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While the events so far are unlikely to make the other Powers respect the Pragmatic Sanction any more than they did historically, this does have the potential to put Austria on much better footing for the War of Austrian Succession for a few reasons, as they've all signed off on it a full 11...

The fact that Elba is in the name, and actually first, makes me think it's a Napoleonic PoD where Corsica is restored to Genoa in the peace, and then Napoleon, rather than escaping Elba, takes it over. Genoa then elects him as Ruler and for some reason, probably a major war somewhere else, the...

Maria Theresa already having a Son probably significantly improves the internal support for her amongst the Kingdoms of the Habsburg Monarchy as said, however what hasn't been said is that this is probably most useful in Hungary. Once Maria had a Son she presented herself and him to the...

Saxony, ruled by King Augustus III of Poland, Was allied to France historically at the start of the War of Austrian Succession. Poland of course contributed nothing to the war because it was Post-Deluge Poland and both sides could easily find someone in the Polish Sejm to veto military action...

But by the time of the War of Spanish Succession the Spanish Road no longer existed. It had become basically impossible when Spain lost their territories in the Franche-Comté region. They also don't have nearly the diplomatic and military clout of Spain at its Height to pressure smaller states...

Hokay, So, having Rewatched The Clip, this monstrosity is probably impossible. Put simply, the Legs are Too Thin and have Too Many Joints to be workable then, and probably wouldn't even be workable Now, at least not at that scale. I mean it's notable that the closest modern example of a...

You would probably need Napoleon to try to set up some Poland Style Clients in the Balkans in order to get The Ottomans really involved. Anything else, like Egypt, is likely to be considered not worth discussing at the Congress. It would boil down to "And the Ottomans are going to Re-Annex...

The idea of "Uniting the Holy Roman Empire" is usually used to indicate that someone works within the legal framework of the Holy Roman Empire and centralizes it. Honestly, Bismarck couldn't even Unite the German Confederation. Prussia Seceded from the German Confederation and then Conquered...

I don't think a PoD at the Battle of Nancy or even the war overall would necessarily prevent the Burgundian Inheritance. Keep in mind that Charlie Boy had been married to his third wife Marge for 9 Years at this point and produced No Children. I think this situation, with his only progeny being...

I do have to agree that Prussia would probably not be forced to cede Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. It has too much history to the Hohenzollerns, for obvious reasons. Ironically enough, the only way I could see Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen being detached completely from Prussia would be a similar...

It's a significantly smaller Landgrab than the one Prussia made historically wherein it Outright Annexed the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchies of Schleiswig-Holstein and effectively annexed all of Northern Germany. Ultimately, there really isn't anyone to object to this who can actually do...

So far the only major problem I have with this TL is the surrender of Lombardia. That's something I think would never happen willingly, ever, at all, under any circumstances. I cannot overstate how much resistance there would be to this from Austria. Lombardia has been a Habsburg Territory for...

It's certainly possible, but I don't think it would happen, even as a project of a large rich empire that owns all of the land needed simply because the wall as you've drawn it is very close to running almost entirely along Rivers. It would make more sense to just heavily fortify the major...

Ah, I hadn't noticed those brothers in my quick glance over Da Wiks. That would be a much simpler way of ensuring that Wilhelm's Children can focus on Naples. Likewise, my comments regarding Ladislaus/Bohemia/Hungary etc were meant more in the spirit of "This PoD is so early and before some...

The Logical thing to do would be for Wilhelm's Children to inherit Naples and surrender their Austrian Lands to the Albertinian Line. Perhaps they might retain the symbolic title of "Archduke of Austria" but instead keep their concentration on Naples. You could hypothetically have the...