of the Emperor in the Fourth Crusade, the Duke of Bavaria travelled to Rome and attempted to persuade the Pope to grant him the title of Emperor; however, the Pope refused, stating that it had been lost at the hands of the Byzantine Emperor and only from there could it be reclaimed; by a military victory over Byzantium. Not having the resources to do so, the Duke returned with the mere title of King of Bavaria.
The King of Bavaria and his successors continued their strategy of unifying the old lands of the Empire, in the hope that the Pope might reconsider when faced with a powerful German nation. However, lacking in military might and economically strangled by the duties and tolls of the Hanseatic League traders, that unification has followed the slow course of inheritance, and the most recent Kings have become disheartened from this course by the restoration of the Empire under the leadership of the King of Hungary in 1390.
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Hungary and the imperial title, I doubt we go with that, all others look fine as far as I am concerned, you´re a big help!
Just some ideas, up to you guys to decide what you wanna keep
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was established as a result of the First Crusade, and soon took advantage of the disunity of the arabs to expand, capturing the entire Sinai peninsula by (insert date here). As the Arab tribes continued in a state of almost perpetual war, the Kingdom was inundated with refugees, and eventually entire parts of the Kingdom became mostly Islamic. During skirmishes with the Egyptian Ayyubids, (insert name here), the last direct heir to Jerusalem was killed, and Guy de Lusignan, King of Cyprus inerited the Kingdom. In (insert date here) the last count of Tripoli died heirless, and the inheritance of the county by Jerusalem evened out the number of Christians and Muslims.
The Kingdom of Syria had it's roots in the Principality of Antioch, established by Bohemond I during the First Crusade. After the end of the First Crusade, the princes of Antioch expanded their territory, acquiring the city of Aleppo in (insert date here). The new state was called upon when Danishmend and Arab invasions destroyed the County of Edessa, and troops of Antioch drove them out, with the prince claiming the county as part of his realm. Finally, as the Ayyubids of Syria were defeated by the combined armies of Byzantium and Antioch in (insert date here) and were forced to flee south(where they eventually conquered the Fatimid sultanate of Egypt), the former Ayyubid city of Damascus fell into the hands of the princes of Antioch. After a power struggle in (insert date here), Prince (insert name here) moved his capital from Antioch to Damascus, and proclaimed himself King of Syria. The Kingdom of Syria has major religious troubles. It's governed by the Latin church, but Catholics are a minority and the church must balance between favouring Catholics, Orthodox Christians and the large Muslim majority in and around Damascus
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was established as a result of the First Crusade, and soon took advantage of the disunity of the arabs to expand, capturing the entire Sinai peninsula by (insert date here). As the Arab tribes continued in a state of almost perpetual war, the Kingdom was inundated with refugees, and eventually entire parts of the Kingdom became mostly Islamic. During skirmishes with the Egyptian Ayyubids, (insert name here), the last direct heir to Jerusalem was killed, and Guy de Lusignan, King of Cyprus inerited the Kingdom. In (insert date here) the last count of Tripoli died heirless, and the inheritance of the county by Jerusalem evened out the number of Christians and Muslims.
The Kingdom of Syria had it's roots in the Principality of Antioch, established by Bohemond I during the First Crusade. After the end of the First Crusade, the princes of Antioch expanded their territory, acquiring the city of Aleppo in (insert date here). The new state was called upon when Danishmend and Arab invasions destroyed the County of Edessa, and troops of Antioch drove them out, with the prince claiming the county as part of his realm. Finally, as the Ayyubids of Syria were defeated by the combined armies of Byzantium and Antioch in (insert date here) and were forced to flee south(where they eventually conquered the Fatimid sultanate of Egypt), the former Ayyubid city of Damascus fell into the hands of the princes of Antioch. After a power struggle in (insert date here), Prince (insert name here) moved his capital from Antioch to Damascus, and proclaimed himself King of Syria. The Kingdom of Syria has major religious troubles. It's governed by the Latin church, but Catholics are a minority and the church must balance between favouring Catholics, Orthodox Christians and the large Muslim majority in and around Damascus
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Jerusalem was covered by Art himself, but Syria will be used, a big thanks.
I will make up a list of all desc so far asap.
I will make up a list of all desc so far asap.
Unless they were sent in otherwise than this thread, what I think we have is:
- Eire
- Scotland
- Brittany
- Burgundy
- Savoy
- Genoa
- Granada
- Bavaria
- Hanseatic League
- Union of Kalmar
- Hungary
- that Jerusalem one
- Syria
If you'd like to go ahead and write some, aim for the countries in the Baltic-Russian and Muslim regions; I think all the selectables we have are done except those and Bohemia and Sicily (and Finland, which I am working on).
- Eire
- Scotland
- Brittany
- Burgundy
- Savoy
- Genoa
- Granada
- Bavaria
- Hanseatic League
- Union of Kalmar
- Hungary
- that Jerusalem one
- Syria
If you'd like to go ahead and write some, aim for the countries in the Baltic-Russian and Muslim regions; I think all the selectables we have are done except those and Bohemia and Sicily (and Finland, which I am working on).
Note: I've edited the Granada and Hungary stories slightly, to improve clarity and, in Hungary's case, cover some discrepancies between what I wrote and the game-start situation.
I edited the post in this thread; you'll just have to skim back a few posts to see it. (I think it was like post #22 or so?)
Nice, I completely missed this thread. Well, I had these skeleton descriptions made for Byzantium and Finland, please take a look and if you wanna add more detail and flavour, sure go ahead.
Finland: The people of Tavastland, Hämäläiset, gave so strong opposition to the swedish crusades in the 12th and 13th century, that catholicism never took root in Finland, except for the Åbo area (province Finland). Instead the orthodox missionaries converted the Karelians to orthodox faith and they created an orthodox ugric kingdom. Åbo area still remains in scandinavian hands, but the rest of Finland and also the ugric lands all the way to Arkhangelsk and Finnmark are united into an orthodox kingdom.
Byzantium: The history starts to differ in 1176 as Byzantium does not decisively lose the battle of Myriocephalon to the Seljuk Turks. Then the emperorship passes to Manouel, son of Andronikos I, instead of Isaakios Angelos. Then the Komnenos line of Manouel holds the throne until 1419 at least. Byzantium weakens during the infighting / succession crisis of 1330-1350 and the turks of Anatolia (Candar, Teke and Karaman) regain their independence. During the infighting, the Palaiologos family takes refuge at Crete, because they are blamed for the infighting.
Explanatories about Byzantium: Fourth Crusade did not happen, because the Angeli never received the throne as it was Alexios, the son Isaakios Angelos, who called the crusaders to help restore his father in the first place. And as they weren't so weak in 1200, because they didn't lose to Seljuks, no one dared to attempt it. Also I don't feel that byzantines should have fought against the West, at least not in Kosovo, as Kosovo is part of Serbia in Aberration and has been for a quite long time.
Finland: The people of Tavastland, Hämäläiset, gave so strong opposition to the swedish crusades in the 12th and 13th century, that catholicism never took root in Finland, except for the Åbo area (province Finland). Instead the orthodox missionaries converted the Karelians to orthodox faith and they created an orthodox ugric kingdom. Åbo area still remains in scandinavian hands, but the rest of Finland and also the ugric lands all the way to Arkhangelsk and Finnmark are united into an orthodox kingdom.
Byzantium: The history starts to differ in 1176 as Byzantium does not decisively lose the battle of Myriocephalon to the Seljuk Turks. Then the emperorship passes to Manouel, son of Andronikos I, instead of Isaakios Angelos. Then the Komnenos line of Manouel holds the throne until 1419 at least. Byzantium weakens during the infighting / succession crisis of 1330-1350 and the turks of Anatolia (Candar, Teke and Karaman) regain their independence. During the infighting, the Palaiologos family takes refuge at Crete, because they are blamed for the infighting.
Explanatories about Byzantium: Fourth Crusade did not happen, because the Angeli never received the throne as it was Alexios, the son Isaakios Angelos, who called the crusaders to help restore his father in the first place. And as they weren't so weak in 1200, because they didn't lose to Seljuks, no one dared to attempt it. Also I don't feel that byzantines should have fought against the West, at least not in Kosovo, as Kosovo is part of Serbia in Aberration and has been for a quite long time.
As for the 4th Crusade, my idea was that it did happen (not necessarily for the same reasons), but rather than sacking Byzantium, the Crusaders ended up fighting a stand-up battle against the Byzantine army and being soundly defeated, resulting in near-annihilation of the Crusader side. (This ties in with my stories for the French and German states, Genoa, and Granada as well, as those were affected by the collapse of the Empire and/or of the Kingdom of France, based on this event.)
The idea with Kosovo was sticking close to history - historically there was a Hungary vs. Turks battle there in that year, I just switched the outcome and the adversaries (the territory thing can be explained by alliances). Am thinking the small nations between Hungary and Byzantium may have either been breakaway vassal states, or independent states playing one side against the other. And Hungary had the added incentive that the Emperor had been killed at Byzantine hands in the 4th Crusade, and the Pope had refused to fill the office since, claiming that the title must be retaken from where it was lost - in battle with the Byzantines. So it wasn't so much that Hungary was interested in conquest, it was interested in re-establishing the Empire, and used its allies (whose purpose was totally different) to tip the scales against the Byzantines *just* enough to be able to claim victory in battle - not necessarily a very lopsided one, *any* victory would suit the purpose.
The idea with Kosovo was sticking close to history - historically there was a Hungary vs. Turks battle there in that year, I just switched the outcome and the adversaries (the territory thing can be explained by alliances). Am thinking the small nations between Hungary and Byzantium may have either been breakaway vassal states, or independent states playing one side against the other. And Hungary had the added incentive that the Emperor had been killed at Byzantine hands in the 4th Crusade, and the Pope had refused to fill the office since, claiming that the title must be retaken from where it was lost - in battle with the Byzantines. So it wasn't so much that Hungary was interested in conquest, it was interested in re-establishing the Empire, and used its allies (whose purpose was totally different) to tip the scales against the Byzantines *just* enough to be able to claim victory in battle - not necessarily a very lopsided one, *any* victory would suit the purpose.
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Sounds okay with me, if we can concentrate all things going astray to that event, it makes things easier.
Well, I'll guess it would need me to do nice events about revenging Kosovo defeat for Byzantium during the 15th century. Also the Byzantine events assume that genoans wish the support the Palaiologos family, who are currently exiled to Crete. in exchange for special trade priviliges and such if Palaiologoi get the throne.
Besides, the Byzantines have all the right to be angry at the West if Fourth Crusade and Kosovo happen as planned, because the West is the aggressor.
Besides, the Byzantines have all the right to be angry at the West if Fourth Crusade and Kosovo happen as planned, because the West is the aggressor.
Genoa = merchants = realpolitik = will support anything that furthers their own interests.
Byzantium != need cause for war (there is always some reason hidden in centuries of history)
Byzantium != need cause for war (there is always some reason hidden in centuries of history
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Byakhiam said:
The last sentence of my existing Genoa story should nicely cover that possibility - generally, I've intended my stories simply as the pre-1419 histories, with part of the final paragraph devoted to giving hints as to which direction the country is intended to be played. Here's Genoa's final sentence (italics added):
"Many younger merchants see the possibilities for expansion lying with the seas, particularly if the Muslims of Iberia can be subdued or pacified in order to allow access to the Atlantic Ocean, or if a partnership with Byzantium would allow access to the Black Sea."
Besides, the Byzantines have all the right to be angry at the West if Fourth Crusade and Kosovo happen as planned, because the West is the aggressor.
Historically, wasn't the Fourth Crusade the one where the Crusaders contracted with Italian merchants for sea passage to Palestine, and they were taken to Byzantium instead and told that they were to sack the city in return for their continued passage? If so, that role could easily have been played by either Genoa or Venice in this history - their wars against each other came later.
In the case of Kosovo, I see that as a regional conflict between an alliance of Hungary and the smaller border nations vs. Byzantium. It's after most of the changes happened further west, so there's not much cause for other countries to be involved at that point - they have their hands full closer to home.
Sheridan said:
Well, I doubt that venetians came up with the plan of sacking Constantinopole on their own initiative. I believe the Angeli asked the venetians to help them in their inter-family struggles. And anyways, as in Aberration Byzantium is not so weak during the time of Fourth Crusade, there would need to be a good backstory on why would Emperor of Holy Roman Empire be wanting to go on a crusade against Byzantium. As the Fourth Crusade was condemned by the pope when it happened, iirc. Of course such backstory could be thought up, but it requires some work to give it reasoning.
Sheridan said:
Well, it could well have happened, of course, but I still don't see the need for it.
But if there is a reason for having Kosovo battle, then of course then can have been a Kosovo battle. But let's not have Kosovo battle just because of having a Kosovo battle.
Sheridan, for Sicily:
http://www.fact-index.com/m/ma/manfred_of_sicily.html
Check the battle at Benevent, they never lost it, so Sicily remained in Hohenstaufen-Hautenville hands. They had a rough 14th century though and start out as genoese vassals, though the new monarch Roger IV will likely change that.
http://www.fact-index.com/m/ma/manfred_of_sicily.html
Check the battle at Benevent, they never lost it, so Sicily remained in Hohenstaufen-Hautenville hands. They had a rough 14th century though and start out as genoese vassals, though the new monarch Roger IV will likely change that.
Thank you; I'll be on that soon.
Incidentally, my housemates are all leaving for a week-long vacation on Sunday night (I'm staying back because of the household pets and a dental appointment), so I *hope* to have time to get to the rest of the major powers within the week.
Incidentally, my housemates are all leaving for a week-long vacation on Sunday night (I'm staying back because of the household pets and a dental appointment), so I *hope* to have time to get to the rest of the major powers within the week.