Oh dear, some of my timing is fudged terribly - my Ireland and England were christened 'twins' by clueless older brothers because they found them at the same time. Ireland is not really England's twin - she just didn't age as fast as her brothers and was found later (might be why she didn't age), but the idea stuck. Then again, the nations seem to have trouble with this kind of thing. Family ties, gender... It seemed to fit that something would be completely inaccurate but stick.
England was around for Rome mostly for reasons of backstory and my idea that he was born and then Britannia faded. I've toyed with the idea that he is Rome's son with Britannia, but never actually made that part of my headcanon. That would make Greece and Egypt his half-brothers since I am convinced that they're Rome's sons by Ancient Greece and Egypt respectively.
As for Cornwall... Honestly? Because apparently Cornwall is one of the six Celtic Nations and I needed someone for the third older brother because Ireland was just not going to be a guy for me. I probably could have used the Isle of Mann, but I didn't think of that at the time - and then in my head Mann became a girl and one of their cousins anyway.
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England was around for Rome mostly for reasons of backstory and my idea that he was born and then Britannia faded. I've toyed with the idea that he is Rome's son with Britannia, but never actually made that part of my headcanon. That would make Greece and Egypt his half-brothers since I am convinced that they're Rome's sons by Ancient Greece and Egypt respectively.
As for Cornwall... Honestly? Because apparently Cornwall is one of the six Celtic Nations and I needed someone for the third older brother because Ireland was just not going to be a guy for me. I probably could have used the Isle of Mann, but I didn't think of that at the time - and then in my head Mann became a girl and one of their cousins anyway.