The current map of Europe in history: 1 - Italian Kingdom and Papacy, 2 - French Empire, 3 - Spanish Kingdom, 4 - Portugal Kingdom, 5 - Ottoman Sultanate, 6 - Austro-Germanic Confederation, 7 - United Kingdom of England and Holland, 8 - German Empire, 9 - Kingdom of Poland, 10 - Russian Empire, 11 - Syrian Caliphate
The Start[]
Venetian-Italian Supremacy is about an alternative history that close to the 1500s, the Venice Republic became a monarchy under the rule of the Doge, and unified Italy. Instead of giving the Pope a nation inside Rome,
The flag of the actual Italian Kingdom
The Doge forces the Cardinals to choose him as the new Pope, making Venice the house of the Catholic Church. The Pope was allowed to marry and became the only power in the church.
The Discoveries[]
Since the Spanish-Portuguese discovery of new lands, the Doge tried to send fleets to conquer lands, but the war with the Ottomans had destroyed most of the fleet. As Pope then, the Doge forced Spain to give part of their fleet to the Italian expeditions.
The American Lands[]
Since most of Mexico and Central America was already occupied by Spanish forces, the Italians first conquered the Brazilian coast and North of the Thirteen Colonies. The American lands prospered together with the Italian glory.
Doge Marco II or Pope Gregory XX, the reason for the Italian democracy
Venice Democratic Process[]
Several rebellions occurred to bring independence or democracy to the Italian lands. Close to the 1680's, the Doge accepted to create a bicameral parliament in Venice, while the Doge, as Pope had Rome as capital, and Venice as a vacation land. Making a surprise, the Doge Marco II allowed the inclusion of colonies politics into the Italian Parliament.
Napoleon as Emperor[]
With the start of the Napoleonic wars, Italy was at the start neutral, but at a time, Napoleon asked the Pope for help, as the only ruler of a Catholic land. Venice had lost its fame, but not the military force. The Papal navy forced the British to make peace with Napoleon, but they won Holland and Belgium as payment. The
Napoleon was accepted as Emperor by the Doge Vittorio II.
Italian-French forces conquered the Austrian Empire and created the Austro-Germanic Confederation, under the rule of the Doge's brother, since Austria was the best Catholic nation. The Russian Empire was invaded first by French forces, but they lost the major battle. The Papal-Austrian forces made a new strike in the spring, winning the war and putting Napoleon's brother as the new emperor.
Colonies War[]
The Independence Wars had begun in Mexico and Central America, but the Italian land Brazil (the whole of South America) and the North American Union (the current US land) were under control, besides winning several rewards by remaining under Italian rule.
The Mexican Empire that soon arrived tried to invade the North American Union to expand its territories. Still, as soon as Mexican soldiers arrived inside the Union, the Italian governor sent more and more expeditions to invade and conquer Mexico. The major American fleet fast blocked the major Mexican ports and the expeditions were reading to Mexico City and Panama City. The resistance was little since most of the Mexican army was damaged by the independence war.
In blue Italian colonies, in yellow Spanish colonies and in red British colonies.
The Great World War[]
After the Prussian-French War, Italy was in a terrible hole, the secular alliance with France and Austria had come to a terrible time. The Austro-Germanic Confederation, ruled by the Doge family since the start was supporting the new German Empire, but the Doge owned too much of the French Empire founded by Napoleon and the new Russian Empire that he built for his family. So at the start, Italy was neutral, but both sides were requesting Italy's help since both had really good diplomacy with Italy through time. The Parliament couldn't decide since the Austrians were relatives of the Doge, but the French were good old allies. The decision was under the Doge, who assumed through this time an absolute monarchy due to the lack of courage of the parliament. Fearing an attempt by Germany to try to unify Austria after the war, Italy joined the French-British alliance.
Before The Great World War, 1 - Italy Kingdom and Papacy, 2 - Austro-Germanic Confederation, 3 - Ottoman Sultanate, 4 - Romania Orthodox Patriarchy, 5 - French Empire, 6 - German Empire, 7 - Portuguese Kingdom, 8 - United Kingdom of England and Holland, 9 - Russian Empire, 10 - Swedish Kingdom
The Doge forced the Ottomans to advance, together with the Russians, making the Austrians change sides. The Germans invaded Sweden, Holland and France. Romania allied with the Germans and was conquered by the Russians. The Germans fearing a defeat, made the Treaty of Versailles, which declared:
- Germany would return Holland, but remained with Sweden
- France would liberate Spain, in return they would receive British India.
- The Ottomans would remain with the Europeans but they made the Syrian Caliphate an independent state.
- Italy would receive Algeria, as a punishment for the French lack of courage to send troops to Germany.
- Canada would be free but as a Protectorate of Italy.
- The Italian League for Peace were created for world peace.