30 Years War without Sweden

What if Sweden never joined the 30YW?

Let’s say, GA is being killed during the Swedish-Polish wars (there was more than one chance for this to happen) and these wars are dragging on keeping both sides too busy and too weak to interfere into the HRE affairs.

As a result, as in OTL, Denmark is defeated, Mecklenburg is occupied, Wallenstein is dismissed and what happens next?
 
What if Sweden never joined the 30YW?

Let’s say, GA is being killed during the Swedish-Polish wars (there was more than one chance for this to happen) and these wars are dragging on keeping both sides too busy and too weak to interfere into the HRE affairs.

As a result, as in OTL, Denmark is defeated, Mecklenburg is occupied, Wallenstein is dismissed and what happens next?

Maybe a scenario in which the HRE intervenes more forcefully agx Sweden while they were at war with the PLC? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Swedish_War_(1621–1625)

So much so that we have an early Great Northern War w/ Russia and Denmark-Norway attacking Sweden. Ferdinand II, then extricates himself from the conflict while the the Swedes are too busy dealing with the PLC-DNW-Russia.

Peace of Prague comes early/Edict of Restitution is curtailed. Wallenstein forced to surrender Mecklenburg, the dukes of Mecklenburg are returned to their duchies AFTER paying hefty fines. To reward/compensate for the loss of MKL Wallenstein is given the former bishopric of madgeburg as a duchy, maybe as direct fief of the Kingdom of Bohemia (to keep tabs on him). Oh but did I mention that Wallenstein has to assume control of Madgeburg himself, that'll also keep him busy for a while.

France intervenes via the war of Mantuan Succession and Wallenstein is summoned again!! I have a feeling he might still be assassinated and we have say a Habsburg duke of Madgeburg (Leopold Wilhem, is OTL people are kept). Leopold Wilhelm weds say a princess from Saxony or DNW and a nice bow is tied off. Either that of Wallenstein lives, remains loyal and we have the House Wallenstein as princes of Madgeburg.
 
Maybe a scenario in which the HRE intervenes more forcefully agx Sweden while they were at war with the PLC? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Swedish_War_(1621–1625)

So much so that we have an early Great Northern War w/ Russia and Denmark-Norway attacking Sweden. Ferdinand II, then extricates himself from the conflict while the the Swedes are too busy dealing with the PLC-DNW-Russia.

Peace of Prague comes early/Edict of Restitution is curtailed. Wallenstein forced to surrender Mecklenburg, the dukes of Mecklenburg are returned to their duchies AFTER paying hefty fines. To reward/compensate for the loss of MKL Wallenstein is given the former bishopric of madgeburg as a duchy, maybe as direct fief of the Kingdom of Bohemia (to keep tabs on him). Oh but did I mention that Wallenstein has to assume control of Madgeburg himself, that'll also keep him busy for a while.

France intervenes via the war of Mantuan Succession and Wallenstein is summoned again!! I have a feeling he might still be assassinated and we have say a Habsburg duke of Madgeburg (Leopold Wilhem, is OTL people are kept). Leopold Wilhelm weds say a princess from Saxony or DNW and a nice bow is tied off. Either that of Wallenstein lives, remains loyal and we have the House Wallenstein as princes of Madgeburg.
My only objection is Russian intervention. 1st, Russia is too weak after the ToT and 2nd, the first most probable war would be with the PLC (in OTL Smolensk War of 1632 -34 which it lost).

It can be argued that without Swedish intervention Wallenstein would remain in retirement: Mantuan War was a rather limited affair which did not require his troops raising abilities. By the time of the possible direct French intervention he is probably too old and sick to take e field: it seems that in OTL his health was noticeably declining by the time of assassination.
 
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