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From the Wikipedia article about Louis, Dauphin of France, the son of Louis XV: "He was bitterly disappointed when his father would not permit him to join the 1744 campaign in the War of the Austrian Succession. When his father became deathly ill with fever at Metz, Louis disobeyed orders...

As says in the title. IOTL Henry I lived only seven years more than his nephew William Clito, who claimed the Norman inheritance in Normandy and England as the son of Robert Curthouse, eldest son of William the Conqueror. But Clito died in 1128 from a battle wound that became grangrenous...

From the Wikipedia page about William FitzEmpress, brother of Henry II of England: "In September 1155, King Henry held a council at Winchester where he enthusiastically considered invading Ireland and giving it to William, making him king. The plans were abandoned when their mother, Empress...

If Elisabeth Farnese had died while giving birth to the IOTL Charles III of Spain, who possibly could be the next wife of Philip V? Could he not remarry? And what would happen with the succession of Parma?

Just an idea: in 1677, around the time of the marriage of Mary and William of Orange, Anne got smallpox and couldn't attend the cerimony. Not much later, in December, the young baby Charles Stuart (son of James and Mary of Modena) also died from the same disease. So, WI Anne had died from...

As says in the tin. Let's imagine that he doesn't develop the illness that eventually killed him, and instead he dies only in 1700, at 70 years old (his brother died almost being 68, so I don't think it would be too far fetched). Of course, he remains without a legitimate child, but the Duke of...

As says in the title. What could be the possible consequences of Mary, Princess Royal, giving birth to a girl instead of the boy that would become William III?

As says the title. In the Battle of Pavia, Francis' horse was injured by an Italian condottiero, allowing the Spanish to capture him. But WI he had been injured too and had died? What could be the consequences for the conflicts between France and the Habsburgs? And who would be the regent for...

Just an idea: what could be the consequences of Margaret of Valois becoming pregnant of Henry of Navarre and having a son? I know that IOTL they lived separate lives, openly keeping lovers, but let's assume that she gets pregnant in 1572, during the six days between her marriage and the Massacre...

As says the title. Is there any way the Luxembourg Crisis could have created a war in 1867? Any ideas how an earlier conflict would have changed the fate of France and Germany?

Just an idea: Elisabeth Farnese, the second wife of Philip V of Spain, has a miscarriage during her first pregnancy that makes her unable to have more children. What could be the consequences of no Charles III and his siblings? And assuming that Philip's earlier sons have the same fate as IOTL...

Ok, it's from Wikipedia, but still is a good POD. Apparently Gustav Adolh was injured twice between June-August of 1627, during the war in Poland: "At the beginning of June 1627, Gustav Adolf was lightly wounded while attempting a night-crossing of the Vistula in a boat near Käsemark...

I've seen some discussions before about the assassination attempt against Napoleon III carried out by Felice Orsini in 1858. But the Emperor was also almost shot three years before that attempt by other Italian, Giovanni Pianori...

As asked in the title. IOTL Joan II of Navarre was in the middle of a French succession crisis after the death of her infant half-brother John I. Being a female child (and with rumours of being a bastard) made her be excluded from sucession, and the throne went to her uncle Philip V. So, if she...

Just an idea: WI Bohemond, Duke of Apulia, the son of William II of Sicily and Joan of England had survived infancy and had become the successor of his father instead of the bastard Trancred I? It surely would avoid the Hohenstaufens gaining the Sicilian throne, but what could be the other...

During the 16th century the nobles of the House of Savoy were quite unlucky regarding surviving legitimate male heirs. Philibert II didn't have any, both Charles III and Emmanuel Philibert one had only one child, and Philip, Duke of Nemours (the younger brother of Philibert II and Charles III)...

Just an idea I had: WI instead of having several daughters to marry with other nobles of Europe (eventually leading to Spain be inherited by a foreign dynasty) the Catholic Monarchs had instead a lot of sons? Let's assume that their issue would be something like this: John (born in 1470), Juana...

After the revolution started Louis XVI was suggested to flee to Metz, one of the greatests strongholds in Europe. Instead he decided to remain with his family in Versailles, and we know how it ended. So, WI Louis had decided to follow the first advice and goes with his family to Metz? Could he...

In 1535 Francesco II Sforza died childless, ending the rule of his dynasty in the Duchy of Milan and allowing Charles V to annex the territory to the Habsburg lands. However, WI Francesco had lived longer (until 1545, more or less, when he would be about the same age of his father when he died)...

As in the title. Assuming the Black Prince never gets the disease that killed him IOTL, but instead he leaves at least as long as his father (until 1395, more or less), how would his reign probably look like? Would the Peasants Revolt still happen? And would he continue war in France?