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I feel like OTL Austria never really did a lot of the things it set out to. It never unified the HRE, it never drove the Ottomans from Europe, and it never suppressed nationalism the way Metternich had intended. What's more, it could be said to be a victim of its own success, as its establishment of a contiguous, multi-ethnic empire in Europe caused it a lot of grief once nationalism came of age.

So, I guess my question is, what is the best possible scenario for Austria without going into ASB territory? The only rules for this is that although Austria is allowed to unify Germany, OTL's Austria must at the very least have a pride of place, with Vienna serving in some function as a capital, even if the emperor just holds court there over the summer. Bonus points go to whoever can make Austria more powerful than it would have been if it had united Germany.
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