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Here's yet another new entry for the RDNA-verse! For some reason, I'm really feeling inspired to go back to that old TL.

This one, though, is technically a revision and reimagining of the ruling Windsor-Romanovs of Loyalist Canada and the British Imperial Commonwealth. It's also a bit of an experiment to try making alternate wikiboxes of my own.

At any rate, hope you like this one!

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The House of Windsor-Romanov

Formed from the merger between two of the surviving great houses of Europe, the Windsor-Romanovs hold sway over the British Imperial Commonwealth, the last vestiges of the old British Empire. The current monarch, since 2009, is the young Queen Victoria III, by Grace of God Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, the Loyalist Dominion of Canada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the British Imperial Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith; the traditional title of "Tsarina and Autocrat of All the Russias" is still formally used. It should be stressed, however, that while it still claims the former Russian Empire and retains considerable Romanov influence, it is seen as a continuation of the preceding Windsor lineage, the British side of the house being predominant over the Slavic one.

The dynasty can be traced to the intermingling of the ruling Hanoverian and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha families during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, most represented by the ascension of Queen Victoria I in 1798. In a move that served to further emphasize their connection with the peoples of Britain, in 1815 the future King-Emperor George V decided to name his line after Windsor Castle, near London, with Parliament's consent. From that point on, the kings and queens of the United Kingdom ruled unopposed on behalf of an Empire that (at its peak) stretched from the increasingly industrializing lands of Canada to regal India and the Australian frontier. Through hardship, reforms and occasional conflict, their line would see Britannia rise as an enlightened world power well into the early 20th Century. Even as internal subversion threatened to tear their vast domains apart, it seemed as though the sun would not set.

To say, then, that the Terror brought changes in their history would be an understatement. In 1924-25, the Royal Navy aided in the evacuation of several Russian refugees, including surviving members of the Romanov line, amidst the nascent Collectivist hordes. Tsar Mikhail II, however, opted to stay behind in St. Petersburg alongside his remaining regiments to help hold off the so-called "Reds" for as long as possible. Now led by Crown Prince Alexei, the remnants of the old court decided to make good use of their close ties to the British royal family. Thus, as the chaos wrought by the "Terror" became permanent, he was married to Princess Mary, King-Emperor George VII's sole daughter, with the former assuming the name Alexander I upon his coronation in 1935. Despite initial misgivings from both Parliament and the vestigial Russian nobility, the new couple showed a keen desire to reach out to their realm. Their popularity with people across the Commonwealth was further solidified with the family's decision to hold out with the rest of their countrymen during the Invasion of 1942-44, though they too were forced by necessity to relocate to Loyalist Canada.

Today, the royal family resides in Loyalist Canada, now long the effective heart of a still mighty Britannia, their "official residences" in the United Kingdom, itself since become a Canadian protectorate, little more than symbolic offices at best. Many of its members have left their mark on society, be it in civil and charity ventures or serving alongside the men and women of the Royal and Commonwealth Armed Forces. While many in the local press and Parliament see them as increasingly more Canadian than British, their ties with the Habsburg Throne-in-Exile have also grown stronger over the past decades, culminating in Queen Victoria III's marriage to Prince Rudolf of New Austria. Mirroring the Slavic elements of the nobility, however, there still remains some vague hope of one day reclaiming their ancestors' distant motherland. With the help of Tsarist, Pan-Slavic and Ukrainian Revivalists, alongside connections to Royal Intelligence, it may not as far-fetched a dream as it might appear.

- Snippet from "The Primer on Ruling Monarchies in the Contemporary World." American Federation. 2019 Edition.

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The original (and retconned) basis can be found here: Windsor Primer: RDNA-verse FIN

EDIT: Correcting text

Description

Here's yet another new entry for the RDNA-verse! For some reason, I'm really feeling inspired to go back to that old TL.

This one, though, is technically a revision and reimagining of the ruling Windsor-Romanovs of Loyalist Canada and the British Imperial Commonwealth. It's also a bit of an experiment to try making alternate wikiboxes of my own.

At any rate, hope you like this one!

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The House of Windsor-Romanov

Formed from the merger between two of the surviving great houses of Europe, the Windsor-Romanovs hold sway over the British Imperial Commonwealth, the last vestiges of the old British Empire. The current monarch, since 2009, is the young Queen Victoria III, by Grace of God Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, the Loyalist Dominion of Canada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the British Imperial Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith; the traditional title of "Tsarina and Autocrat of All the Russias" is still formally used. It should be stressed, however, that while it still claims the former Russian Empire and retains considerable Romanov influence, it is seen as a continuation of the preceding Windsor lineage, the British side of the house being predominant over the Slavic one.

The dynasty can be traced to the intermingling of the ruling Hanoverian and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha families during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, most represented by the ascension of Queen Victoria I in 1798. In a move that served to further emphasize their connection with the peoples of Britain, in 1815 the future King-Emperor George V decided to name his line after Windsor Castle, near London, with Parliament's consent. From that point on, the kings and queens of the United Kingdom ruled unopposed on behalf of an Empire that (at its peak) stretched from the increasingly industrializing lands of Canada to regal India and the Australian frontier. Through hardship, reforms and occasional conflict, their line would see Britannia rise as an enlightened world power well into the early 20th Century. Even as internal subversion threatened to tear their vast domains apart, it seemed as though the sun would not set.

To say, then, that the Terror brought changes in their history would be an understatement. In 1924-25, the Royal Navy aided in the evacuation of several Russian refugees, including surviving members of the Romanov line, amidst the nascent Collectivist hordes. Tsar Mikhail II, however, opted to stay behind in St. Petersburg alongside his remaining regiments to help hold off the so-called "Reds" for as long as possible. Now led by Crown Prince Alexei, the remnants of the old court decided to make good use of their close ties to the British royal family. Thus, as the chaos wrought by the "Terror" became permanent, he was married to Princess Mary, King-Emperor George VII's sole daughter, with the former assuming the name Alexander I upon his coronation in 1935. Despite initial misgivings from both Parliament and the vestigial Russian nobility, the new couple showed a keen desire to reach out to their realm. Their popularity with people across the Commonwealth was further solidified with the family's decision to hold out with the rest of their countrymen during the Invasion of 1942-44, though they too were forced by necessity to relocate to Loyalist Canada.

Today, the royal family resides in Loyalist Canada, now long the effective heart of a still mighty Britannia, their "official residences" in the United Kingdom, itself since become a Canadian protectorate, little more than symbolic offices at best. Many of its members have left their mark on society, be it in civil and charity ventures or serving alongside the men and women of the Royal and Commonwealth Armed Forces. While many in the local press and Parliament see them as increasingly more Canadian than British, their ties with the Habsburg Throne-in-Exile have also grown stronger over the past decades, culminating in Queen Victoria III's marriage to Prince Rudolf of New Austria. Mirroring the Slavic elements of the nobility, however, there still remains some vague hope of one day reclaiming their ancestors' distant motherland. With the help of Tsarist, Pan-Slavic and Ukrainian Revivalists, alongside connections to Royal Intelligence, it may not as far-fetched a dream as it might appear.

- Snippet from "The Primer on Ruling Monarchies in the Contemporary World." American Federation. 2019 Edition.

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The original (and retconned) basis can be found here: Windsor Primer: RDNA-verse FIN

EDIT: Correcting text