Post guys that almost made it

Post guys that almost made it

>Be in charge of an impoverished backwater state in the north
>Turn it into a major military power
>Sweden into relevant
>Planned to be crowned emperor of HRE
>Almost there
>Just don't die
>Fuck

6th of november 1632 best day of my life

Had he lived couple months more he would be a major world leader

>born with high expectations in the height of the 100 years war
>makes a name for himself as a top notch commander
>also known for astute political scheming
>allowed England to contend in a war they couldn't win for far longer than they should
>knights Heath Ledger
>dies a year before his father

>Knights Heath Ledger
I liked that movie.

I like you

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>implying Stalin wouldn't have him killed

AND YOU COULD HAVE IT ALL

>all his predictions came true

MY EMPIRE OF DIRT

Shit, he was only 37 when he died? I always assumed he was much older because of the paintings of him.

>Planned to be crowned emperor of HRE
Wait what? Really? Would Sweden have merged with the empire?

I WILL LET YOU DOWN

>He planned to become Emperor.
>That somewhat implies that he would have succeed.

depends what you mean. He would have held both titlesides, but the polities would have remained separate. If the situation had continued on through history relatively stably though, it's not inconceivable that 2 nearby countries that happened to have the same monarch would merge, like England and Scotland did to form the UK.

just a few million more

He had three successors, and all of them betrayed his ideals.

>Be in charge of an impoverished backwater state in the north
His father did a lot of the work
>Sweden into relevant
Only because France funded them
>Planned to be crowned emperor of HRE
No, that would have literally never happened. HRE is confered by council, it's why Ferdinand II was crowned in the first place. Not to mention he murdered fucking everyone and his army is pretty much synonymous with causing shit
>Just don't die
He was pretty much set up to lose. I mean, taking Pomerania went well, but really, what the fuck was his plan?

>Defender of Verdun, military hero of WWI
>Assumes leadership in WWII during France's darkest hour
>chooses to capitulate and collaborate instead of continuing to fight le Boche from France's substantial overseas emipre.

He could have been one of France's greatest heroes of all time, but fucked it up.

To be fair though, he saw some serious shit in WWI, which may explain why he wanted to spare his country from another round of total war.

Forgot to add:
>Dies a convicted traitor
>Currently buried in a prison graveyard

delete this

because French retards don't understand that he saved their cowardly ass

If the Germans had won WW2 Philippe Petain would be considered a hero and the French Resistance would be considered traitors and terrorists.

He was like 85 when the Germans invaded. Too fucking old to organize any resistance or to do anything really. He should have been on geriatric care.

Isn't he a proddy?

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He tried to save Catholic France (only France) from the jews and communists that had infiltrated it and still do. He didn't betray the French, the French betrayed him.

Charles V of Spain was Emperor, didn't mean that Spain was part of the Holy Roman Empire

>be known as a good and well liked sultan
>conquer second rome
>conquer the empire of trebizond
>unite almost all anatolia
>conquer all the balkans till hungary
>invade italy
>your venetian doctor poisons you

He could have revived rome but he was too trusting.

Vytautas the great
>plans to be crowned the second king of Lithuania in history
>crown gets stolen on it's way while in Poland
>FUCKING POOOLEEES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>the pope:"Ok, ok, dude, we'll get you another one."
>everythings cool and shit, waiting for the crown to be delivered.
>fall of your horse and die
>in your late 80's

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