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« on: November 15, 2020, 07:44:47 PM »

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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2020, 01:24:59 PM »

They were both absolute trash (proud Italian, normal)
I only vote Habsburgs because the Grand Dukes of Tuscany were Habsburg-Lorraine, and they did some good things.
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2020, 07:22:00 PM »
« Edited: November 20, 2020, 03:55:05 PM by HenryWallaceVP »

I'm going all-in for the Bourbons. Here's my answer from 2 and a half years ago, to which I will add a few new comments.

Bourbons. While Louis XIV was definitely an intolerant and absolutist King, he was really no worse than the Habsburgs. When the Bourbons first came to power, they were even Huguenots, though Henry IV quickly converted to Catholicism. But even after converting, Henry's Edict of Nantes granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Of course, this was eventually revoked by Louis XIV almost 100 years later.

The revocation of the Edict is often cited as evidence for Louis being the most intolerant and bigoted monarch of his time (never mind Leopold of Austria's frequent executions of Protestants and expulsions of Jews), when all it did was put his country's religious policy in line with that of other Catholic countries (like Leopold's Austria). To see just how much better France had been, admire the fact that the leading general of Louis' reign, Marshal Turenne, was a Huguenot (who eventually converted). Remember, you were not even allowed to be Protestant in Habsburg Spain or Austria, much less serve in the army. Even in the usually more tolerant Protestant England, the idea of a Catholic general would have been utterly unthinkable.

The intolerance of the Austrian Habsburgs started one of the bloodiest conflicts in European history, the Thirty Years' War. And the cruelty of the Spanish Habsburgs is beyond measure. Countless numbers of "heretics" were burned alive in "auto da fes". By contrast, when the Spanish Bourbons came to power, they brought the Enlightenment to Spain, introduced the Bourbon Reforms, and eventually ended the Inquisition.

The Austrian Habsburgs also brutalized Hungarian and Transylvanian Protestants, forcibly reconverted Bohemia and Moravia, and under Joseph I exterminated the Romani people. Oh yeah, and they were still expelling Jews well into the 17th and 18th centuries (under the supposedly enlightened Maria Theresa), while the rest of Europe had gotten over that in the Middle Ages. Regarding Habsburg Spain, I somehow forgot to mention the greatest Spanish cruelty of them all: the barbaric conquest of the Americas and subsequent genocide of Native peoples. The French, of course, were well-known for being the friendliest European power to the Natives, and fought alongside them in the French and Indian Wars.

I find it interesting that British Whigs in 17th and 18th century England allied with the Habsburgs against the French. Many of them cited the intolerance of Louis, but the Habsburgs were just as bad if not worse on that front. Even more incongruous, the Dutch allied with the Habsburgs in this same period even though they had spent decades fighting for freedom against the Spanish Habsburgs. The "enemy of my enemy is my friend" logic employed by the English with the Habsburgs against the French reminds me of the US allying with Saudi Arabia against Iran. Although the Iranians are bad, the US has allied itself with a country that is at least as bad if not worse.

Since then I've expounded on this Middle East-early modern Europe analogy much further. In this post I continued with the Franco-Iranian and Habsburg-Saudi analogy, and introduced Israel as the Dutch and Turkey as England. I also found an interesting article (from 2019, so you can't say he came up with it first!) making the same analogy but 100 years earlier (17th century instead of 18th). I doubt anyone will care, but here is my full country-by-country comparison of Europe from 300 years ago to the Middle East today, based on the balance of power and alliance structures:

Iran: France
Turkey: Great Britain
Northern Cyprus: Ireland
Iraq: Spain
Syria: Sweden
Jordan: Denmark-Norway
Israel: Dutch Republic
Lebanon: Portugal
Egypt: Russia
Kuwait: Savoy
Bahrain: Lorraine
Qatar: Prussia (The "Little Sparta" UAE might be the better fit based on military power, but I chose Qatar for diplomatic reasons. Like Prussia, Qatar is the only GCC/HRE member openly defiant toward the Saudis/Habsburgs at this point in 1720. But who knows, if the UAE turns on their Saudi ally in the next few decades it might turn out that they were Prussia all along.)
United Arab Emirates: Saxony
Oman: Bavaria (This might be the most fitting pair in my mind aside from the initial Franco-Iranian/Habsburg-Saudi connection that started it all. Oman, like Bavaria, is on good terms with both France and Austria and has often served as mediator between the two states.)
Yemen (Houthis): Hungary (Kurucs)
Saudi Arabia: Habsburg Monarchy
Gulf Cooperation Council: Holy Roman Empire

You'll notice that Poland-Lithuania is missing, but that's because it was in personal union with Saxony at the time. Which brings up another reason why I prefer the Bourbons over the Habsburgs: the French consistently supported Polish independence and territorial integrity, while the Habsburgs were constantly undermining royal elections and conniving with Russia to weaken the Commonwealth - eventually culminating in the partitions of the late 18th century.

They were both absolute trash (proud Italian, normal)
I only vote Habsburgs because the Grand Dukes of Tuscany were Habsburg-Lorraine, and they did some good things.

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2020, 03:30:00 AM »

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.

You answered it yourself: "Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy". All anti-unification forces are inherently trash. Also I have a special hate for neo-bourbonists (nostalgic knuckleheads who think the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was some very advanced nation and other revisionist swill).
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2020, 07:04:16 AM »

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.

You answered it yourself: "Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy". All anti-unification forces are inherently trash. Also I have a special hate for neo-bourbonists (nostalgic knuckleheads who think the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was some very advanced nation and other revisionist swill).
I will tell you what a friend from Sicily told me about the italian reunification:
"Naples and Palermo were among the most developed cities in the world pre unification. Look what they are now."
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2020, 07:17:48 AM »

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.

You answered it yourself: "Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy". All anti-unification forces are inherently trash. Also I have a special hate for neo-bourbonists (nostalgic knuckleheads who think the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was some very advanced nation and other revisionist swill).
I will tell you what a friend from Sicily told me about the italian reunification:
"Naples and Palermo were among the most developed cities in the world pre unification. Look what they are now."

The post-unification was also riddled with disasters, a lot of disasters, but to say that Naples and Palermo were among the most developed cities in the world is quite absurd.
In any case, true neo-bourbonists (which your friend likely isn't) are unpatriotic charlatans.
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2020, 10:03:10 AM »

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.

You answered it yourself: "Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy". All anti-unification forces are inherently trash. Also I have a special hate for neo-bourbonists (nostalgic knuckleheads who think the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was some very advanced nation and other revisionist swill).

One needn’t be a neo-Bourbonist to recognize the simple fact that the Bourbons were far preferable to the despotic rule of the House of Austria. I’m curious as to what you think of the rest of my post as well, besides the brief mention of Italy. And please don’t call it the “Kingdom of Two Sicilies”; that name makes no sense and is merely 19th century drivel.
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2020, 10:20:29 AM »

What about the Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy? Charles III of Spain did a lot of good in Naples and Sicily, countries that had previously been ignored and neglected under the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs.

You answered it yourself: "Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy". All anti-unification forces are inherently trash. Also I have a special hate for neo-bourbonists (nostalgic knuckleheads who think the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was some very advanced nation and other revisionist swill).

One needn’t be a neo-Bourbonist to recognize the simple fact that the Bourbons were far preferable to the despotic rule of the House of Austria. I’m curious as to what you think of the rest of my post as well, besides the brief mention of Italy. And please don’t call it the “Kingdom of Two Sicilies”; that name makes no sense and is merely 19th century drivel.

I didn't read the rest of your post, because I was only answering to the part where you were replying to me. And I don't know what to say, it was the last name of the country before it was annexed, if you think it is a stupid name, you can complain with Ferdinand I.
Now that I've read the rest of your post, I find it very interesting, although I can't really comment on your Middle Eastern analogy.
Something on which we might weirdly agree on is that in my frame of reference both houses were not as bad as the Church State (Pius IX).
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2020, 03:54:25 PM »

Could all the Habsburg voters please explain themselves?
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« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2020, 03:57:58 PM »

Could all the Habsburg voters please explain themselves?

I did that as you've seen. Of course I don't think anyone else voted based on Risorgimento concerns.
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« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2020, 09:50:12 PM »
« Edited: November 18, 2020, 09:53:30 PM by HenryWallaceVP »

Could all the Habsburg voters please explain themselves?

I did that as you've seen. Of course I don't think anyone else voted based on Risorgimento concerns.

I must say, in my opinion it's a bit short-sighted to base your view solely off the role the two dynasties played in opposing 19th century Italian unification. In the centuries-long history of the royal families, the little Italian states they ruled for 50 years in the 19th century barely matter. Why not judge them on the extraordinary impact they had in shaping European and world history as leaders of the powerful states of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire in previous centuries? I get that Italy matters more to you for obvious reasons but still; the Bourbons weren't even ruling France yet when the Valois and Habsburgs carved up Italy together in the 16th century so I think it's safe to say the Habsburgs did more damage.
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2020, 03:06:08 AM »

Could all the Habsburg voters please explain themselves?

I did that as you've seen. Of course I don't think anyone else voted based on Risorgimento concerns.

I must say, in my opinion it's a bit short-sighted to base your view solely off the role the two dynasties played in opposing 19th century Italian unification. In the centuries-long history of the royal families, the little Italian states they ruled for 50 years in the 19th century barely matter. Why not judge them on the extraordinary impact they had in shaping European and world history as leaders of the powerful states of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire in previous centuries? I get that Italy matters more to you for obvious reasons but still; the Bourbons weren't even ruling France yet when the Valois and Habsburgs carved up Italy together in the 16th century so I think it's safe to say the Habsburgs did more damage.

Because:
1. I like to play identity politics on this forum
2. I don't like actually having to do a comprehensive research before answering this kind of polls - I'm not as much of a history nerd as you are
3. Mine was a vote for the Habsburg-Lorraine
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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2020, 10:57:54 AM »

Could all the Habsburg voters please explain themselves?

I did that as you've seen. Of course I don't think anyone else voted based on Risorgimento concerns.

I must say, in my opinion it's a bit short-sighted to base your view solely off the role the two dynasties played in opposing 19th century Italian unification. In the centuries-long history of the royal families, the little Italian states they ruled for 50 years in the 19th century barely matter. Why not judge them on the extraordinary impact they had in shaping European and world history as leaders of the powerful states of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire in previous centuries? I get that Italy matters more to you for obvious reasons but still; the Bourbons weren't even ruling France yet when the Valois and Habsburgs carved up Italy together in the 16th century so I think it's safe to say the Habsburgs did more damage.

Because:
1. I like to play identity politics on this forum
2. I don't like actually having to do a comprehensive research before answering this kind of polls - I'm not as much of a history nerd as you are
3. Mine was a vote for the Habsburg-Lorraine

Fair enough.
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2020, 10:53:13 PM »

I'm curious as to what the OP thinks. CrabCake, do you care to enlighten us?
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2020, 06:25:50 AM »

In the 1600s? The Bourbons for sure

But probably starting from Joseph II at the latest (and until the present), I'd probably go with the Habsburgs tbh (at least when comparing to the senior lines of the Bourbons)
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2020, 07:29:22 AM »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2020, 07:37:40 AM »

Also I'm gonna shamelessly use this thread as an excuse to repost a meme I made a while back I'm very proud of:

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« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2020, 09:38:33 AM »
« Edited: December 27, 2020, 09:43:57 AM by Lechasseur »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Eh, I think the Habsburgs are more mixed.

I think the earlier (think pre-Spanish Habsburgs) were pretty good, and then they really mellowed down starting from the mid-late 18th Century to end up becoming one of the best European royal houses imo.

But yeah say from the 16th Century until the 18th Century, they had issues.

That being said, i do kind of have a soft spot for Charles Quint (he may have made poor decisions here and there, but i believe he was a fundamentally good person who tried doing his best, unlike say Henry VIII. He even got tired of being Emperor and abdicated. Plus, he was a family man who absolutely adored his wife, something you didn't see with most European monarchs back in the day).

And when I was talking about the Habsburgs vs the Bourbons in the present day/recent past, Otto von Habsburg>>>>>>Juan Carlos and Prince Alfonso any day.

An EU with a Habsburg Emperor may not be a bad thing actually haha (that is more or less what the Habsburg Empire would look like today if it still existed).
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« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2020, 05:24:33 PM »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Do you know who historian Alessandro Barbero is? He once had a debate with some neo-Bourbonist "leaders" and absolutely destroyed them.
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« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2020, 05:44:40 PM »

What exactly is a "Neo-Bourbonist"?
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« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2020, 11:08:43 PM »
« Edited: December 27, 2020, 11:17:22 PM by Cosmopolitanism Will Win »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Do you know who historian Alessandro Barbero is? He once had a debate with some neo-Bourbonist "leaders" and absolutely destroyed them.

Holy sh*t. Shocked If I know him? I listen to every single talk by him that comes up on my Youtube feed! The guy is a legend, I've learned a lot from him. I'm even following a Barbero meme page on Facebook lmao Cheesy

And yeah, I've seen him epically own that neo-Bourbonist with facts and logic. Fascinating stuff. The audience was stacked against him though.
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« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2020, 11:33:36 PM »


People who spout pseudohistorical takes about the supposed incredible technological advancement of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and have Bourbon nostalgia, basically.
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« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2020, 11:36:20 PM »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Do you know who historian Alessandro Barbero is? He once had a debate with some neo-Bourbonist "leaders" and absolutely destroyed them.

Holy sh*t. Shocked If I know him? I listen to every single talk by him that comes up on my Youtube feed! The guy is a legend, I've learned a lot from him. I'm even following a Barbero meme page on Facebook lmao Cheesy

And yeah, I've seen him epically own that neo-Bourbonist with facts and logic. Fascinating stuff. The audience was stacked against him though.

Purple heart Purple heart Purple heart BEAUTIFUL!

I think I have watched all the videos of his conferences at Festival della Mente in Sarzana (Sarzana notoriously being just 10 km or so away from La Spezia, I have actually never went to the festival live). I also watched a still video that was a registration of his radio lessons about the Ottoman Empire... man, that was fascinating. Although probably nothing is as fascinating as the chronicle of Salimbene de Adam, what a f***ing legend.
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« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2020, 02:07:40 AM »
« Edited: December 28, 2020, 04:22:21 AM by Cosmopolitanism Will Win »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Do you know who historian Alessandro Barbero is? He once had a debate with some neo-Bourbonist "leaders" and absolutely destroyed them.

Holy sh*t. Shocked If I know him? I listen to every single talk by him that comes up on my Youtube feed! The guy is a legend, I've learned a lot from him. I'm even following a Barbero meme page on Facebook lmao Cheesy

And yeah, I've seen him epically own that neo-Bourbonist with facts and logic. Fascinating stuff. The audience was stacked against him though.

Purple heart Purple heart Purple heart BEAUTIFUL!

I think I have watched all the videos of his conferences at Festival della Mente in Sarzana (Sarzana notoriously being just 10 km or so away from La Spezia, I have actually never went to the festival live). I also watched a still video that was a registration of his radio lessons about the Ottoman Empire... man, that was fascinating. Although probably nothing is as fascinating as the chronicle of Salimbene de Adam, what a f***ing legend.

My absolute favorite is his talk on Marc Bloch. I was more or less familiar with Bloch's political views and his role in the resistance, and vaguely familiar with his historiographic contributions, but he paints such a vivid picture of the man that has turned him into a personal hero of mine. In a similar vein I love what he had to say about Garibaldi - again I was broadly familiar but my understanding didn't scratch the surface of what a legendary badass he was. I've been promoting Garibaldi Day as an alternative to Columbus Day for years, and now I feel it more strongly than ever.

His series on the medieval mind is excellent too. It really got me into medieval history, which had long been a blind spot for me. I love the installment on Fra' Salimbene, but the other two are fascinating as well. It's a really well-done trilogy.

And yeah his radio series are excellent too - probably the most in-depth historical material you'll find anywhere on Youtube. I loved the one on the Ottoman Empire, but the one on Charlemagne and Frederick the Great Asshole were excellent as well.
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« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2020, 02:14:29 AM »

I have no love lost for the Bourbons post-Louis XIII, but the Habsburgs were one of the most consistently evil force throughout European history (the Hohenzollerns got even worse once they became prominent, but that happened late enough that they probably still rank behind overall), so it's not a hard choice at all.

And yeah, Southern Italy has a lot of legitimate grievances to voice against their Northern brethren, but neo-Bourbonists are utter clowns.

Do you know who historian Alessandro Barbero is? He once had a debate with some neo-Bourbonist "leaders" and absolutely destroyed them.

I believe I've already read one of his books actually, but on an entirely different subject, the barbarian invasions and conquest of Western Rome
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