Late Bronze Age trade reached from modern day India to Britain (Though I might be misremembering the Britain part. Though I think Britain was connected to the med very early). Especially the Western trade routes will propably see local rulers along the way slowly start adapting Eastern Med...
I have no idea, I just got done with a rather busy time at college (and now paranoia and doubt are setting in) and discover that my favorite timelines haven't updated...
looking at the map: it seems all the cool cities are on the States-General side (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Amersfoort)
While some of the lamest cities are on Willem's side (The Hague, Eindhoven)
Go Staten-Generaal
I might be a Dutch Monarchist, but the royal family is descended from the sensible William Frederick and not William II.
and as an Amsterdammer I have to side with the side my city sides with!