Recent content by Kellan Sullivan

I list: George Bridgetower, the violinist- who was esteemed enough by both the average man (Ludwig von Beethoven originally wrote the famed Kreutzer Sonata for him to perform) and princes (both George IV, the King of Saxony and Prince Radziwill offered him pensions). Joseph de Bologne, Chevalier...

He is. George- for all his stupidity OTL (so I suspect someone else- Albert, maybe?- suggested it)- also timed his request well. Victoria's pissed at her uncle for the "mess" he left with Fraulein Bauer, so it's actually the best time for him to announce "well, I'm done with that actress [Mrs...

He'd certainly have the international connections/reputation (Brasil, Mexico, the United States, the Cape, Natalia, Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, London, Munich, Baden and Vienna) both from his family and his travels that he hopefully will. He's also "important enough" that he doesn't need to be a...

Soundtrack: Otto Nicolai - Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor - Overture *Binche, Hainaut* *we see the Gilles in carnival dress making their way through the streets, throwing oranges at the onlookers* *among the onlookers on a balcony overlooking the thoroughfare is the young King of the Belgians...

just let the duc d'Alençon or the duke of Lorraine stand godfather

Given that the boys have barely hit double digits, it might be too early to say. They could easily take after other members of the family (history nerd Louis, writer Lucien, penny-wise Madame Mère) as well. And let's not forget the girls mother is Fanny Essler, who herself was a competent...

I'm curious, if Sigismund and Mary/Sigismund and Barbara had had a son instead, who would Albrecht marry? Liz of Gorlitz? Or someone else entirely?

An idea for a scenario where Murat keeps the throne of Naples Gioacchino I, King of Naples [1808-1840], Grand Duke of Berg [1806-1808] (1767-1840) m: 1800 Caroline Bonaparte (1782-1839) Achille Carlo, King of Naples [as Carlo VIII from 1840] (b.1801) m: 1815 Maria Klementina of Austria...

@unprincipled peter @Awkwardvulture @pandizzy @eliamartin65 https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/plausibility-check-pre-columbian-sao-francisco-river-hydraulic-empire.553675/ out of curiosity, it took until 1865 for a British explorer to reach the heights of this river, but is it...

I thought about a marriage to Rohan, but I wasn't sure if it would be feasible from a foreign relations POV

God help us then

Inspired by this thread James I, King of England & Ireland [1603-1625], King of Scots [as James VI, 1567-1625] (1566-1625) m: 1589 Anna of Denmark (1574-1619) Henry Frideric, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall & Rothesay (1594-1612) Elizabeth II, Queen of England & Ireland [from 1625], Queen...

Let's phrase this hypothetical Anglo-Swedish involvement another way. Sweden only got involved in 1630- which is significantly beyond the POD of Charles dying en route back from Spain (in 1623/1624). Sweden was only able to involve itself because France mediated a truce/treaty between Gustav...

GA's so-called Scottish troops were actually raised in France by Lord Seton and others IIRC

It's very hard to compare the situations. Leopold I ignored pretty much everyone's advice about allowing Prussia to be elevated to a kingdom. but it was either that or forking over the Piast inheritance in Silesia. Saxony-Poland is a matter of "no good options". The alternative was to have a...