AHC: House Oldenburg

Is there any way to make House Oldenburg into something viewed similar to Habsburg?

Even with something as 'simple' as surviving children of Queen Anne, they would have been sitting on the British, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Russian Thrones at the same time, come mid 1700s, but is this enough to make the leap to be seen as Hapsburg'ish in size?
 

Redbeard

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I guess we could have an initiating PoD at the battle of the Ditmarsk in 1500. In OTL the army of Oldenburg King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden most surprisingly was defeated by rebellious peasants. The defeat was a major strike against Oldenburg prestige and rule over Scandinavia. It will not be difficult however to have the battle come out very differently.

That MAY be the start of a string of events consolidating Oldenburg rule over Scandinavia and next North Germany. That again would sooner or later lead to a showdown vs. the Habsburgs, which IF successful very well could have the Oldenburgs claim some kind of Imperial German title - something like what the Hohenzolleren did.

Regards

Redbeard
 
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