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[France]

New Bourbon girl in the family!

The current wife of the current Duke of Artois, Charles de Bourbon, has given birth to a beautiful baby girl. This is the first child produced from the Duke's second marriage to a Braganca, Maria-Isabel. The girl shall be named Marie Thérèse.

[France]

France moves into Continental Sardinia

Earlier this month, French troops have crossed the Franco-Sardinian border. So far they have not yet encountered any Sardinian troops protecting the border. However, it is assumed that they are probably all stationed in the capital to protect it. Or yet, their military command is too incompetent to send protection to the borders to keep off a French invasion.

[Montenegro]

Affirmation Commition Held

An affirmation Commition of Sardinian invasion is being held in Serbian/Montenegro. In it the reasons for both parties' actions will considered openly. The Government officials will debate both sides' views and will decide wether or not to help Sardinia or to help Sicily, the Pope and France

[Two Sicilies]

Sicilian Navycorporals dreaming again

Yesterday, a new ship was baptised by the archbischop in Naples, the ship will be called Tolleranza Del Dio and is the first new ship in Sicilian ownership after Napoleon. Sicilian navycorporals are dreaming of controlling a ship again.

[France]

Death of a great Frenchman!

Dominique Catherine de Pérignon, le marquis de Grenade, (b. 1754) died late last month on december 24th 1818.
He made his military career during French Revolutionary Wars. In 1793-1795 he successfully commanded the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees and defeated the Spaniards at Escola and Roses. In 1796 he was appointed ambassador to Spain and comcluded the Treaty of San Idelfonso against Britain. He was then involved in a smuggling affair and compromised with a young woman spy. In 1798 Perignon was recalled and to the Italian Army. At the Battle of Novi he was wounded and captured. Perignon was made senator (1801), Marshal of France (1804) and count of the Empire by Napoleon. From 18 September 1806 to 23 July 1808 Count Perignon was the Governor-general of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla. Later named to Naples, Pérignon, recently ennobled, was a close acquaintance of the royal couple. He returned to France in 1814 and rallied to Louis XVIII, who named him marquis de Grenade.
He is among the many great Frenchmen who have led adventurous professional careers! His memory will not be forgotten.

[Sardinia]

Sardinia is now Ruled By the Catholic Rebel Leader

TToday, Catholic Rebel Leader, Charles Albert has been declared King of Sardinia and is pleaing with Fracne, Tuscany, Sicily, and the Pope to not invade his restored Catholic Realm.

[Sardinia]

Treaty of Genoa Signed:

The Treaty of Genoa, between Catholic rebel leader, Charles Albert, and King Victor Emmanuel has been signed, the Catholic King is now in complete control of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

King Charles Makes Plea to Pope

Today, newly crawned King Charles Albert has plead with the Pope, Sicily, Tuscany, and France to stop the war on Sardinia. It is back in Catholic hands and should remain in Catholic Sardinian hands. War on Catholic Brothers is forbidden in the Roman Catholic Church, and this should be no exception. Do not make Sardinia pay for the unjust tyrant's wrong doings.

[South Germany]

News from Bavaria

Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon as given birth to twins:
the first as a young baby girl is name will be: Mathilde Cristina of Wittelsbach-Bourbon.
The secon twin is a young baby boy is name will be: Otto Maximilian of Wittelsbach-Bourbon.

Princess Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia as given birth to a baby boy is name will be: Maximilian Josèphe Eugène Auguste Napoléon of Beauharnais.

Princess Charlotte Auguste as given birth to another boy is name will be: Johann Sigmund von Montgelas.

Princess Maria Teresa of Bragança as givem birth to a young baby boy is name will be: Karl Albert Maximilian of Bragança-Wittelsbach.

In Frederickstadt, capital of Congo, princess Amalie Marie Auguste give birth to Günther Johann von Seckendorf.

In Tabora, capital of Tanganika, princess Amalie Auguste give birth to a boy: Karl Maximilian August Peters.

This births give hope to the Bavarian people and make the royal house very happy.

[South Germany]

Religious question

In Bavaria the Sardinian Church is extinct by governamental decree...
All is possessions will revert to the protestant and catholic churches.

[Ottoman Empire]

Suleyman Sick!

Sultan Suleyman the Second has fallen ill yesterday, and the royal physiciatrists have been unable to come up with a cure. They have heard of this wild flower that wakes up a man from the dead, and are in constant search for this flower. If this flower is not found within a weeks time, it is possible that Sultan Suleyman may depart due to his sickness.

[South Germany]

A constitution

A constitution is being prepared in Bavaria the next year Bavaria will be a constitutional monarchy.

[South Germany]

The Bavarian queen is dead!

Queen Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine born in 13 of July of 1776 died in 1 of August of 1819.
The passing of the Bavarian queen make king Maximilian very sad..since is the second wife who dies first.
The cause of death are high fevers and convulsions...the doctors appoint a pneumonia...
One month of morn as beeb decreated by the Bavarian government.

[The Kingdom of Portugal]

The Empress of Portugal has given birth to yet another daughter. The new Infanta will be baptized as Maria Estefânia de Bragança.

[Montenegro]

Flower found!

The flower needed for the Sultan of the Turks has been found in Serbia and Motnenegro. We ask only that the Turks officially recognize us-and the flower will be given to them.

[France]

Countess of Artois gives birth a second time!

The wife of the Count of Artois, who is the only living brother and sibling of the King of France, has given birth to their second child: a baby girl. Her name will be: Francoise.

Unfortunately for the King, his wife has recently had a faulty pregnancy and has lost the child whom the doctors identified as a male. The King was deeply sadened by this faulty pregnancy.
To add to the bad news regarding the King, his Queen Elizabeth has begun her menopause. Any chance of him finally getting a male heir has vanished. The future King of France will probably be Charles the Count of Artois or in the case of the death of the count of artois, his only living son the duke of Berry of the same name.

[Hesse]

Border Fortification

In order for Border control and taxing to become more effective, Hessengroßherzogtum has decided to estabilish Border posts on all roads travelling to and from Bavaria, Hannover and Prussia. Military contingents will ocasionaly guard other borders in order to avoid untaxed bootlegging.

[The Kingdom of Portugal]

Coronation of Viceroy Miguel



Prince Miguel of Bragança, on turning 18 years old, was crowned by his brother, Emperor Pedro I, as Viceroy of Brasil. The cerimony tool place in a sunny afternoon of May in Rossio Square, with the assistance of the entire nobility of Portugal, distinguished foreign ambassadors and the people of Lisbon.
Before the coming of Autumn, the Viceroy will cross the Atlantic to take charge of his new position.

[France]

A king has died

It has been officially anounced yesterday that Louis XVIII, the King of France, has passed away. The cause of death was a pneumonia. The King lived to the age of 65. A week of mourning has been declared throughout France.

His reign lasted only 6 years. He was the second son of Louis of Bourbon, duke of Bourbon. His eldest brother reigned as Louis XVI only to be killed in the Revolution. Now his younger brother Charles, the count of Artois, will accept the title of King since he is the rightful heir according to salic law.

The reign of Louis XVIII was characterized by the Hundred Days when Napoleon I escaped the island of Elba to reclaim his title of emperor but ended goign back into exile. Then, his nephew Louis-Antoine the duke of Angouleme and his niece Marie-Therese, princess of France, were murdered by anti-royalists on the wedding day of their only daughter. He then suppressed an anti-royalist revolt in the South and sent the army to kill anyone suspected of being an anti-royalist in South-Eastern France to teach a lesson. He also passed quite a few ultra-royalist laws in parliament centralizing further the king's role in French politics. He also brought long awaited peace between the United Kingdom and France by marrying an English princess.

The Count of Artois will soon be crowned as Charles X, King of France once the week of mourning is ended. His wife, Maria Isabel of Braganca, will be crowned as Queen of France: the first Portuguese Queen France has ever had. His two daughters will also be titled the princesses of France. Many wonder what will characterize the reign of Charles X, who is 63 years of age.

[The Kingdom of Portugal]

The Empire has an Heir!

Her Royal Highness, Empress Estefânia of Osnabrück, has just given birth to a healthy male heir to the Portuguese Empire. The Emperor has decided to honor his tragically departed father by naming the child João de Bragança, Prince of Beira and Duke of Bragança.
The child will be christianed in two weeks time. Until then the Emperor has ordered that the country celebrates the event in any fashion possible.

[France]

Long live Charles X of France!

France has now a new king: Charles X of France. He has expressed his desire to reaffirm France's position in the World. He expressed his feelings on the future days of his reign in a proclamation:

"We must bring the French monarchy back to its former days of glory when everyone wished to be French! Everyone copied us: our Versailles, our fashion, etc.
I will make France a country much more influential on the world stage. We will extend our overseas territories and our power will grow!
I promise to bring greatness to France! Vive la France et vive le peuple francais!"