be King of Prussia, Frederick the Great
18th century, fighting Austrians and everyone else
could side with the based Orthodox Greeks still under the turkish yoke
help liberate Constantinople, restore the Empire of the Romans, become defender of the true faith
tfw eternal glory, Hagia Sophia ringing bells again, icons everywhere
instead
"nah, let's ally with the Sultan"
send envoys, sign treaties, keep the Porte happy to screw Habsburgs
mfw chooses the infidel over the heirs of Byzantium
centuries pass
fast forward to 1898
now Kaiser Wilhelm II, grandson's grandson or whatever
goes to the Holy Land, Damascus
stands up and proclaims himself "Protector of the muslims"
literally the new Caliph in the eyes of some
bro could have been a defender of the Christian faith
but no
family tradition: always pick the ottomans
mfw Germany ends up allied with the turks in WW1 too
Orthodox bros watching from heaven with scorn
tfw Prussia/Germany delayed the Byzantine restoration arc
>be King of Prussia, Frederick the Great
>18th century, fighting Austrians and everyone else
>could side with the based Orthodox Greeks still under the turkish yoke
>help liberate Constantinople, restore the Empire of the Romans, become defender of the true faith
>tfw eternal glory, Hagia Sophia ringing bells again, icons everywhere
>instead
>"nah, let's ally with the Sultan"
>send envoys, sign treaties, keep the Porte happy to screw Habsburgs
>mfw chooses the infidel over the heirs of Byzantium
>centuries pass
>fast forward to 1898
>now Kaiser Wilhelm II, grandson's grandson or whatever
>goes to the Holy Land, Damascus
>stands up and proclaims himself "Protector of the muslims"
>literally the new Caliph in the eyes of some
>bro could have been a defender of the Christian faith
>but no
>family tradition: always pick the ottomans
>mfw Germany ends up allied with the turks in WW1 too
>Orthodox bros watching from heaven with scorn
>tfw Prussia/Germany delayed the Byzantine restoration arc
