Domus Iagiellonica

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Welcome to Domus Iagiellonica, a world where the Jagiellonian Dynasty survived and flourished to this day.

In this new world, the Napoleonic Wars never happened, changing the map of Europe as we know it.

In this timeline, Napoleon I achieved total conquest of the Italian Peninsula and was crowned Emperor of the Italians in 1805.

Germany was still united under OTL leaders.

World Wars I and II still happened, though in slightly different ways.

Russia and China being liberal countries, the Cold War never happened.

Nowadays, an economic and scientific rivalry is breaking out between the Republic of China and the Kingdom of America.

France, Germany and Poland-Lithuania are the main powers in Europe.

Global Timeline[]

Point of Divergence[]

1549 - King Sigismund II and Barbara Radziwiłł gave birth to Stephan Jagiellon, heir of the Polish Crown.
1569 - King Sigismund II united Poland and Lithuania with the union of Lublin. The union created an effective hereditary monarchy.
1572 - Coronation of King Stefan I of Poland-Lithuania.

17th Century[]

1610 - Coronation of King Stephan II of Poland-Lithuania.
1618 - 1648: 30 years’ war: Poland joined the Catholic side. After initial victories, some nobles across the nation sided with protestant creating great internal unrest. The war ended with the peace of Westphalia.
1629 - The last Swedish-Polish war ended with a truce in favor of the latter: the Commonwealth would secure Latvia and the city of Riga.
1648 -The Commonwealth crushed the Cossack rebellions in Ukraine.
1650 - Coronation of King Stephan III of Poland-Lithuania.
1670 - Austria and the Commonwealth signed an Alliance against the Ottomans.
1683 - Battle of Vienna: Christian Coalition Victory. For some decades the coalition would continue to push back the Ottomans.
1685 - Coronation of King Sigismund III of Poland-Lithuania.
1698-1750: Ottomans lost a lot of wars and land in Europe against Austria, Poland, Russia and Venice.

18th Century[]

1700 - 1721 - Great Northern War: Poland was forced to give Prussia to Brandenburg, part of the Baltic region given to Russia.
1730 - Coronation of King Ladislaus IV of Poland-Lithuania.
1740 - 1748 - War of the Austrian Successor: After initial victories by the Austrian faction (formed by Austria, UK, Hanover, and Poland), the Commonwealth would leave the faction as being upset about the Austrian decision of how to end the war. In a second moment, Prussia would eventually rejoin the war and retake Silesia.
1755 - Coronation of King John II of Poland-Lithuania.
1756 - 1763: Seven Years War: Prussia would capitulate and be forced to give Prussia region to Poland and some parts of Brandenburg to Sweden. Eventually after the death of Elizabeth of Russia, Peter III would switch sides; Brandenburg at the end was able to retake Pomerania from Sweden. Austria would take Silesia from Brandenburg.
1770 - Coronation of King Michael I of Poland-Lithuania
1789 - The French Revolution broke out.
1790 - Coronation of King Michael II of Poland-Lithuania
1788 - 1792: Great Polish Diet. Convened by the kings Michael I and II to embrace more modern institutions, the Diet will debate for 4 years on the text of the new Commonwealth Constitution
May 3, 1792 - King Michael II ratifies the new Commonwealth Constitution before the Diet, assembled.
August 10, 1792 - King Louis XVI is deposed by the revolutionaries, the Republic is proclaimed on September 21st. The king is arrested and sentenced to death.
1792 - 1796: First Coalition War: After some French initial victories, the 2 factions would be in a prolonged stalemate. The war ended with the formation of the Batavian Republic, the annexation of some lands in Rhineland and the recognition of the French Republic.
1799 - 1803: Napoleonic Campaign of Italy

19th Century[]

1801 - The Directory faced a lot of internal unrest, especially pro-royalist.
1802 - After civil unrest, the Directory is disbanded. Louis of France, brother of the late king, is crowned King of the French in Saint Denis cathedral.
1805 - Napoleon I crowned Emperor of the Italians by Pope Pius IX
1800 – 1810: Second Northern War: Poland faces Brandenburg. The Commonwealth gains Pomerania and east of Brandenburg. The new borders are set on the Oder - Neisse line.
1820 - King Louis XVIII is deposed after years of political troubles. Chaos reigns in Paris for several days. Charles of France and Louis-Philippe d’Orléans compete for the throne. The latter, more liberal, is finally chosen and acclaimed by the new Assembly. Louis-Philippe was crowned in Notre-Dame on October 1st, 1821. Charles flees to Austria.
1821 - Coronation of King John III of Poland - Lithuania
1822 – 1825: Silesian War: Poland allied with Russia takes Silesia from Austria.
1831 - Failed republican insurrection in Paris. The repression is severe, censorship is temporarily established.
1832 - 1836: Political tensions in France, the liberal government is gradually replaced by a more conservative one. Republicans start to organize in societies and begin to question the monarchy.

1848 – French February Revolution: The king is deposed by the Assembly on February 23, 1848. The Republic was proclaimed in the process and General Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was elected president by the Assembly on March 1. Poland-Lithuania broke its alliance in the wake, leaving the country at the mercy of foreign attack.
1852 – Bonaparte Coup d’état: President Bonaparte retained power and proclaimed himself Emperor of the French on December 2, 1852.
1870 – Franco-Hanoverian War: fall of the French Empire and the restoration of the Orléans to the throne of France.

20th Century[]

1900 - Fall of the Italian Empire
1914 – 1918: World War I: Entente Powers (France, UK, Poland, Russia) faced the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, Italy). After initial push from the Central Powers, the front is stabilized and holds until the wake of 1917. New Entente weaponry (tanks, fighter planes) and the arrival of American troops allow them to unlock the front from both sides. German border was reached in early 1918 and the Entente forces began to penetrate German territory. The Kaiser abdicates March 12, and the German capitulation is signed in Rethondes for the western flank, and Stettin for the eastern flank on the 15^th
1917 - 1925: Russian Civil War: The Bolsheviks face a Loyalist Coalition led by Poland-Lithuania and France. After several years of stalemate, the Revolution is finally crushed by the Loyalists in September 1925.
1919 – Treaty of Versailles: Austrian and Ottoman empires are disbanded. Germany cedes back Alsace-Lorraine to France and has to pay war reparations. German colonies are shared between France and Great Britain
1922 – March on Rome, Fall of the First Italian Republic
1923 - Establishment of Second Italian Empire
1929 – Great Depression: Global economy is shaken to the ground, nationalists and socialists gain momentum. Germany falls into political crisis.
1933 – Hitler appointed as German Chancellor
1939 – 1945: World War II: Allies (France, UK, Poland, Russia) faces Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan). After initial Axis victories, the front freezes. Allies, backed by the US since 1940, commenced to push the Axis forces back. Germany capitulates in 1942. Japan capitulates in 1945.
1942 – Warsaw Accords: partition of Germany and Austria into four zones of occupation: American, British, French, and Polish.

1945 – Capitulation of the Japanese Empire
1950s – 1960s: Decolonization of Asia and Africa
1980: Brussels Treaty: Foundation of the European Confederation.
2014: Scotland gains independence
2020: Reunification of Ireland