AHC: Largest/most powerful possible Switzerland?

[Hominid]

With a POD after, say, 1700, what's the largest/most powerful Switzerland possible? Can it annex other German states?

 

[altamiro]

With a POD after, say, 1700, what's the largest/most powerful Switzerland possible? Can it annex other German states?

Turn all the associated members of the confederacy, such as Mülhausen or Valtellino into full members - this would be a good first step...

 

[eliphas8]

Other than stuff like full Lichtensteinian membership I don't see how a Swiss state could be more powerful.

 

[jycee]

There was this map done a while ago. Possibly the largest switzerland that can be.
Still who knows how powerful it could be without access to the sea and still consist of basically just mountains.

 

[altamiro]

There was this map done a while ago. Possibly the largest switzerland that can be.
Still who knows how powerful it could be without access to the sea and still consist of basically just mountains.

Only 1/3 of current Switzerland are mountains.
But the best chance would be actually post-1800 if Swiss decide to actually take control of Savoy in 1860 as per treaty instead of vacillating about it while France made facts on the ground.

 

[The B]

It's often brought up in any thread, but in the event of some sort of global crisis (disease, nuclear holocaust, etc.) Switzerland would be well prepared. It has armed citizens, a good isolated position and no quarrels with anybody.

 

[oshron]

personally, i have Switzerland sized about this much, mostly accounting for OTL possible additions. it's not much, but still.

 

[Berus]

maybe you could incorporate vorarlberg, OTL Vorarlberg wanted to join switzerland aftertWW 1, but the swiss refused.
i guess an even bigger switzerland or helvetic federation could be doable with the right POD.

 

[jycee]

This is the one I was talking about:

 

[Dathi THorfinnsson]

This is the one I was talking about:

Voralburg? Sure. Lichtenstein, sure? Aosta and Savoy, well, at least they sort of make sense, and connect to the Med, which is a valid reason.

But Baden-Württemberg and Elsass!?!?!? Really!? What were they smoking? Why not annex all of Austria, while you're at it?

 

[Mikestone8]

Fatal accident for Napoleon. France gets a dictator (Moreau?) who opts to continue Republican forms rather than adopt monarchical. Assuming a fair degree of military success, he expands the Helvetic Republic, which acquires Baden-Wurttemburg, Tyrol and divers other bits and bobs. After the tide of war swings against France, The HR changes sides in time to hang on to its ill-gotten gains.

 

[PoorBoy]

Voralburg? Sure. Lichtenstein, sure? Aosta and Savoy, well, at least they sort of make sense, and connect to the Med, which is a valid reason.

But Baden-Württemberg and Elsass!?!?!? Really!? What were they smoking? Why not annex all of Austria, while you're at it?

Definitely not all of Alsace and Baden-Württemberg (that's indeed too much of a stretch), but the border areas, and the exclaves of Rottweil and Mulhouse were part of the Confederacy.