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Karl VI/Carlos III of Austria/Spain was originally betrothed to his first cousin, a Portuguese infanta who had the misfortune to die in 1704. For a consort, he then considered Karoline of Ansbach (who refused to convert), before chooaing the girl who was considered one of the most beautiful princesses of the day, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel-Blankenburg. But what if the infanta hadn't died? Or Karoline was willing to convert or Elisabeth refused to (she was browbeaten into it by her grandpa who converted at the same time), what might Lieschen's future hold?
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