Pre-SINES V-Ruleset, map, and stats

[das]

How did the Netherlands end up with Brazil?

Flanders, and they discovered and colonised it in the first place, duh. (Well, they also had to grab up some competing colonies, but mostly they just got there first while the Portuguese were distracted with Mexico and the Pacific).

 

[silver 2039]

Is it actually called Australia? Its not on my list.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

Can I know how did Italy reunite?

 

[das]

Is it actually called Australia? Its not on my list.

It's the Australian Confederation. You should add it.

Can I know how did Italy reunite?

Long story, but the present incarnation was born out of a relatively recent nationalist rebellion against the Holy Roman Empire and the aristocratic puppet government of Italy that was created by the Imperials after the Mediterranean War which had largely washed away the previous (divided) political order in Italy.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

Mmm...what was the Mediterranean War?

 

[das]

Was discussed in the 3rd alternate history thread, but basically, it was a 17th century war born out of Egypt's bid for Mediterranean hegemony and the restoration of the Roman Empire under the Egyptian king Alexander. After making great progress in the Balkans and in southern and central Italy, the Egyptians finally met their match in the revitalised Holy Roman Empire, which ultimately (after a grinding and complex war) managed to halt their progress and expel them from central Italy. A truce then neutralised the central parts of Italy; after the death of Alexander Egyptian control over southern Italy collapsed and so German influence prevailed.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

How was the italian situation before the Mediterranean war? and where did Monferrat came from?

 

[das]

How was the italian situation before the Mediterranean war?

Divided between small and middle-sized principalities and city-states, some of them nominally parts of the HRE. Note that the Papal States were much stronger than in OTL, while the Kingdom of Naples never even existed.

and where did Monferrat came from?

It was one of the old principalities. Due to its geographic position and relations with the HRE it never was submerged into any other polity and had developed a distinct culture of its own, strongly influenced by the French emigres.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

The City-State scheme was the same as OTL (except Naples)? There were Genoa, Venice, Milan, Florence and other important City? and their power in Italy was the same or they were much weaker or more powerful than OTL's?

 

[das]

Mainly similar to OTL. Venice was much stronger than in OTL on a global scale, though, until it's seemingly abrupt collapse in the 17th century.

 

[Justo]

Showing interest

Australias modern capital is not Sydney.

Canberra is Australia's mordern day capital and at this time Sydney would be the Capital of Australia the map is just a little funky. The only other alternative for Capital of Australia would be Melbourne since before Canberra was build it was the temporary Capital.

Edit: almost forgot this Australia's population is also quite low. During World War 2 we only had a population of 6-7 million so I doubt we are a 5.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

How was Venetian empire in this Timeline?

 

[Gelion]

Das, do you mind posting the ATL instead of answering all these questions?

 

[Supermath]

Looks neat. An ATL would be nice, though.

 

[Disenfrancised]

Oh this map? How can I refuse!

I call portugal, and I helped das with population figures and thus helped you eh? . I'll add trade and industrial centres based on das's old PMs if you tell me the total number of each you want.

 

[qoou]

my keybaord is working backwrads
I call Japan

 

[Disenfrancised]

Showing interest

Australias modern capital is not Sydney.

Canberra is Australia's mordern day capital and at this time Sydney would be the Capital of Australia the map is just a little funky. The only other alternative for Capital of Australia would be Melbourne since before Canberra was build it was the temporary Capital.

Edit: almost forgot this Australia's population is also quite low. During World War 2 we only had a population of 6-7 million so I doubt we are a 5.

Considering this is an ATL with the PoD before Australias founding, das can put a capital wherever the damn hell he likes . Also ATL Federation has a population of 14m at this time.

 

[das]

How was Venetian empire in this Timeline?

Thanks to the success of the Crusades, it has, from the 12th century onwards, gained great commercial power in the conquered lands and beyond, for a while being the key power in the Indian Ocean. With time it has grown overstretched, stagnant and decadent; but it could've lingered on for much longer had Alexander not seized power in Egypt. After doing so, he rooted out Venetian influence and confiscated Venetian assets, crippling Venice's economic power and so paving the way for his early Mediterranean campaigns. Venice was then also beaten at the sea by the Egyptians and was unable to resist being practically consumed into the Holy Roman Empire a few years later.

Das, do you mind posting the ATL instead of answering all these questions?

Having never properly written it out, I do.

 

[Flavius Aetius]

So how's italian (actually venetian) presence in mediterranean and Indian Ocean?

 

[das]

The modern Italian Republic has incredibly little to do with the old Venice, and its presence nowadays is quite negligible, though there is a colony/trade outpost in Arabia and some commercial ties with the Eastern Mediterranean and Persian Gulf countries. Italy has some potential, but is pretty poor at the moment.