Great Occidental War (Chaos)

The Great Occidental War took place in the Chaos TL 1523-47. The fought against, ,  and the Tenochca.

Prehistory
In 1510, the theologian and philosopher had written a text "", propagating that the king should stand higher than the bishops in his lands. This basically meant a breakaway from the pope in. Since he had abandoned, many Christians had criticized him; and since more and more money from the Quadruple Monarchy's lands in and  went into his coffers, the number of critics had grown even more.

The English nobles accept the proposal after a few months, but - is more reluctant to accept the king as head of church. The coalitions formed don't even ask for nationalities, classes, or even families. From 1511-17, the Iberian peninsula goes through almost Civil War-like conditions. The opponents of the king are rewarded with the property of his defeated enemies (including some church property), which helps him to succeed. He founds the "Occidental Christian church".

In 1514, the French regent Francois was crowned Holy Roman Emperor (in Avignon).

1519, after a meeting of the cardinals of the Quadruple Monarchy, they officially accepted king Edward V as supreme spiritual authority. The liturgy or anything else substantial wasn't changed. The began. The church property in the Quadruple Monarchy went to the king as well, who gave it to his followers, thus further strengthening his authority. When the pope protested, the king declared in return that he woouldn't accept the authority of "the lackey of the French king".

1521: The only surviving heir of the Norwegian (and Scottish) throne, Prince Alasdair / Alexander goes to Atlantis, where he spends some time around the Caribbean. He also approaches the Tenochca and learns about their gold riches.

1522: Prince Alasdair came to the court of France, warned the king that the Quadruple monarchy was about to conquer the rich lands of the Tenochca. He pointed out: "If the king owns their gold, he can afford to hire all the mercenaries in the world! You have to stop him now!" The king was convinced by his reasons, and decided to start the war. Time was short, in fact: 1523, when the first battles happened, the Castillians wanted to send an expedition to Tenochtitlan, but the ship from Cuba was destroyed in a hurricane, and until replacements were found, the necessary time had passed.

The war in Atlantis
1524: France manages to smuggle some hundred soldiers and advisors to Atlantis to help Cuitláuac, the military leader of the Mexica, as the Tenochca are now called in Europe. The Tenochca have to convert to Christianity, however.

1526: Battle of Cempoala. French-Tenochca defeat Castillians.

1527: Motehcuhzoma II dies, Cuitláuac becomes new ruler of the Mexica.

1529: Smallpox hit the Mexica... however, the Allies of the Quadruple monarchy aren't better off, so it's a two-sided damage. Motehcuhzoma II dies too, Cuitláuac becomes new ruler of the Mexica.

1530: Castillians explore the north coast of OTL Columbia and Venezuela, discover the Orinoco mouth, occupy the Antilles, build first settlements in South Atlantis.

1535: Castillians drive the French-Tenochca back to the heart of the old Tenochca Empire, ally with their old enemy Tlaxcala. Only the lack of support prevents them from winning completely.

1538: Castillians cross the isthmus of Panama, discover the Pacific. They learn about the lands of the Inca.

1545: Battle at Ile de la Tortue (OTL Tortuga). French defeat English-Castillian fleet.

The war in Europe
1527: Although the war on land went well for the Quadruple monarchy, where the new Castillian tercios repeatedly defeated the French, their fleet was defeated in the big sea battle of Biarritz.

1528: After the defeat of Cempoala, the war in Europe intensifies. The Quadruple king hopes for a reconquest of Aquitaine. France feels threatened and needs a diversion. "Prince Alasdair" who returned from Atlantis lands in Scotland, soon gains followers, starts guerilla war against the English.

1530: Scots defeat English at the battle of Stirling, reconquer the Lowlands.

1531: Prince Alasdair extends the war to Ireland.

1533: Dublin conquered by Prince Alasdair.

1534: Charles VIII elected king Carles of Aragon.

1535: After the death of emperor Franz, king Charles is elected new Roman king, despite some resistance (he gets 6 of 9 votes). King Henrik VI starts the Scandinavian church, confiscates the church property and has the bible translated.

1538-42: Uprisings in Morocco. The rebelling Muslims are enslaved and mostly brought to the New World. However, they distract the Quadruple Monarchy, which has to move Castillian troops from France to Morocco.

1543: After Morocco is secured, the insulted Quadruple king wants to get rid of Prince Alasdair, so he moves his troops not to Aquitaine, but Scotland. The Castillian and Portuguese troops aren't accustomed to the land and the climate, which weakens them.

1546: After several indecisive battles, Prince Alasdair decides to let the troops of the enemy march deep into the Highlands, making them believe they were chasing the Scots. As the chronicles write, certainly no other Scot leader would be able to demand that of his people - which proves Alasdair's charisma. He doesn't disappoint the Scots: At October 10th, they destroy their enemy in the battle of Callander.

1547: After the end of the Great Occidental War, Europeans start regular trade with Mexica and Inca. They keep their independence because neither power wants the other one to own their rich lands. The Quadruple Monarchy cedes West Florida, Panama and the Mississippi valley to France, western Anderland to France's ally Denmark.

Other events during the war
Since the two greatest powers of Europe were bound in a war that some people in TTL call the First World War, smaller powers had the opportunity to expand in Atlantis, and took it too.

1528: King Henrik of Scandinavia takes advantage of the war, takes the islands of Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Montserrat for his empire.

In the same year, Huascar, son of Huayna Capac, was caught conspiring against his brother, the heir of Huayna Capac, named Ninan Cuyochi.

1531: Dutch found colonies on Guadeloupe, Dominica.

1533: Braunschweig-Lüneburg claims the islands of Martinique, Santa Lucia.

1536: Florentines take Saint Vincent, Grenada, Barbados (which they call Elba Nuova).

1539: Poland joins colonial powers, takes Trinidad and Tobago.

1541-50: Inca conquer Chibcha lands in OTL northern Colombia.

1543: With Scandinavia in Civil War / unrest, the other powers use the opportunity. Nystad, the capital of New Sweden, is taken by the Dutch; the South and West of the Chesapeake peninsula goes to Italia Nuova. The Netherlands and Florence make a treaty, ruling the border between their colonies in Atlantis, and promising to respect their borders.

1544: In Haraldsborg, the (almost) last Danish colony, chaos ensued after the mother country fell into civil war. Poland sends soldiers to the city, occupying it. Haraldsborg becomes the portal for Polish and Prussian immigrants to (Northern) Atlantis.

The Peace of Barcelona
1547, peace was made. The Quadruple Monarchy had to cede Murcia to Aragon, and accept the independence of Scotland-Ireland under Alasdair / Alexander IV in Europe, and of the Mexica and Inca people in Atlantis (who had to convert to Christianity, though, since the pope insisted). Plus, they had to pay several tons of gold.

Ramifications
Before the war already, in the 1520s, a new Christian movement spreads through Great Britain, as a reaction to king Edward's Caesaropapism: The "Independents", who demanded that the state should completely stop interfering with the church, and again demanded the translation of the bible, which the church still declined. After the war, many of them were imprisoned or banned to.

1549: The double revolt in the (now) Triple monarchy of England-Castille-Portugal: Both the parliament in England and the Cortes in Castille forced the king to resign, made his more popular son Edward VI king.