18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 33

[cahn]

And, I mean, it doesn't have to be just 18th century characters, either!

(also, waiting for Yuletide!)

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1730 Trending Topics: Bremen and Verden

[mildred_of_midgard]

A map that we've seen before, when we covered the Great Northern War.



Hanover: We conquered Bremen and Verden from Sweden (Charles XII) in the Great Northern War. Now we have good coastline and ports and all, woot!

Charles VI: Excuse me, does the word "investitures" mean anything to you? It means those are Holy Roman Empire principalities, which means I as emperor have to officially bestow them upon you, or "invest" you with them.

Hanover: So...

Charles VI: So I'm not happy with you, and I'm not recognizing your rule. We're not going to war, I'm just not signing off on this until you give me what I want.

Hanover: Which is...?

Charles VI: Well, ideally I'd like to keep the Ostend Company, and not have Spanish garrisons in Parma and Tuscany, and maybe you could stop arguing with me all the time about Mecklenburg, but really what I care about is the Pragmatic Sanction.

Hanover: Buuut, we're allied with France, and you know how France feels about the Pragmatic Sanction. So Bremen and Verden investitures are going to be a seemingly minor but annoyingly persistent topic throughout the decade.