Papal States minister teams, skeletal model
Hey guys. Here are some ideas for historical and ahistorical Vatican ministers and minister events... see what you like and what you think needs tinkering.
POPE PIUS XI'S CABINET
Sarmatia indicated to me that he intended to keep Pius XI as the Pope in this scenario, from 1936-1939, as he was historically. Perhaps with a more expansionistic bent. Here are my cabinet suggestions (unless otherwise noted, all ministers are likely Paternal Autocrat):
Head of State:
Pius XI (Stern Imperialist)
Head of Government:
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (Naive Optimist)
Foreign Minister:
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (Great Compromiser)
Armaments Minister:
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (Administrative Genius)
Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani (Laissez-Faire Capitalist)
Minister of Security:
Donato Cardinal Sbarretti (Silent Lawyer)
Elia Cardinal dalla Costa (Benevolent Gentleman)
Minister of Intelligence:
Giovanni Montini (Dismal Enigma)
Domenico Tardini (Political Specialist)
Angelo Giuseppe (Political Specialist)
Georg von Sury d'Aspremont (Logistics Specialist)
(sleep 1942)
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (Logistics Specialist)
(wake 1942)
Chief of Staff:
Georg von Sury d'Aspremont (School of Defense)
(sleep 1942)
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (School of Defense)
(wake 1942)
Chief of Army:
Georg von Sury d'Aspremont (Static Defense Doctrine)
(sleep 1942)
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (Static Defense Doctrine)
(wake 1942)
Chief of Navy:
Georg von Sury d'Aspremont (Base Control Doctrine)
(sleep 1942)
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (Base Control Doctrine)
(wake 1942)
Chief of Air Force:
Georg von Sury d'Aspremont (Vertical Envelopment Doctrine)
(sleep 1942)
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (Vertical Envelopment Doctrine)
(wake 1942)
* * *
-Pacelli was both Camerlengo (Chamberlain) and Secretary of State at this time; hence his many ministerial positions.
-Marchetti-Selvaggiani was Vicar General of Rome, governing the Roman diocese, so he could potentially be Armaments minister.
-Sbarretti was Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, a position that traces its roots to the Inquisition.
-Dalla Costa has been placed as a somewhat permanent alternative for Holy Office Secretary (Security Minister). According to John Cornwell's research for Hitler's Pope
, dalla Costa was second to Pacelli in the Conclave Election of 1939, and he was seen as a candidate for a simpler, more pastoral pope.
-Montini, Tardini, and Giuseppe are placed as potential intelligence ministers because of the secretive historical roles they played in World War II. Montini and Giuseppe both historically go on to become popes themselves. If anyone can find out information about a Vatican spy network or secret service, perhaps those leaders would be better alternatives.
-According to the Flags of the World website (http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/va-swiss.html), Georg von Sury d'Aspremont was commandant for the Swiss Guard until 1942, when he was replaced by Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen. The naval and air doctrines are shot-in-the-dark suggestions; I chose them mainly because of their emphasis on elite, commando-style ground forces. If you're going to make the Papal States a major military power, you'll undoubtedly need more generals... does anyone know of any good Swiss Catholic generals from WW2?
1939 CONCLAVE
Okay, here's our divergence. Pius XI dies on 10 February 1939. In all cases, both Pius XI and Donato Cardinal Sbarretti should be slept. Sbarretti actually died 1 April 1939, but there's little reason to make a whole new event for him when the death dates are so close. Anyway...
Options I have in mind are:
Option 1: Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (Pius XII) - Historical Outcome
Pacelli's role in World War II is a matter of contention and controversy, but he can probably be molded in the Kaissereich scenario as an asserter of Vatican sovereignty and neutrality.
Head of State:
Pius XII (Pig-headed Isolationist)
Head of Government:
Luigi Cardinal Maglione (Political Protege)
(sleep/death 22 Aug 1944)
Pius XII (Silent Workhorse)
(wake 22 Aug 1944)
Foreign Minister:
Luigi Cardinal Maglione (Apologetic Clerk)
(sleep/death 22 Aug 1944)
Giovanni Montini (Ideological Crusader)
(wake 1944)
Domenico Tardini (Apologetic Clerk)
(wake 1944)
Minister of Armament:
Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri (Administrative Genius)
(sleep/death 8 Oct 1941)
Domenico Tardini (Administrative Genius)
(wake 1944)
Giovanni Montini (Laissez-Faire Capitalist)
(wake 1944)
Mother Pasqualina Lehnert (Corrupt Kleptocrat)
(wake 1940)
Minister of Security:
Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani (Silent Lawyer)
* * *
-Maglione was Secretary of State under Pius XII. After Maglione's death, Pius kept the Secretary of State position vacant; as such, he was officially the HoG, but both Tardini and Montini would work directly under him and divide the responsibilities of Secretary of State between themselves.
-Lauri was Camerlengo after Pacelli, but after his 1941 death the post was vacant until 1958.
-Marchetti-Selvaggiani was appointed Holy Office Secretary after Sbarretti's death (remember that dalla Costa is still an ahistorical option).
-Mother Pasqualina was a notorious figure, whom her enemies called "La Popessa". She was Pius XII's housekeeper, and it is said that she wielded considerable power in the Vatican.
Option 2: Elia Cardinal dalla Costa (Stephen X) - Nonpolitical Outcome
As said earlier, there was some evidence that dalla Costa was considered a less political, more pastoral alternative to Pacelli. However, in the rightist, imperialistic world of
Kaiserreich, he may not be an appropriate choice at all. If he is implemented in the scenario, and he is elected, then the Papal States should lose all of their core claims except for Rome itself. Of course there is absolutely nothing to indicate that dalla Costa would have chosen "Stephen" for his papal name... I went with it because of its ties to the simplicity of the Christian martyr in Acts.
Head of State:
Stephen X (Benevolent Gentleman)
Head of Government:
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (Naive Optimist)
Foreign Minister:
Eugène Cardinal Tisserant (Biased Intellectual)
Minister of Security:
Eugène Cardinal Tisserant (Crime Fighter)
* * *
-I'd wager that Pacelli would still be the Secretary of State (HoG), and he'd still have the potential to keep holding all the other positions in the cabinet.
-Tisserant is only an added option under this cabinet; all of the other ministers from Pacelli/Pius XII's cabinet should also be options still, minus Mother Pasqualina. The only thing is that Tisserant supported dalla Costa, and he felt Pacelli was a major step backwards from Pius XI. As such, Tisserant should probably be slept as potential minister unless the papacy falls to dalla Costa, or unless it falls to...
Option 3: Angelo Giuseppe (John XXIII) - Leftist Outcome
Historically, this was highly unlikely. Giuseppe would eventually become pope after Pius XII, but this was much later on. Still, he was considered a major reformer, initiating the Second Vatican Council (often just called Vatican II). Perhaps, in an alternative universe where atheistic Communism has been hunted dead, he could have been an upset in the conclave elections. Though Giuseppe was not even a cardinal at this time, there was nothing in Vatican law to prevent him from being elected--it was just highly improbable.
Head of State:
John XXIII (Social Democrat) (Die-hard Reformer)
Head of Government:
Eugène Cardinal Tisserant (Social Democrat) (Silent Workhorse)
* * *
-Other ministers might have to be recreated in Social Democrat form to give the government more maneuverability.
Option 4: Theodor Cardinal Innitzer (Gregory XVII) - Ultrarightist Outcome
This is probably the best choice for your scenario. Innitzer was Archbishop of Vienna, and he's taken a lot of flak in real life for his closeness with Dolfuss's Austrofascist state, to the extent that Pius XI and Pacelli had to publically deny some of the statements he made and reprimand him. In a different world, where a Habsburg Austrian empire has liberated the Papacy from the Italian Republic that held them hostage, perhaps an Austrian pope would not have been that far-fetched. I was originally thinking his name should be Julius IV, in tribute to the warrior Pope Julius II. The name "Julius", however, is probabaly too Italian-sounding for your scenario.
I'm thinking Gregory now, primarily because Gregory V was the first German pope, and this new order would probably bring about a Papacy no longer dominated by Italians.
Head of State:
Gregory XVII (Fascist) (Ruthless Powermonger)
Head of Government:
Gregory XVII (Fascist) (Flamboyant Tough Guy)
Foreign Minister:
??? (Fascist) (Iron-fisted Brute)
Minister of Security:
??? (Fascist) (Prince of Terror)
-Though I'm not sure who'd fill the positions, there should probably be an Iron-fisted Brute and a Prince of Terror. Maybe a Nationalist Spanish bishop, or our good friend Josef Tiso...
