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How would European history change if France didn’t annex land in Alsace and Lorraine. They started to do so after gaining land through the Three Bishoprics, Duchy of Bar, and various smaller areas in Alsace. They would eventually annex the Duchy of Lorraine in 1766 and during the French...

It's time for the long awaited (hopefully) rewrite of my original TL, Kingdom-Building: A Valois-Bourgogne TL. The first chapter will be posted soon.

I’m OTL, Phillip II of Spain and his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois had two daughters, Isabel Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela, but what if they were both sons (Named Philip and Ferdinand respectively)? I know Don Carlos’s death may be butterflied, but at the same time Philip didn’t exactly...

Let's say that Maria of Burgundy never suffered her fateful accident in 1482 and her family tree is more or less like this: - Children of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 22, 1459 -) and Maria, Duchess of Burgundy (February 13, 1457 -) 1.Philipp of Austria (July 22, 1478 - August 07...

Few figures left behind a grand or even honourable legacy in that time of troubles known as the feudal anarchy, which engulfed Italy as the Carolingian Empire burst into flames unseen since the fall of the first Rome. Not long after the deposition of Charles III, the man whose idleness had...

LA GASTONNADE ___________________________________________ What if Gaston d'Orléans become King of France ? “ Jamais règne ne fut plus doux, plus tranquille, ni plus heureux que l'a été le sien ; et, en vérité, de semblables princes devraient naître un peu plus souvent, ou ne point mourir...

I'm currently trying to explore a scenario inwhich Louis II of Hungary doesn't die at the Battle of Mohács. Putting aside the exact developments concerning Hungary itself, what I wish to discuss here is the potential butterflies West of the Leitha. This is sort of a sequel/reboot of my previous...

It's well known how Louis XV in the War of Austrian Succession returned the Austrian Southern Netherlands instead of annexing them outright. This was pretty stupid, as he only did it to look good (which of course didn't really work), and the annexation of the region had long been a goal of...

Mary the Rich (1457 - 1482) was probably the wealthiest heiress of her time. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Mary was the heir to the Duchy of Burgundy and all the lands that her father and grandfather had acquired, including most of the Netherlands. Naturally, that...

Hey im trying to write a Alt His with Maximilian not marrying Mary of Burgundy and im struggeling to find options for Maximilian . Im looking for a girl comming from the Holy Roman Empire or Itally but all suggestions are welcome. This is my First thread and post so very exciting...

Could the war of Spanish Succession be avoided, or would France start the war to press Philip of Anjou's claim? Would Charles of Austria still become Holy Roman Emperor, making the domains of Charles VI comparable to Charles V's? Would Maria Theresa inherit Spain? How would a reunited Hapsburg...

Hapsburg Charles V ruled the Americas through Spain and the Holy Roman Empire through Austria but gave up Austria to his brother Ferdinand II because he became very ill at a young age and feared he wouldn't survive to his heir's adulthood. His son Phillip II succeeded him in Spain and married...

Could the Ottonian dynasty have unified (most of) Europe? If so, what would be the implications? This would all depend on the Ottoians 1) being a more successful 2) good timing and 3) them being a longer lived dynasty. To make this happen we would need a couple conditions. First and most...

Which timeline would you guys be most interested in seeing? The Cross in the Sky: A Maxentius Victory TL In this timeline, Maxentius defeats Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and kills him. Roman history, especially in the east, is forever changed. The Flame of the West: A...

PoD is 1) Albert I of Habsburg being successful in taking the Counties of Holland and Zeeland for the Habsburgs following John of Hollands death as he planned IOTL and more importantly 2) his son Rudolph surviving as King of Bohemia. What happens next?

Hi, everyone. This is my second post sharing some lesser-known yet fascinating PoDs in European history. I stumbled upon a historical academic journal written by Frederik Dhondt, a history professor from the Ghent University in Belgium titled "So Great a Revolution’: Charles Townshend and the...

Inspired by @isabella's Scenes from Other Worlds thread, this will be a repository for family trees and snippets from possible TLs. The ideas presented here may or may not be expanded into full TLs. Enjoy.

As you all know, the Habsburgs sold their soul to the devil to roll nat 20s in the 15th and early 16th century which got them Burgundy, Spain and Bohemia&Hungary. Now what if they only inherited Burgundy but not the others? This can be achieved survive by having Joannas brother John or Miguel...

Having come back to my old idea of Prince Albert, Bona Sforza's tragically-lost child, surviving and inheriting Poland I was doing research on Sigismund II the Old. I stumbled upon a mention of Elisabeth Habsburg (his mother) hoping for him to inherit Austria. Is there any more information on...

So I'm working on a story where a successful Norse settlement in the New World and unsuccessful late 15th century European attempts at settling the new world results in a timeline where colonization of the Americas never happens on a large scale (but efforts towards the Indian Ocean trade...