I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound snappy, just that what you described was the original poster's idea.
Apologies for how it came out before.
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Apologies for how it came out before.
Yes, Monsieur Pierre, you are vraiment a rare French (about Napoleon theme).
When I talk with my French friends, they don't understand why he is hated in Spain, v.g. They only see the fight for freedom, etc..
But his fight was bloody, specially in the Peninsular war and more.
I read several years ago the Nostradamus lines about Napoleon; he would be rather a butcher than a prince, and he was nearly the truth (and I laugh of astrology.....
Si non é vero, é ben trovato (Brunelleschi, I think)...
When I talk with my French friends, they don't understand why he is hated in Spain, v.g. They only see the fight for freedom, etc..
But his fight was bloody, specially in the Peninsular war and more.
I read several years ago the Nostradamus lines about Napoleon; he would be rather a butcher than a prince, and he was nearly the truth (and I laugh of astrology.....
Si non é vero, é ben trovato (Brunelleschi, I think)...
Napoleon brought sorrow and pain in Europe as well as in France.
French forgot what he did in France and they don't care what he did in Europe.
His military 'prowess' is the only thing important for most here.
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Pierre
Retired EU Beta Tester
No worries.
I agree that the fact I quoted the post could have lead to a misunderstanding.
I just wanted to remind people what I was commenting.
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Pierre
Retired EU Beta Tester
[This message has been edited by pierre (edited 26-01-2001).]
This isn;t too inaccurate, when Cahrles VIII took Florence in 1494 h egranted Pisa independence.
I don't know specifically that event but was Pisa totally free of Charles influence ? or can it be considered, technically, as vassals ?
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Pierre
Retired EU Beta Tester
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Pierre
Retired EU Beta Tester
Pisa was Charles b***h essentially, they were technically independant, but they did what Charles told them to pretty much since they had no real army and everybody hated them for medizing. I guess vassal would be appropraite. Also, Pisa should be able to become Independant in EU.