So, I was wondering: let's assume that Austria manages to keep Silesia after the war of Austrian succession; even more: let's imagine a total asutro-russo-british victory in that conflict: in the end Austria keeps Silesia, maybe they also acquire Bavaria, giving the spanish netherlands to the Wittelsbachs in exchange; maybe we might even see Francis Stephen of Lorraine regain...well...Lorraine from France. Saxony is stripped of some minor territories (maybe the Vogtland?) wich are added to austrian Bohemia.
Now what I am really interested in knowing is: how does the french and indian war unravel? 16 years have passe (maybe more ITTL) since the end of the war on the continent; the only differences in the american theatre is that France is slightly weaker overall, but can committ all of it's troops to the american theatre; is it still possible for the brits to win without the french involved on the continent? Are the other major european powers going to stay neutral, or are they, for one reason or the other going to support either side?