tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post6659591773881124804..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: The Easter Uprising: A Monarchist Faction?MadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-60348474780873697732018-03-18T09:58:35.232-05:002018-03-18T09:58:35.232-05:00Why on earth pick a Hohenzollern and not a Catholi...Why on earth pick a Hohenzollern and not a Catholic prince from Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony or Baden?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126948510913566067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83521916719130935312009-04-24T22:00:00.000-05:002009-04-24T22:00:00.000-05:00Yes, I heard that the Finns had got as far as impr...Yes, I heard that the Finns had got as far as improvising liveries and such (and a new Finnish name) for the Prince, and he was hurriedly trying to learn Finnish, when Germany's luck ran out and the Finns rapidly abandoned their plan.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-62244011638055126622009-04-24T21:27:00.000-05:002009-04-24T21:27:00.000-05:00Just so. The Hessian Prince Charles, who was Kaise...Just so. The Hessian Prince Charles, who was Kaiser Bill's brother-in-law as you say, was the Finns choice. There were similar moved made in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Ukraine all with proclaimed or suggested German princes due to take the throne. The Finns did get help from the Germans but when the war clearly turned against them Finland was quick to distance themselves from the losing side to ensure their independence was maintained.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22934478693075062392009-04-24T20:12:00.000-05:002009-04-24T20:12:00.000-05:00The idea of a monarchy under Prince Joachim remind...The idea of a monarchy under Prince Joachim reminds me a bit of the Finns' attempt at making a German prince ( I believe, the brother-in-law of the Kaiser) the ruler of a new Kingdom of Finland, towards the end of WW1. Finnish nationalists had also been looking to Germany for aid in their struggle for independence from Russia.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com