AHC: House of Hapsburg control all of Europe, including Russia

With a POD at the 11th century(when they came about), make the Hapsburgs control all of Europe for at least 50 years. I won't stress on any kingdom of Greater Britain being part of the Hapsburg monarchy.
 
Is it one Habsburg or the house of Habsburg through several Habsburg kings ?

If you consider things in the late 17th or in the 18th century, most ruling families in Europe had Habsburg blood, though mainly throug female ancestors.

If you want one single Habsburg ruler, you can multiply the scenarios like what happened with Castile-Aragon : accident death bring a habsburg heir on the throne. But this will not work in countries of Salic law where you will need a total extinction of the national dynasty to have some kind of election of a Habsburg king.

But it will take more than 50 years to reach this result and your growing habsburg empire will have crumbled before it has reached the extent you're aiming at.
 

Raunchel

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Well, they got quite close, so it should be possible. Especially if some things go a bit differently. Salic law only got really entrenched later on (as fas as I understand) so twisting a few things early on should be able to change that, after all, wars were fought over it, and with a web of Habsburg alliances, this would become possible.
 
A few lucky breaks could probably nail them England and Poland Lithuania.

From there some super lucky/capable monarchs can maybe bring in Russia. A Hapsburg Poland successfully interfering in an Alt Time of troubles to put a Hapsburg on the throne?

A Hapsburg England could help crush the Dutch revolt. From then on, have the Hapsburg emperor shore up his power in an alt thirty years war, making his power felt over all the principalities of Germany.

French get maybe brought in by some fortunate dynastics... Somehow.
 
I don't think you could have one Hapsburg in control.

More likely you see a series of families in alliance. A family in Poland Lithuania Russia (Bohemia Hungary?), a family in Germany, a family in Iberia, and a family in the British isles.

Those four or five power areas could bring the rest of Europe into line. A sixth if they can inherit France.
 

Raunchel

Banned
A few lucky breaks could probably nail them England and Poland Lithuania.

From there some super lucky/capable monarchs can maybe bring in Russia. A Hapsburg Poland successfully interfering in an Alt Time of troubles to put a Hapsburg on the throne?

A Hapsburg England could help crush the Dutch revolt. From then on, have the Hapsburg emperor shore up his power in an alt thirty years war, making his power felt over all the principalities of Germany.

French get maybe brought in by some fortunate dynastics... Somehow.

Well, by that time they would have Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, England and Poland (And by extension probably Scotland, Portugal etcetera). A strong Emperor could take Italy, at the very least formally, and a surrounded France doesn't really stand a chance when it comes to further wars, and would be drawn in by marriage. That leaves only some minor kingdoms, and Russia, which would be faced by an almost united Europe, and could fall. So it is possible, with a large barrel filled with good luck.
 

Raunchel

Banned
I cant see the Russians allowing a catholic monarch to rule their orthordox country

There always is the option of conversion, and of course the Great Schism was 11th century, so around the PoD, if we can remove that, it becomes a lot easier.
 
There always is the option of conversion, and of course the Great Schism was 11th century, so around the PoD, if we can remove that, it becomes a lot easier.

I'd just go conversion and being crypto Catholics (in as much as you can be crypto Roman Catholic in an Orthodox Church).

I mean one of the Polish Vasas would have nearly secured the throne if it wasn't for his stupid father. A more sensible monarch, interfering at the appropriate time, could secure Russia for one of his sons, albeit with a little difficulty.
 
If you want the Albertine Habsburgs to get the Polish throne, then stop the Hussite wars or at least have Sigismund of Luxembourg not execute Jan Hus, then Sigismund of Luxembourg can assert his claims to the Polish throne against his rival the Usurper Jogaila and his daughter inherits both Poland and Bohemia uniting it with Austria, in that case we have a Central Europe which is a France of the East then have them intermarry to the heiresses of Europe more often and make them stronger than the Capetians at a point to force the Habsburgs to the French throne.
 
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Is it one Habsburg or the house of Habsburg through several Habsburg kings ?

If you consider things in the late 17th or in the 18th century, most ruling families in Europe had Habsburg blood, though mainly throug female ancestors.

If you want one single Habsburg ruler, you can multiply the scenarios like what happened with Castile-Aragon : accident death bring a habsburg heir on the throne. But this will not work in countries of Salic law where you will need a total extinction of the national dynasty to have some kind of election of a Habsburg king.

But it will take more than 50 years to reach this result and your growing habsburg empire will have crumbled before it has reached the extent you're aiming at.
Under one monarch.
 
2026; Fear of Russian Invasion gives impetus for the European Union to solidify, and they elect Karl von Habsburg as their new Executive.

That's probably the only way to do it under one Monarch. Such a beast would have to be so massively decentralized that it would be a de-facto confederation with local Monarchs. Although I guess the Imperial Title would make such a Confederation have a nominal single monarch.
 
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