Suppose that for whatever reason, Francis II does not dissolve the Holy Roman Empire, and the crown is restored to the Habsburgs at the end of the Napoleonic Wars (if it is lost at all), along with the small states of the Rhine being restored under Imperial authority.
How does this alter Austro-Prussian relations? As I see it, they are the only two major German states, and I suspect Prussia would vie with Austria over supremacy. Would Prussia seek to dissolve the Empire, just as they had dissolved the German Confederation? Would they seek to take the crown from the Austrians?
How does this alter Austro-Prussian relations? As I see it, they are the only two major German states, and I suspect Prussia would vie with Austria over supremacy. Would Prussia seek to dissolve the Empire, just as they had dissolved the German Confederation? Would they seek to take the crown from the Austrians?