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The Early Reign of Maximillian of Austria:
Maximillian of Austria earned the nickname the Lion of Bosnia early in his reign. The Ottoman Empire, in its rapcious greed and lust for conquest, had turned their greedy eyes to the Venetians in March of 1493. Several months later, in August of that same year, Maximillian inherited the throne of Austria and the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Unlike his father, who was a pitiful coward that wasted valuable funds bribing Bavarians and Swiss diplomats, in the vain and ultimately fruitless attempt to vassalize these cowardly peoples, Maximillian was a warrior.
Maximillian would have none of this nonsense and decided to intervene against the Ottomans to defend the Venetians. After many threats which, it is believed, the Turks did not take seriously, Maximillian acted. In April of 1495, Maximillian responded to the Turkish progress against Venice with his own declaration of war. After several bitter battles in Serbia, the Ottoman forces retreated south in mass. Maximillian's own army, led by a mere captain, pursued them all the way to Constantinople. When they retreated from their own capital into the mountains of Bulgaria, Maximillian marched his army south through Macedon, Kosovo, and back through Serbia to reunite with new reinforcements moving through Hungary. The Emperor later recieved information from the Hungarians that a mere 3,000 troops held back the reteating Ottomans as they attempted to rest in Bulgaria. Facing disaster, the Turk made peace with Venice for the Ionian Islands. In retribution, Maximillian reclaimed the Catholic lands of Bosnia and gave them as a gift to the King of Hungary.
Returning from war victorious, the Palatinate was convinced to subjugate itself to the Austrian crown. The Bohemians soon followed. Maximillian remains in power, carefully looking at the gains made by the French in Italy. It will be only a short time before they have consolidated more power there. The Emperor may be forced to intervene sometime in the future if the Spanish prove inadequate protection for the people of Italy. The Austrian army has been moved to Alsace to restore its lost regiments in the battles against the Turks. Germans are coming in large numbers to volunteer to serve in the Emperor's divine army.
Where shall the Emperor confront his next foe? Time will tell.
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