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I have sometimes wondered if it was possible to have the Habsburg create a functioning, autonomous Kingdom of Italy, with one of their collateral lines picked to run. It should be possible, I guess, from the 1700s, when so many of the minor states in Italy came under their sway. I guess the...

There have been threads about a POD where Eleanor of Aquitaine's marriage with Louis VII does not fall apart, but I have been thinking about having her decide to marry a different candidate. There must have been a few, with the size of her domains! And we know she's fertile, so there are good...

That would be a fascinating Presidential election, there's no doubt! What PODs could make it happen? The PODs, I am sure, would also determine the winner, but off the top of my head I'd give the nod to LBJ.

Italy keeping Lybia has been discussed quite a few times, but what about Eritrea? As per the title, with a POD after Mussolini's rise to power, can Italy keep Eritrea - or part of it - permanently? Or at least longer than it did in OTL? First thing that comes into my mind is of course Italy...

I recall reading that when Belisarius first arrived in Italy, his early successes came so fast that the king of the Ostrogoths, Theodahad, tried to negotiate, first offering Sicily, then, according to Procopius, who I know is not the most reliable source, offering all or most of Italy. This...

As per title - Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, dies early, let's say around 171 when he's around ten years old. Who does Marcus Aurelius pick to be his heir?

With a POD from, let's say, 1850 onwards, have a unified Italian state of some kind acquire Egypt as a colony or protectorate for at least 40 years.

The recent thread about a Conclave in 2003 made wonder - what would need to change to get a successor to John Paul II that is more progressive than him?

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour was considered the main architect of the Unification of Italy, and was a subtle and cunning politician. He died in 1861, barely over 50, of malaria, while trying to assemble a viable government for united Italy. What if he lived 15 years longer? Would he be able...

What events need to change from OTL in order to get an Italian-American US President, and what is the earliest possible date? Lots of bonus points for a POTUS that actually speaks Italian, as this seems a very long shot.

Well, as the title says. What are the best PODs to write a good Ottoman Empire wanking timeline?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri,_comte_de_Chambord Henry, count of Chambord, was the legitimist pretender from 1844 to 1883. During his life the two main Monarchist camps, the one supporting him and the one supporting the Orleans, managed to reach a compromise: the Orleanists would recognise...