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[[File:Kristjana VII (The Kalmar Union).png|thumb|150px|[[Kristjana VII of Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Kristjana VII]], Queen of [[Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Vinland]] (1857-1885)]]
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[[File:Caroline Louisa Pratt Bartlett by Rembrandt Peale - BMA.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Kristjana VII of Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Kristjana VII]], Queen of [[Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Vinland]] (1857-1885)]]
 
[[Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Vinland]] - Svenný II dies. She is succeeded by Kristjana VII.
 
[[Vinland (The Kalmar Union)|Vinland]] - Svenný II dies. She is succeeded by Kristjana VII.
   

Revision as of 10:40, 24 July 2020

1850s

1850

Christopher VIII Denmark (The Kalmar Union)

Christopher VIII, King of Denmark (1850-1869)

Denmark - Christian II dies. He is succeeded by Christopher VIII.

Japan - Japan seizes the Loaisa Islands from nominal French rule.

1851

Japan - Japan successfully defends the Loaisa Islands from a French naval flotilla, wrecking it against the carefully mapped out reefs.

1852

Keewatin Territory - After a month of discussions the government of Keewatin Territory agrees to Vinland's overlordship. Vinland wipes its debts, readjusts Keewatin's borders and Queen Svenný II becomes its head of state.

Japan - A more fully prepared French fleet, with Luxembourgois and Bruneian assistance defeats Japan and retakes the Loaisa Islands. With the threat of invasion of Okinawa Japan sues for peace early in 1853.

1853

Japan - The shock of military defeat drags Japan into a two year civil war between the 'Imperial' and 'Shogunate' parties. Westernisation would follow the Imperial victory.

1854

Australia - Finally taking notice of Javan traders' stories, Luxembourgoise merchants 'discover' Australia mapping a small portion of the barren North-East coast.

1856

Arles - King Emanuele dies. Philip II succeeds.

1857

Caroline Louisa Pratt Bartlett by Rembrandt Peale - BMA

Kristjana VII, Queen of Vinland (1857-1885)

Vinland - Svenný II dies. She is succeeded by Kristjana VII.

Abernakriga - A brief pro-royalist uprising leads to Abernakriga deposing its king and declaring itself to be a republic.

Australia - The Kalmar ship Nymark circumnavigates the Australian landmass mapping it and claiming it for the Union. This causes outrage in Luxembourg and both parties rush to land troops and back up their claims with force.

1858

Hordaland - Queen Elizabeth dies. She is succeeded by her cousin Olaf IX.

1860s

1860

Mvskokia - Ssiquoya Utiyu invents 'Cotton Engine' automating the process of removing seeds from raw cotton. This invention turns the South of Leifia into a cotton producing powerhouse.

New Zeeland - Luxembourg explorers 'discover' the Maori Islands, two hundred years after the Tawantin had done so. It claims the southern island naming it New Zeeland.

1862

Svealand - Hjalmar Troell installs the first working steam locomotive at the Fagersta ironworks in Svealand by mounting his high pressure engine onto wheels.

1863

Singapore - A revolt topples the Sultan of Johor and acting to reinstate him Luxembourg fights the brief but bloody Johor War, but effectively annexes it to its Singapore territory.

1865

Naples - Charles VII dies. Francis III succeeds.

1866

Svealand - Gustav VII dies. Succeeded by Christopher III.

Esselenmark - After the election of the ultra-nationalistic Chief Xasá all foreign citizens of Esselenmark are forciably expelled from the country and their businesses confiscated. Whilst enriching a few Esselensk this act will damage Esselenmark's economy for decades.

Leon - Peter IV dies. His daughter Isabella succeeds.

France - Charles X dies. Charles XI succeeds as king.

1867

Elin VIII Álengia (The Kalmar Union)

Elin VIII, Queen of Álengiamark (1867-1888)

Álengiamark - Yrsa III dies. She is succeeded by Elin VIII.

Coabana - Coabana revolts against Granda's heavy-handed rule leading to a four-year war for independence.

1868

Australia - The Australia Treaty fixes the borders of the various claims.

Charles IV Luxem (The Kalmar Union)

Charles IV, King of United Netherlands (1868-1871)

United Netherlands - King Henry XII dies. Charles IV succeeds.

1869

Eric XIV Denmark (The Kalmar Union)

Eric XIV, King of Denmark (1869-1902)

Denmark - Christopher VII dies. He is succeeded by Eric XIV.

1870s

1870

Gothenland - King Alexander I dies. Karl XII succeeds to the throne.

1871

Albert Luxem (The Kalmar Union)

Albert, King of United Netherlands (1871-1889)

United Netherlands - Charles IV dies. He is succeeded by his brother Albert.

1872

Arles - Philip III dies. He is succeeded by his daughter Isabella.

1874

Aragon - Peter VI dies. He is succeeded by Alfonso IV.

1875

Luconia - After collectively defeating their rebellions the central islands of Luconia formalize their federation.

1877

Scotland - James XIII dies. He is succeeded by James XIV.

1879

Japan - The short but decisive Amur War secures Japanese control over the Amur River, pushes Vladimir's territory back to Lake Baikal and effectively gives Japan sole control over Eastern Siberia.

1880s

1882

Wessex - Henry VIII dies. Succeeded by Henry IX.

1884

Viet Nam - Viet Nam signs peace with the 'Southern' faction in China's civil war taking the province of Yunnan.

Roasjoinn - Japan and Mexica begin a six-year naval war over the Hawaiian Islands.

1885

File:Svenny III (The Kalmar Union).png

Svenný III , Queen of Vinland (1885-1902)

Vinland - Kristjana VII dies. Svenný III succeeds as queen.

Mvskokia - Mvskokia descends into civil war as the Reformist party is outlawed. This begins the cycle of warfare usually known in Europe as the Cotton Wars.

1887

France - Charles XI dies. He is succeeded by John V.

1888

Christopher III Anglia (The Kalmar Union)

Christopher III, King of Anglia (1888-1912)

Anglia - John VI dies. Christopher III succeeds.

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Reynhildur, Queen of Álengiamark (1888-1906)

Álengiamark - Elin VIII dies. Reynhildur succeeds as queen.

1889

William VI Luxem (The Kalmar Union)

William VI, King of United Netherlands (1889-1905)

United Netherlands - Albert dies. William VI succeeds.

Tupiniquimsuyu - Abasuyu invades an exclave of Tupiniqumsuyu following a dispute about the building of fort. Allying with Tamoioland the Tupiniquim conquer a broad swath of Atlantic coastline from Abasuyu, land-locking it.

1890s

1892

Quisqueyanos - The Portuguese Quisqueyanos states are given full independence. They form a federation with the two ex-Álengsk Quisqueyano states.

Finland - Queen Maria dies. She is succeeded by her grandnephew Eric III.

Mskokia - The Mvskokian Civil War ends with Chikashsha being given independence.

1893

Kanienmark - Kanienmark and Álengiamark begin work on the Erie Canal.

China - China successfully defends Taiwan against a Japanese invasion during the Second Taiwanese War (1893-1895).

1894

Aragon - Alfonso IV dies. He is succeeded by Peter VII.

Naples - Francis III dies. Philip succeeds as King of Naples.

Mvskokia - Mvskokia and Chikashsha go to war over 'incidents' on the border. Mvskokia hopes to snuff out republican and abolitionist ideas emanating from the newly independent state.

1895

Antarctica - The Vinlandic ship Hekla makes the first confirmed sighting of the Antarctic continent.

1896

Mvskokia - The Mvskokia-Chikaskska War ends in a ceasefire but is soon superseded by war with the wider Mississippi War (1896-1901).

1899

Denmark - Locomotive trials on the Aarhus-Silkeborg Railway are won by Ole Hansen's engine Sleipnir.

China - Japan is defeated by China again in the Third Taiwanese War.

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