[quote=@Wernher]
Napoleonic and revolutionary wars, 1790-1815, plus I'd say that France would have strong armed Eisenkreis from time to time if Eisenkreis got involved in European politics: Wars in the balkans, Italy and so forth.

Unless you tell me that it would have had absolutely no involvement in the revolutionary era and would have mostly stayed isolationist afterward.
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Apologies for not getting back to you sooner, but I wanted to be at a computer and be able to put things down properly without having to cut things short.

Biggest thing to touch on, was the dissatisfaction among the nobles with the Von Habsburgs' almost magical ability to throw Austria into almost every conflict in Europe, and the Thirty Years War was really the last straw for the removal of their power. Following the overthrow of the archduke when Bohemia became Emperor, Baldur Von Eisenkrern arose to the throne and executed sweeping changes among the government of Austria, changing it to the nation of Eisenkreis and putting forth a new policy of minimal involvement in the wars of their neighbors. Granted, this only extended to wars of aggression, and Eisenkreis would still rise to defend their neighbors in case of invasion, but it set a precedent for the growing nation. Later during the Revolutionary Wars, Dietrich Von Eisenkern would have held true to this policy, only becoming involved in the wars if they came to Eisenkreis soil. Now on the other hand, if revolutionary forces sought assistance from Eisenkreis, they would have given it in the form of equipment, or if relations between the two were particularly good, then they would have put troops there to assist as well. Despite being a long-standing monarchy, the Von Eisenkerns have always been ones for the stability of the European region, and if a revolution was aimed to bring stability to France, they would not have opposed it. Besides that, the French would have found it rather difficult to strong-arm Eisenkreis to war, as they are notoriously stubborn to move from their position.

As a last note, despite not being involved in any major wars beyond their immediate area, that does not mean isolation, as Eisenkreis has ties with the entire region, no matter how insignificant they may be, and freely trades with their cultural neighbors of Germany. Not only that, but they do trade with the Asian region, and very likely would have some kind of economical presence in the Americas(With Gowia's blessing of course).

Apologies if this seems a bit confrontational, just trying to clear things up a bit. If you do wish to have interactions with my nation in the past, then by all means, send me a PM and we can set things up.