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what if Henri, Count of Chambord accepted the tricolour and became king of France? my personal opinions would be that France would help stabelise Spain and might even dissuade the Spanish-american war. Also with a bourbon on the throne tensions between Italy and France could increase. if ww1...

With a POD later than 843 and earlier than 1793, how large could the Kingdom of France become by 1850, 1900, or 1950 AD? An ATL Empire of France founded as a Capetian/Valois/Orleans/Bourbon entity also counts. France was one of the most densely populated kingdoms in Europe in the Middle Ages...

What if, somehow, Louis XV only has a daughter living and has her marry Frederick II or one of his brothers as a way to preserve the Bourbon Monarchy. Is such a thing possible? If not, why? Bonus if you can find a way to avoid the French Revolution from this theoretical union. EDIT: you can...

So, wild, probably nigh-impossible challenge: get an Indian Bourbon on the throne of some European kingdom, whether it be France or not, sometime after the fall of the Bourbons IOTL. For those who don't know, the Indian Bourbons are a branch of the family (or at least claimed branch of the...

At the end of the Spanish Succession War (1700-1714), the Treaty of Utrecht was signed as a compromise between both factions that fought in it -- Philip, Duke of Anjou (Louis XIV's grandson) was confirmed into the spanish throne, but was also obligated to renounce any future claims to the throne...

In the 200 years they ruled (1589-1789), the Bourbons turned France from, (as one of Richelieu’s biographers put it) the toy of jumped-up lackeys and chambermaids to the premier power of Europe. By contrast, the Valois (in particular from Charles VIII to Henri III) nursed imperial ambitions...

What would be the effects on Europe and related continents if, say, Louis XIV died before he could be a major problem to the english, dutch and habsburgs? Specifically before the 1660's. What would the effects be on Spain, the Netherlands (both the dutch republic and the southern catholic...

What's the best PoD out there for both the Habsburg and Bourbon royal houses (and the countries they control) to become allies, with the condition that it lasts past a single major war? Is such an alliance feasible in the long term? Would the 18th century be the most likely context for this...

This is a project I've been working on for a while. You know me mostly from German wanks, but I assure you I am the real Onkel Willie ;). I hope everyone can forgive me for using a bit of a butterfly net in order not to make things too complicated for myself, meaning we'll still see some...

I just read a book which contained an article about the most dangerous quacks of all time. One of the ones mentioned was Dr. Fagon who was responsible for killing almost all of the French Royal family (including Louis XIV.) in 1715. (There was a measles epidemy, but he treated them with lots of...