For me Napoleon should have stopped at the Peace of Amiens borders for France, with the Sister Republics (Batavian, Italian, Helvetic) remaining nominally indenpendent (and would have become fully independent once France would have faced unavoidable political instability in the XIXth century)...
Instead of creating an early Bourbon Two-Sicilies, what if Louis exchange the two Kingdoms/Double-Kingdom for the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice? This would be a very pragmatic move but Louis is probably not ready for a "Pré carré" strategy at this stage. (it seems that Vauban only...
A God of Destin would be a good timeline about this:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-god-of-destin-a-napoleon-timeline.525393/
Sadly, there has been no update for a year.
Thank you for explaining your reasoning.
If Napoleon wanted indeed a Great Power ally, and he chose Austria instead of Russia in OTL it makes some sense. However in this timeline, Napoleon seems even more unhinged in his peace deals than in history, and that's saying something. Would he really...
You should be interested by this timeline with the exact POD:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/l%E2%80%99aigle-triomphant-a-napoleonic-victory-tl.511932/
It's the second recent Napoleonic timeline that rewards Austria with Silesia as a thanks for waging war AGAINST the Grande Armée.
Where is this trend coming from?
Saxony already got Lusatia. Why not split Silesia between northern Silesia for Saxony and southern Silesia for the Duchy of Warsaw...
As @ Pempelune said, an independent Ireland seems very likely given that it actually revolted in the same generation and there is no centralised power in England to try and stop them.
If this Ireland is becoming United is another question, given the various factions that might want to take...
Why would Austria get Silesia when they were members of the coalition against Napoleon that was just defeated?
Doesn't it make more sense to give it to Saxony or partition it between Saxony and Warsaw who are loyal "allies"/ vassal states and Silesia would link the two geographically when they...
I agree completely.
Of course the UK is remaining the number one naval power for the forceeable future but it's not becoming the superpower it was for most of the remaining XIXth century for the simple reason that a Napoleonic France remaining in control of most if not all of Western Europe is...
A UK that loses (or doesn't win) the Napoleonic wars is going to be less dominant on the Seas that she was IOTL. She won't be able to get to send a winning fleet to ALL the seas in the world. I think it's possible for the French navy to achieve local superiority in a couple of theaters, just as...
Very interesting. Poland I the future is very likely to want a sea access, either through Danzig or via a piece of Hinterpommern that was left in the grand duchy of Brandenburg.
I think he could have kept Milan.
One of the main piece of advice in the the Prince is that Louis XII should have kept the Venetian as allies instead of joining the League of Cambrai against them. I know that hindsight is 20/20 but the potential to add Brescia and Bergamo to the French Milanese...
I'm sorry but not all of the board agrees that Napoleon couldn't beat Russia. With the strategy he applied, then yes. But if he reduces the amount of troops sent to the Duchy of Warsaw and doesn't formally ally with Austria and/or Prussia, then the Russians might not be spooked and actually...