Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have an alliance between France and Germany in place by 1900, with a POD no earlier than 1815.
Bonus points if the POD is later than 1870 (maybe a less harsh peace for France or a worse Commune de Paris?).
If the border questions are solved there can be great sinergy between Paris and Berlin imho, with France focusing on colonies and Germany on Eastern Europe and both working to thwart the Anglo-saxon world order.
How would Russia, Austria-Hungary (or the Austrian Empire if the POD is earlier, say a successful 48 in Germany leading to a sort of "liberal axis") and Italy (assuming it forms ittl) react?
Russia would likely be hostile and could be used by the UK as a continental counterweight.
A-H could swing either way, but will likely fear the German nationalists a lot, especially if this is an alt-1848 scenario.
Italy would likely be allied, although in a very subordinate position.
Edit: there have been already threads about this, I know, but they are all quite old (and I was inspired by the discussiom about a continued Dreikaiserbund).
Bonus points if the POD is later than 1870 (maybe a less harsh peace for France or a worse Commune de Paris?).
If the border questions are solved there can be great sinergy between Paris and Berlin imho, with France focusing on colonies and Germany on Eastern Europe and both working to thwart the Anglo-saxon world order.
How would Russia, Austria-Hungary (or the Austrian Empire if the POD is earlier, say a successful 48 in Germany leading to a sort of "liberal axis") and Italy (assuming it forms ittl) react?
Russia would likely be hostile and could be used by the UK as a continental counterweight.
A-H could swing either way, but will likely fear the German nationalists a lot, especially if this is an alt-1848 scenario.
Italy would likely be allied, although in a very subordinate position.
Edit: there have been already threads about this, I know, but they are all quite old (and I was inspired by the discussiom about a continued Dreikaiserbund).