Kingdom of Northern Lusitania Kingdom of Northern Lusitania The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania (Portuguese: "Reino da Lusitânia Setentrional") was a kingdom proposed by Napoleon in 1807 for the King of Etruria, Charles II, located in the North of Portugal. In 1807 Portugal refused Napoleon's demand to accede to the Continental System of embargo against the United Kingdom. Napoleon, having signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau on 27 October, 1807, with Spain, defined the occupation of Portugal, proposing that the country would be divided into three different states: A French invasion under Marshal Junot followed, and the capital city of Lisbon was captured on 1 December
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania the whereabouts of "Lusitania" by telephoning Cunard, who refused to give out any information and referred him to the Admiralty. At sea, the ships contacted "Lusitania" by radio, but did not have the codes used to communicate with merchant ships. Captain Daniel Dow of "Lusitania" refused to give his own position except in code, and since he was, in any case, some distance from the positions he gave, continued to Liverpool unescorted. It seems that, in response to this new submarine threat, some alterations were made to "Lusitania" and her operation. She was ordered not to fly any flags in