Joseph was only sent to Austria after Nader's death, so i doubt he could take the persian throne in the wake of the succession chaos. We'd need to have him be born with a different mind. He'd also have to compete with his brothers for the throne.
But again, that could as well have been a newly created person instead of the Joseph we know. I'm afraid the military studies he took on during his stay in Austria wouldn't be of much use, unless the austrians could give lessons on desert warfare.
 
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IDK, I didn't even know this guy existed, so thanks for the find!

What if he takes up Nap's offer of the Peacock Throne? Granted, he'd be pushing 70yo, but who's the more likely choice? Josef/Ali Mirza Khan or Franz II (who he ceded his rights to)
 
IDK, I didn't even know this guy existed, so thanks for the find!

What if he takes up Nap's offer of the Peacock Throne? Granted, he'd be pushing 70yo, but who's the more likely choice? Josef/Ali Mirza Khan or Franz II (who he ceded his rights to)
I think he would probably be the one to become Shah under the French, as he WAS the son of Nader Shah, and Franz would be seen as an enemy of France (Franz vs France?) due to having fought them many times over the years.

I bet you thought something like "What kind of crack is this guy on?" when you saw the title of this thread, didn't you?
 
Hard to see how French could put succesfully man who has apostated his religion and converted to Christianity. Would even that he would convert back to Islam help him?
 
Hard to see how French could put succesfully man who has apostated his religion and converted to Christianity. Would even that he would convert back to Islam help him?
Yeah, that's a good point, but the possiblity of him not converting to Christianity at all has also been discussed. And you were the guy who brought that subject up as well.
 
This will require work. For starters though, he should flee to Russia instead of Austria. At least the Russians can get to Persia so they might impose him on the throne during some crisis- either real or manufactured

He can't convert from Islam either of course
 
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