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1950s[]

1950[]

Wessex - Frederick I dies. He is succeeded by Henry X.

Aragon - Queen Joanna II dies. Her son James VII succeeds.

1951[]

Finland - Eric IV dies. His daughter Sofi becomes queen.

1954[]

Gothenland - Alexander II dies. His son Alexander III succeeds.

1955[]

Austria-Bohemia - Emperor Charles VIII (Charles V of Bohemia/Charles II of Austria) dies. He is succeeded by Leopold V/III.

Holy Roman Empire - The electors choose Count Rudolph of Hohenzollern-Hechingen as the new emperor, Rudolph V. He promptly uses his new powers to get the Imperial Diet to ratify the absorption of the Hohenzollern-Haigerloch lands into the two remaining Hohenzollern counties.

1956[]

Potiguaraland - Wary of their quickly eroding power, Potiguaran lords attempt to seize power however they are quickly defeated by the royal army, on the assumption further democratisation will follow.

1957[]

Scotland - King Edward dies. He is succeeded by his only child, Elizabeth.

1958[]

Britannia - Orkney and Man hold plebiscites for the islands on their disputed maritime border. Skye chooses to remain with Orkney whilst Canna goes to Man.

1960s[]

1960[]

Robert Antoine Müller (active 1872-83) - Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia (1847-1928) - RCIN 404018 - Royal Collection

Kristjana VIII, Queen of Vinland (1960-1988)

Vinland - Sofía dies. Her daughter Kristjana VIII succeeds.

1961[]

Asia - China and Japan begin the Great Eastern War. It will prove to be the bloodiest war of the 20th century.

1962[]

Álengiamark - Wampanoagmark fylke is created out of Sudervik to attempt to give the Wampanoags more autonomy and defuse their revolutionary zeal.

1963[]

William VIII Luxem (The Kalmar Union)

William VIII, King of United Netherlands (1963-2012)

United Netherlands - Henry XIV dies. He is succeeded by William VIII.

Leon - Charles I dies. Charles II succeeds.

1967[]

Asia - Negotiators forge an uneasy, but so far permanent, ceasefire ending the Great Eastern War between China and Japan.

1968[]

Hordaland - Frederick III dies. Christian III succeeds.

1970s[]

1971[]

Denmark - Christopher IX dies. His son Christian III succeeds.

1972[]

Finland - Queen Sofi dies. Succeeded by Karl III.

1973[]

France - Charles XII dies. Charles XIII is crowned King of France.

1974[]

Arles - King Paul dies. He is succeeded by Francis II.

1977[]

Hohenzollern - Maximillian Schärer debuts his internal combustion engine in Hechingen.

Naples - James VI dies. Francis V succeeds.

1978[]

William V Anglia (The Kalmar Union)

William V, King of Anglia (1978-)

Anglia - Christopher IV dies. William V succeeds.

1980s[]

1980[]

HRE - Emperor Rudolph II dies. King Ludwig VI of Bavaria is elected Emperor Ludwig.

1981[]

Hungary - Louis VI dies. He is succeeded by Josef IV.

1982[]

Svealand - Gustav VIII dies. Gustav IX succeeds as king of Svealand.

1987[]

Aragon - James VII dies. He is succeeded by Peter VIII.

Austria-Bohemia - Leopold V/III dies. He is succeeded by Leopold VI/IV.

Poland-Lithuania - Jan V dies. His son Jan VI succeeds.

1988[]

Grand Duchess Maria nikolaevna

Kristjana XI, Queen of Vinland (1988-)

Vinland - Kristjana VIII dies. Her daughter Kristjana IX succeeds.

1989[]

Gothenland - Alexander III dies. John VII succeeds as King of Gothenland.

Poland-Lithuania - Dying suddenly of a heart attack, Jan VI is succeeded by his brother Stephen IV.

Scotland - Neil Armstrong pilots the airship Osprey single-handed across the Atlantic. He is knighted later in the year for services to science.

Queen Elizabeth dies. Her daughter Alexandria succeeds to the Scottish throne.

1990s[]

1990[]

Leon - Charles II dies. Ferdinand XI succeeds.

1997[]

Hordaland - Christian III dies. He is succeeded by Haakon IX.

1998[]

Arles - Francis II dies. His son Frederick XVI succeeds him.

2000s[]

2000[]

Naples - Francis V dies. His daughter Helen Maria succeeds.

2002[]

Wessex - Henry X dies. Succeeded by Frederick II.

2003[]

Portugal - Manuel II succeeds in Portugal. His coronation is marred by protests against the corrupt nature of Portuguese politics and the situation soon deteriorates into a revolutionary civil war.

Denmark - Christian III dies. He is succeeded by his son Christopher X.

2007[]

Britannia - Wessex officially demands that Anglia holds a free plebiscite in Trentmark, souring relations between the two.

Young Lady with her cat, 1910

Thorey VII, Queen of Álengiamark (2007-)

Álengiamark - Queen Brynja III and her husband Frederick, Prince of Darmstadt are assassinated by a lunatic. Thorey VII succeeds to the throne.

2009[]

Austria-Bohemia - Leopold VI/IV dies. He is succeeded by Leopold VII/V.

2010s[]

2010[]

Man - Man gives Ynys Mons independence.

2011[]

Lingit Aani - Gold deposits are discovered in the far North of Lingit Aani. News of the find sparks a movement of people northward from the Leifian states to the south, and rumblings from Japan to the West.

2012[]

ALexandra of Denmark Princess of Wales

Charlotta, Queen of United Netherlands (2012-)

United Netherlands - William VIII dies. He is succeeded by his granddaughter Charlotta.

Holy Roman Empire - Emperor Ludwig dies. The electors choose Joseph III of Liechtenstein as his successor.

Bavaria - Ludwig VII succeeds his father.

2015[]

Holy Roman Empire - Emperor Joseph II dies. After a long drawn-out election process Prince William VII of Isenburg is elected Emperor.

Thailand - Thailand almost declares war on Perak though intense diplomacy serves to stop any bloodshed.

2016[]

Geneva - Geneva hosts a 'Worlds Fair' showcasing exhibits from around the globe. An 'Olympiad' is held later in the year to great acclaim.

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