Western Europe 1500-1550 (Chaos)

1504: Birgersson of deposed, for being unpopular and having no heir. of the Bonde family is made regent.
1506: King dies. His heir is only three years old. The nobles use the opportunity and set up a nobles' republic similar as . They plan to kill the prince, but he is smuggled by some loyal Scottish followers out of ; they flee first to , later to the and .
1510: writes a text "About the divine right of the king", propagating that the king should stand higher than the bishops in his lands. This basically means a breakaway from the pope in . Since he abandoned , many Christians have criticized him; and since more and more money from the 's lands in and goes into his coffers, the number of critics has grown even more.
The English nobles accept the proposal after a few months, but - is more reluctant to accept the king as head of church. The coalitions formed don't even ask for nationalities, classes, or even families. From 1511-17, the Iberian peninsula goes through almost Civil War-like conditions. The opponents of the king are rewarded with the property of his defeated enemies (including some church property), which helps him to succeed. He founds the "Occidental Christian church".
1514: François / crowned Holy Roman Emperor (in Avignon).
1519: After a meeting of the cardinals of the , they accept king as supreme spiritual authority. The liturgy or anything else substantial isn't changed. The begins. The church property in the Quadruple Monarchy goes to the king as well, who uses it to give it to his followers, thus further strengthening his authority. When the pope protests, the king declares in return that he won't accept the authority of "the lackey of the French king".
1520: The nobles of Sweden decide to make new king, since Knut Karlsson also has no heir.
1520s: As a reaction to king Edward's Caesaropapism, a new Christian movement spreads through Great Britain - "" who demand that the state completely stops interfering with the church, and again demands the translation of the , which the church still declines.
1523: After Sweden, Henrik of Denmark also is elected new king of Norway. He now reigns all of Scandinavia.
1523-47: . The Quadruple Monarchy fights against France, Aragon, and the Tenochca.
1527: Although the war on land goes well for the Quadruple monarchy, where the new Castillian tercios repeatedly defeat the French, their fleet is defeated in the big sea .
1528: After the defeat of Cempoala, the war in Europe intensifies. The Quadruple king hopes for a reconquest of Aquitaine. France feels threatened and needs a diversion. "" who returned from Atlantis lands in , soon gains followers, starts guerrilla war against the English.
1530: Scots defeat English at the , reconquer the Lowlands.
1531: Prince Alasdair extends the war to .
1533: conquered by Prince Alasdair.
1534: elected king Carles of Aragon.
1535: After the death of emperor Franz, king Charles is elected new Roman king, despite some resistance (he gets 6 of 9 votes).
King Henrik VI starts the Scandinavian church, confiscates the church property and has the Bible translated.
1538-42: Uprisings in . The rebelling Muslims are enslaved and mostly brought to the New World. However, they distract the Quadruple Monarchy, which has to move Castilian troops from France to Morocco.
1541: King , Norway and Sweden deposed for complete madness. The land falls into Civil War, with various (wannabe) contenders fighting. Norway becomes a nobles' republic again, Sweden declares independence too.
1543: After Morocco is secured, the insulted Quadruple king wants to get rid of Prince Alasdair, so he moves his troops not to Aquitaine, but Scotland. The Castilian and Portuguese troops aren't accustomed to the land and the climate, which weakens them.
1544: Swedes make Gustav of the Sture family new regent. He manages that the office stays in the family.
1546: After several indecisive battles, Prince Alasdair decides to let the troops of the enemy march deep into the Highlands, making them believe they were chasing the Scots. As the chronicles write, certainly no other Scot leader would be able to demand that of his people - which proves Alasdair's charisma. He doesn't disappoint the Scots: At October 10th, they destroy their enemy in the .
1547: . The Quadruple Monarchy has to cede to Aragon, and accept the independence of Scotland-Ireland under Alasdair / Alexander IV in Europe, and of and (Inca empire) in Atlantis (who have to convert to Christianity, though, since the pope insists). Plus, they have to pay several tons of gold.
1549: The double revolt in the (now) : Both the parliament in England and the Cortes in Castille force the king to resign, make his more popular son king.