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I've been thinking about this scenario and what the ramifications could be if Louis XV had been less picky/cared more about his daughters getting married lol. Especially if any can manage to become Queen/Duchess somewhere (I know he probably wanted them all as Queens or nothing, but there's only...

Yea, so I'm back 😚. Anyways, could Le Grand Dauphin or Bourgogne had saved the French monarchy if they had succeeded Louis XIV in 1715 instead of Louis, Duke of Anjou (OTL Louis XV). One benefit is either would have been already of age to rule. The question is more so would they had made the...

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...

What would be the effects of France decisively winning the War of Polish Succession. While France didn't lose the war, they however didn't exactly accomplish all of their objectives. Louis XV failed to reinstate his father-in-law to the Polish throne. He however did "win the peace" with the...

In 1715, Louis XIV was succeeded not by his son or Grandson, but by his Great-Great-Grandson. His son, Louis, Le Grand Dauphin, died in 1711 of smallpox, and his Grandson, Louis, Duc de Bourgogne, Le Petit Dauphin, died in 1712 of measles,leaving his youngest Geeat-Grandson, Louis, became Louis...

Some months back, I posted this thread WI : Frederick the Great marries Princess Amelia of Great Britain and a unique consensus came about from there. So, with that and a few other things serving as base questions, here are some thingsI'll be asking 1) who's good bride candidates for Louis of...

People often think of France from the reign of Louis XIV on as an absolute monarchy, but that was on a de facto basis, not a de jure one. For example, significant power was held by the Parlements, judicial organizations with significant power in a variety of matters (particularly related to...

Baltic Blunder An expanded Anglo-Spanish War of 1727 TL Preface I find European history from the first half of the 18th century to be incredibly interesting. This period involved three major European wars, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Great Northern War, and the War of the Austrian...

In February 1712, while the War of the Spanish Succession raged across Europe, the entire family of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the Petit Dauphin, heir to the French throne, contracted the measles - he himself, his wife, and his two children. He and his wife died, and soon afterwards also the...

As the title says. Louis XIV built his magnificent palace in the 17th century and it remained home to the French kings until the Revolution, but it also led to a growing isolationism of the king and court from the general population. So WI Louis decides to go no further than improving the...

A 'what if' that I've contemplated for a while, what if Maria Theresa von Habsburg had lost the War of the Austrian Succession? What would the consequences have been? For example, Maria Theresa secured the Hungarian throne independently of the Austrian inheritance, would the Franco-Prussian...