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The Uneasy Peace (1684)


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On New Year’s Day, 1511, a boy was born on the banks of the Thames who would change the course of history.

 

History would call him Saint Henry IX of England; Henry the Great. Born the son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, he would utterly overshadow his father, establish his power across the British Isles, and, above all, make England’s Catholic faith firm. 

 

But across the channel in France, another development was taking place that would be similarly momentous. The growth of Protestantism meant that, by 1589 and under Henry IV, France would emerge with an aggressive brand of Calvinism. In 1620 tensions between the two religious camps in Europe exploded in the ‘Great Religious War’ (1620-42) in which Hapsburg Spain, Austria, England and a multitude of Catholic powers shattered the power of France. But Spain emerged much weaker from the war than she had anticipated. In the following decades, the rising power of Britain has challenged Spanish power, and, in 1680, in a shocking reversal, the Anglo-Spanish alliance officially came to an end. Now, a fierce battle for hegemony lies ahead, but the nature of that battle is not yet clear. Will Britain and Spain reconcile their differences after all? Will there be another great war to wreck the continent? Will Protestant France and Sweden re-emerge as a phoenix rising from the ashes? There are many possibilities in...

 

...THE UNEASY PEACE.

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(Big credit to Raul Fernandez for the map!)

-My summary of the events leaves out a good deal of detail. For some more, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWuHniQr1qyLIZUV6ZEzKf81ULYQgWcjR0rq8TM87o4/edit

 

Data and info on the armies (Still partly incomplete) can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SbRzlQA8O_eOrqgXTCFkMG1Pj_8-cd7NQGYASYvg_ps/edit

 

RULES:

-Every turn represents half a year. We begin in early 1684.

-The obvious stuff. No meta-gaming, etc.

-Remember – it is only a game!

-Feel free to correct me if you think I have erred in anything. 

 

APP:

Nation:

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality):

Heir (If any:)

Discord:


RESERVED (Unfortunately, most are already taken):

Britain

Ottomans

Venice

Austria/HRE

Spain

Qing

Papacy

Brandenburg-Prussia

Sweden

France

Ottomans

Dutch Rebels

Portugal

 

SUGGESTED and OPEN:

Russia

Commonwealth

Brittany

Denmark-Norway

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Kingdom of Portugal

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After the long war for independence and the loss of their overseas land, King Alfonso VI Braganza had become a hero in the country. Though he was celebrated for a period after the war, his sickly nature and monotony towards ruling the country reduced him to little more than a mask worn by his brother and heir, Pedro Braganza. Pedro is a determined man who always keeps and open mind and will accept the advice of his advisors and visitors to the court.

DexterII#4394

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The Dutch Revolt

Leader: William III of Orange, Rebel Leader
Leader of the rebelling coastal territories, William III commands some 25,000 determined and hardened Dutch rebels in their fight for freedom against the Spanish Crown.
Heir: N/A
Discord: Already in

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Most Serene Republic of Venice


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Doge Marcantonio Giustinian is a pious man and great orator hailing from one of Venice’s premier families. Marcantonio spent his youth in France as an ambassador. Truly a cultured man, he speaks a multitude of languages and prior to becoming Doge served in several positions on the Council of Ten. Considered to be a weak ruler, most decisions are made by his advisors and most publicity during his reign is directed to Francesco Morosini, the leader of Venetian military, considered a brilliant leader.

 

Long may he govern,

 

Doge Marcantonio Giustinian

 

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    Nation:  Brandenburg-Preußen

   

Leader : Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ‘the Great Elector’  Frederick William was a renown Military commander, and a staunch member of the Calvinist faith who restored the Hohenzollern dominions after the devastations of the Thirty Years’ War—centralizing the political administration, reorganizing the state finances, rebuilding towns and cities, developing a strong army, and acquiring clear sovereignty over ducal Prussia.

 

    Heir: Frederick I

    Discord: already in

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Nation: Austria HRE

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): Leopold I, Hapsburg ruler in Austria with strong absolutist and religious principles being the Holy Roman Emperor and nominal liege of all the States within it. Finding himself into a peace at the behest of his army and nobility due to the strain of the past wars.

Heir (If any:) Joseph Jacob Ignaz Johann Anton Eustachius

Discord: You have it.

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1 hour ago, Dex said:

Kingdom of Portugal

Coat_of_arms_of_the_Portuguese_Empire.pn

After the long war for independence and the loss of their overseas land, King Alfonso VI Braganza had become a hero in the country. Though he was celebrated for a period after the war, his sickly nature and monotony towards ruling the country reduced him to little more than a mask worn by his brother and heir, Pedro Braganza. Pedro is a determined man who always keeps and open mind and will accept the advice of his advisors and visitors to the court.

Dexter#4394

Sent you a friend request m8

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Nation: The Kingdom of Sweden

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): Karl XI, inherited Sweden at the height of her power, with one of the greatest armies in Europe and with enemies all around. One of the last great bastions of the Protestant faith.

Heir (If any:) Carolus Rex, or Karl XII

Discord:

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29 minutes ago, The_Mad_Skylord said:

Nation: The Kingdom of Sweden

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): Karl XI, inherited Sweden at the height of her power, with one of the greatest armies in Europe and with enemies all around. One of the last great bastions of the Protestant faith.

Heir (If any:) Carolus Rex, or Karl XII

Discord:

Accepted

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Nation: Qing Empire

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): The Kangxi Emperor. One of China’s most notorious Emperor’s already. He has ended a decades long civil war, and ruled from a very early age. Where many thought the Qing were doomed, he did not. And ever since China has been on a path of massive expansion.

Heir (If any:) To be announced

 

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23 minutes ago, GrimBeard said:

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Nation: Qing Empire

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): The Kangxi Emperor. One of China’s most notorious Emperor’s already. He has ended a decades long civil war, and ruled from a very early age. Where many thought the Qing were doomed, he did not. And ever since China has been on a path of massive expansion.

Heir (If any:) To be announced

 

Accepted

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Nation: Tsardom of Russia 

Leader: Ivan VI (great great grandson of Ivan the terrible, inherited the throne 3 years prior, seeks to expand Russia into the Black Sea, and have his son elected as King of the Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth)

Heir: Tsarevich Alexander Ivanovich 

Discord: Zeonic American

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Nation: Denmark-Norway

Leader (With brief description of circumstances/personality): King Christian V sits in a rather unique position. With an emerging power in Sweden to his east, and a tumultuous HRE to his south, the aging king must ensure that his successors are left with a stable kingdom- one able to fend for itself. Though he is not a warlike monarch, Christian knows that his tenuous position will demand vigilance.

Heir (If any:) Prince Frederick

Discord: Nectorist#7594

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Nation: Commonwealth

Leader: John III Sobieski, the warrior King of Poland. His reign has greatly stabilised the Commonwealth and his military reforms have strengthened and modernised the army of the Commwealth. He only needs use it, Johns eye looks east to the mighty Russian Tsardom.

Heir: Elected by the nobles of the Commonwealth

Discord: #Applepie0144

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