The Timeline of Principles

The Timeline of Principles is an alternative history timeline where you, the contributor, have a say on what happens here. And there are almost no restrictions in what you can add here, as long as you remain consistent with the timeline and of course, above all things, have a general consensus; this means a majority of people must agree to the proposal, otherwise the idea doesn't go through. If you're not interested in joining this timeline, you don't have to, but if you are, just follow the terms down below. And overall, have fun :)

Terms

How to contribute

First of all, you must sign up on the "Contributors" list down below, so you are confirmed to be working on the timeline. Then, there are two diverging paths based on whether you have a Discord account or not.

Option 1: The Discord Way

So, this part is for those who have a Discord account. Please follow these steps:

1. Join our Discord here, and get comfy there.
2. If you have a proposal, please propose it in the #proposals channel, and further explain your idea.
3. Then add the proposal into #voting-section, where your peers will decide whether to support your proposal or not. If your proposal is agreed on, then a PoD will be added here and it will become canon. If not, then it's rejected.

Option 2: The Wiki Way

So, this part is for those who don't have a Discord account. Please follow these steps:

1. If you have a proposal, message me on my talk page, introducing your proposal.
2. Then you wait, and I will then redirect the proposal into the Discord server and everyone will vote on it. If your proposal is agreed on, then a PoD will be added here and it will become canon. If not, then it's rejected.

Rules

Of course there are other rules here:

1. Don't bully people regardless of religion, sexuality, gender identity, political views, etc.
2. Don't create any pages involving material that has not been agreed on by a majority.
3. If you have been banned/blocked, don't attempt to re-enter via alts.
4. Have fun and enjoy yourself :)

Contributors

The Directory

The Directory is merely a ceremonial position, acting as the caretakers of the timeline and making sure all things run smoothly.

• ScottishEmu
• Czechia man

Other Contributors

These, of course, are the contributors, or you.

• Shiny Agumon
• Rosie (ThatAlternateHistoryLad5) (creator)
• DudemanTheDude
• MRBobblehat
• Sevsdast
• The Honorable and Sovereign President of Ridgeland, WhiteChocolateFan. (Contact me here!)

Timeline summary

Antiquity (Very early - 717)

• 23,000,000 BC: Zealandia never sank making the island exist and later became a target for colonization.

• 12,000 BC: The Viking-Bergen Banks were never submerged on a large scale, giving the island its existence, and the island was later settled by North Germanic inhabitants, leading to the creation of Kradelia.

• 250 BC: Carthage defeats the Roman Republic, annexing it and becoming a dominant power in the European continent, before collapsing similarly to OTL Roman Empire in the 4th century.

Middle Ages (717-1492)

• 1378: Charles IV's unknown and illegitimate son named William becomes Duke of Lusatia after his father's death.

• 1464 Catherine of Poděbrady doesn't die in childbirth, and successfully gives birth to Matthias, who succeeds his father to the Hungarian throne in 1490.

• 1467: The Timurid Empire was able to hold a large part of OTL Iran, keeping it from becoming unstable.

Age of Discovery (1492-1789)

• 1526: Due to the Jagiellonian dynasty never ruling in Hungary, Louis doesn't die, preserving the Jagiellonian dynasty in Bohemia.

• 1572: After the death of the Polish-Lithuanian monarch Sigismund II, his nephew and younger son of Louis of Bohemia, John, ascends to the Polish and Lithuanian thrones, thus the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth never became an elective monarchy. This change changes the history of Poland-Lithuania so that there is no OTL Polish-Swedish wars, there is no partition of Poland, and Poland-Lithuania exists until disintegration in World War I.

• 1699: Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, the wife of the Tuscan Grand Duke Gian Gastone, gives birth to a son, which means that the Medici family will not die out.

• 1715: Spain hands control of most of the Spanish Netherlands (except Luxembourg, which is given to Austria) to France, who then establish a Belgian kingdom.

• 1768: France fails to take over the Corsican Republic due to British support, resulting in the survival of the republic, at least until Napoleon Bonaparte comes along and forms his own Italian Empire.

• 1785: Móric Beňovský never received a document from the Austrian emperor regarding the colonization of Madagascar because Hungary never came under the influence of the Habsburgs, thus Móric never received the interest to become the king of Madagascar and instead decided to declare the Kingdom of Slovakia in 1785, thus starting the war of independence that ended in 1788 with victory Maurice.

Early modern era (1789-1945)

• 1790: Archduke Leopold VII of Austria decided to create the Archduchy of Slovenia for his second son Ferdinand (OTL Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany).

• 1803: The beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.

• 1813: End of the Napoleonic Wars. The Italian Empire will still exist.

• 1814: Since the Napoleonic Wars were different, Denmark-Norway was not abolished, which still existed for some time. Later, during World War I, Denmark-Norway was on the side of the Grand Alliance, and after the war ended, the state was abolished and divided into the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Norway. In Denmark, the monarchy became unpopular, which led to a revolution that abolished the monarchy, which created the Danish Republic, while in Norway, due to the crisis, a civil war broke out in Norway, which ended in 1919 with the victory of the Syndicalists, which created the Union of Norway.

• 1821: Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, daughter of King William IV of England, did not die and became Queen of England after her father's death in 1837.

• 1825: The Decembrist revolt escalates into a full-scale Russian Civil War, eventually resulting in the creation of a constitutional monarchy.

• 1826: During the Russian Civil War, Estonia and Latvia secede from Russia, restoring the Duchy of Estonia and creating the Duchy of Latvia, which will merge together to form the diarchic United Baltic Duchy.

• 1847: Russia no longer attempted to gain control over Central Asia, thus the Kazakh Khanate was not abolished and the state later became a semi-constitutional monarchy.

• 1848: The Belarusian Revolution takes place in Poland-Lithuania, which ends with the independence of Belarus, creating the Grand Duchy of Belarus. Meanwhile, a constitution is adopted in Poland-Lithuania.

• 1855: as Russia did not have bad relations with England and France, Russia had no difficulty in defeating the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War, and the war ended in April 1855 with the victory of Russia, the establishment of the Principality of Albania, the Kingdom of Bosnia and the Principality of Bulgaria, while the former vassal states of the Ottoman Empire gained independence. The Kingdom of Cyprus is also restored after the war.

• 1903: The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising still happens, but it escalates into the Macedonian War of Independence, which ends in 1904 with the victory of the Macedonians, creating the Republic of Macedonia.

• 1911: Italy invades France without declaring war, starting World War I.

• 1915:
  • Transylvania declares independence.
  • A civil war began in Poland-Lithuania, which ended in June 1917 with the dissolution of the Commonwealth and the establishment of the Union of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania.
  • The end of World War I with the victory of the Allies and the collapse of the Italian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

• 1918: A referendum on the independence of Ukraine takes place, in which a large number of people vote in favor of independence, thus Ukraine gains independence.

• 1933: Konstantin Rodzaevsky came to power, abolished the monarchy and declared the State of All-Slavic Russia.

• 1936: A civil war broke out in Slovakia between the government and pro-Russian insurgents, which ended in 1938 with the victory of the pro-Russian insurgents, whereby the monarchy was abolished and replaced by the State of All-Slavic Slovakia, which later joined Russia.

• 1939: World War II begins after Russia invades the Holy Roman Empire.

• 1945: In Turkey, the one-party rule was not abolished, which means that Turkey will still be a one-party authoritarian country for some time.

• 1946: End of World War II with the victory of the Allies. Russia will be divided into West Russian Empire and East Russia under Chinese control.

• 1972: The Kurdish War of Independence breaks out, which ends in 1976 with the victory of pro-independence, thus Kurdistan gains independence.

• 1981: Due to dissatisfaction with the government, the Turkish Civil War begins between the government and the Syndicalists, which ends in 1983 with the victory of the Syndicalists, thus creating the Syndicalist Republic of Turkey.

• 1985: Start of World War III after East Russia invades West Russia.

• 1989: The end of World War III with the victory of the Allies. The Socialist Federation of China disintegrated into several states and Russia was reunified.