The Four Romes Alliance

The Four Romes Alliance (Latin: Quatuor Romana Societate, German: Die vier Rom-Allianz, Turkish: Dört Roma'nın İttifakı, Russian: Четыре Рим Альянс) is a coalition formed by Italy (Roma Italia), Germany (Holy Roman Empire), Rum, and Russia. The alliance was formed in Berlin in 1838 following the several conflicting claims to the Roman Empire caused tension between the successor states, primarily Roma Italia and Rum.

Roma Italia

 * Original Claimant: Fernando Agrioli, Imperatore Romano
 * Claim: Rome's origins in the Italian Peninsula and the status of the Italians as Rome's closest cultural descendants.
 * Foundation: Roma Italia was founded after Fernando Agrioli ousted the reigning King and established a new state. He was the second person to declare himself Roman Emperor, after Adile Osmanli.

Rum

 * Original Claimant: Adile Osmanlı, Kayserı-i-Rûm
 * Claim: The recognition of Mehmet II Osmanlı as Roman Emperor in 1453 by the Orthodox Church, with Adile being his descendant.
 * Foundation: The Rum Empire was founded originally as the Ottoman Empire, a successor state of the Sultanate of Rum, a Seljuk Kingdom founded after the invasion of Anatolia in the 11th century AD. Adile, looking to strengthen her reign over Rum, declared herself Kayser-i-Rum in the 1830s, looking to gain legitimacy as the rightful ruler of Graecia.

Holy Roman Empire

 * Original Claimant: Albert Wettin, Heilige Römische Kaiser
 * Claim: The long history of Emperors of Germany also being Holy Roman Emperors; Formally recognized by the Papal State in 800 AD as the rightful Rome.
 * Foundation: Originally founded in 800 AD, the Holy Roman Empire was recognized as the rightful successor to Rome by the Papal State, but was later "dissolved" by Napoleon in 1806 after the Battle of Austerlitz. Holy Roman documents refer to the period of 1806 to 1821 as the "interregnum". They were the third nation to re-establish themselves as "Rome".

Russian Empire

 * Original Claimant: Nikolai Romanov, Tsar' Rima


 * Claim: The marriage of Sofia Palialogos (a relative of Konstantinos XI) to Ivan III Romanov, with Nikolai being his descendant.
 * Foundation: Founded in the 16th century by the Grand Prince of Muscovy, who had previously been the leading vassal amongst the Russian Princes under tribute by the Mongol Khans of the Golden Horde.