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Vitruvius replied to the thread WI: Two More catholic German house in 17th century.I don't know that its a rivalry with the Wittelsbachs specifically so much as with whomever is Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim who IOTL...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread WI: Two More catholic German house in 17th century.I think the Welf line is the more impactful of the two. A Catholic dynasty anchoring the counter reformation in the NW could have major...
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well first of all we can safely say that the small pool of brides deemed suitable for a Habsburg ( whether imperial or Spanish branch )... -
Vitruvius replied to the thread No Iberian Union; Effects on Spanish and Portuguese Empires?.I generally agree with this and I would add one additional wrinkle. From the 1620s on and especially in the 1630s as Spain's military...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread Independent Silesia in the HRE.This is not implausible. But since this would likely require a 13th century POD its hard to say how things would actually look in the...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread Consequences of a Habsburg Spain after the war of spanish succession but which loses its Italian possessions?.I agree Spain is weaker without the reforms. And Charles won't implement any of his own. At the same time if Spain retains the Spanish...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread Consequences of a Habsburg Spain after the war of spanish succession but which loses its Italian possessions?.Depends on the circumstances. Is Spain united in personal union with Austria (ie Charles remains King of Spain and then becomes HRE...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread A Italian candidate for HRE crown.Interesting. I'm not a medievalist so I'm not terribly familiar with the intricacies of the guelph ghibelline conflict. It sometimes...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread A Italian candidate for HRE crown.I can't speak too much to the Italian perspective in the period in question (seems like 13-14th centuries) so I would defer on that...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread A Italian candidate for HRE crown.I think this is tricky to pull off. The HRE evolved in such a way that the German princes really thought that they were electing the...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread Miscellaneous <1900 (Alternate) History Thread.What kind of palace? An actual royal residence for Charles or just some kind of government building/storehouse/fancy garrison. I doubt...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread So Evident a Danger: The Consequences of War between Britain, Prussia and Russia in 1791.I'm really not arguing for a continuation of the war. It was only intended as simple innocuous comment, I'm not trying to debate the...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread So Evident a Danger: The Consequences of War between Britain, Prussia and Russia in 1791.Yes, I agree with that sentiment. I probably should have said 'sad conflict' as I didn't mean to bemoan the lack of a glorious battle so...
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Vitruvius replied to the thread So Evident a Danger: The Consequences of War between Britain, Prussia and Russia in 1791.A nice little update but a sad denouement to the whole conflict. Though in the long run I'm starting to wonder if the Prussians bow out...