What could have the french and Austrian governments have done to prevent the french revolutionary wars? What would the fate of the french royal family need to be for this to happen?
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Louis XV isn't a complete idiot and acts like the victor after he has won his war and annex Austrian Netherlands. This gives the crown a lot of income, secondly doesn't get him the resentment of he masses for "fighting for the Prussian king" and thirdly it means that France is in a better position to fight Britian in the next war.
I was looking for PODs after the revolution though. Is there a way to prevent the War of the First Coalition from starting?
The problem is that, according to the article you linked to, the Girondins supported war with Austria and spreading the revolution.Short of keeping a constitutional monarchy, or the regime being expressly against exporting the revolution abroad, that's going to be difficult. The establishment of Europe will see a successful revolution as a threat.
Maybe the Girondin faction takes power instead of the Montagnard faction.
The problem is that, according to the article you linked to, the Girondins supported war with Austria and spreading the revolution.
Even if Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette don't try to flee France, and a constitutional monarchy put in place, there could still be a coalition formed to force France to reinstall the absolute monarchy.
What countries would be ideologically committed members of the coalition.
Louis XV isn't a complete idiot and acts like the victor after he has won his war and annex Austrian Netherlands. This gives the crown a lot of income, secondly doesn't get him the resentment of he masses for "fighting for the Prussian king" and thirdly it means that France is in a better position to fight Britian in the next war.
The French Revolution could be butterflies away maybe if Louis XVI stood by Turgot and didn’t abolish the Parlament
The Parlament was the only threat to the Kings power really. Louis XV abolished it I think in 1768 or 1770. Louis XVI re instituted them and the would attack his reforms for the rest of his reign.What did the parlament do and when was it abolished?