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After the Franco-Prussian War, both within and without France many expected the country to stay a monarchy, albeit under the Bourbon or Orleans. However, that idea never came to pass due to the refusal of the Comte de Chambord, the Legitimist claimant, to accept the throne. Then France went from...

Welcome to this timeline that will talk about the spring of different countries with some adjustments that may affect Europe and the world And I hope you'll try to help me make the timeline look as cool as possible and help me correct any mistakes if any. Hope you like the schedule, and let's...

What would be the major differences between an Orleanist France and a Bonapartiste France. Both are more liberal alternatives to the legalist succession, with the Orleans having conservative middle-class support while the Bonapartes had revolutionary populism. Assuming both dynasties are able to...

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...

What if Nicholas II had married Hélène of Orléans? , What changes would an empress raised by the French Liberals bring to Russia? Will it help the Romanovs not have hemophilia carriers for the future? And another thing, As the Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fedorovna would achieve this...