Alternate history- Mitteleuropa unification in the 1800s

Challenge: with a POD in the 1800s, instead of just the German States uniting to created a German Empire, they incorporated also the Austrian Empire (or Austria-Hungary) to create a Mitteleuropa, in a amalgamation of the states of Germany (imperial or confederation)and the multiethnic Austrian Empire (or Austria-Hungary)
 
Both in 1848 and in 1866 there was a plan to seize German territories of Austrian Empire to unite them to a German Nation. In the first was more a sort of centralized Confederation chiared by Prussia but Austria and Boehmia would be autonomous. In the second Wilhelm I simply wanted annex them to Prussia and leave Habsburgs with Hungary.
 
Both in 1848 and in 1866 there was a plan to seize German territories of Austrian Empire to unite them to a German Nation. In the first was more a sort of centralized Confederation chiared by Prussia but Austria and Boehmia would be autonomous. In the second Wilhelm I simply wanted annex them to Prussia and leave Habsburgs with Hungary.

That’s sort of the challenge, not just to incorporate Bohemia, and Austria, BUT also the non-German groups, like Hungarians, Poles, Ruthenians and Croatians into this giant juggernaut of an empire, called Mitteleuropa
 
Both in 1848 and in 1866 there was a plan to seize German territories of Austrian Empire to unite them to a German Nation. In the first was more a sort of centralized Confederation chiared by Prussia but Austria and Boehmia would be autonomous. In the second Wilhelm I simply wanted annex them to Prussia and leave Habsburgs with Hungary.
ERR 1848 Idea was Great Austria with Austria leading the new nation(germany? new hre) but failed when other mini german nation stabilize, the other was 1866 and was Willy I wanting to get just bohemia as punishment of austria meddling
 
With a post-1800 PoD this is ASB. There is no way Russia, France, the UK, or the AH ethnics would let such a union happen.

Germany + Austria itself is doable, but Germany + the entirety of the Austrian Empire is simply impossible.
 
A united German confederation with a independent Croatia, Hungary and Galicia is already so strong, especially if created in the mid 19th century.
 
After doing some research I found something. PrinceFelix of Schwarzenberg suggested that all the Hapsburgs Territories also be incorporated into Germany
 
Austria's armies under Archduke Charles manage to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram in 1809, and expand to conquer all of Germany minus Brandenburg and Hanover. It's likely that the German parts of now wanked Austria will be eventually broken off for easier administration, though.
 
Both in 1848 and in 1866 there was a plan to seize German territories of Austrian Empire to unite them to a German Nation. In the first was more a sort of centralized Confederation chiared by Prussia but Austria and Boehmia would be autonomous. In the second Wilhelm I simply wanted annex them to Prussia and leave Habsburgs with Hungary.

Have you a source for this?

Wilhelm I certainly wanted Austrian Silesia and parts of Bohemia such a Karlsbad, Reichenberg and the Eger Valley. I've never seen any suggestion that he wanted all of Bohemia.
 
With a post-1800 PoD this is ASB. There is no way Russia, France, the UK, or the AH ethnics would let such a union happen.

Germany + Austria itself is doable, but Germany + the entirety of the Austrian Empire is simply impossible.

Unless it's done by "salami tactics".

Say Austria and Prussia reach a deal, and arrange that their armies' uniforms shall be identical in colour and design, both shall have identical arms and equipment, and military service laws shall be the same in both countries. The smaller German states one by one adopt the same standard pattern. At some point it is arranged that Austrian officers shall be "seconded" to the Prussian General Staff, and vice versa. The Federal diet is given a Lower Chamber, but this is chosen indirectly by the legislatures of the various states. If the Austrian contingent includes a Czech or a Hungarian, there is a requirement that he reside in the German part of the Empire (Vienna would do nicely) be fluent in German, and call himself Otto or Franz rather than Ottokar or Ferenc, at least when attending the Diet. Habsburg and Hohenzollern have each a veto on legislation, and the King of Prussia commands German forces north of the Main. So for military purposes (the only ones that matter when the chips are down) you have Mitteleuropa in all but name. With any luck, Europe only wakes up to this when it is already a fait accompli.
 
In 1866 Willy I wanted expel Habsburgs from German territories:
"During his reign, William was the commander-in-chief of the Prussian forces in the Second Schleswig War against Denmark in 1864 and the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. After the latter was won by Prussia, William wanted to march on to Vienna and annex Austria, but was dissuaded from doing so by Bismarck and Crown Prince Frederick.[4] Bismarck wanted to end the war quickly, so as to allow Prussia to ally with Austria if it needed to at a later date; Frederick was also appalled by the casualties and wanted a speedy end to hostilities. During a heated discussion, Bismarck threatened to resign if William continued to Vienna; Bismarck got his way."From Wikipedia "William I of Germany"

"The Peace of Prague (German: Prager Frieden) was a peace treaty signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire at Prague on 23 August 1866, ending the Austro-Prussian War.

The treaty was lenient toward the Austrian Empire because Otto von Bismarck had persuaded Wilhelm I that maintaining Austria's place in Europe would be better in the future for Prussia than harsh terms, as Bismarck realized that without Austria, Prussia would be weakened in a relatively hostile Europe. At first, Wilhelm I had wanted to push on to Vienna and annex Austria but Bismarck stopped him, even threatening to resign, and, more drastically, to hurl himself out of the fourth story window of Nikolsburg Castle." From Wikipedia "Peace of Prague"

Bohemia is not explicitly cited but many historians agree that was in Willy's mind because it was fundamental for his Mitteleuropean project.

@GameBawesome
I'm sorry, I failed to read all the line. However this doesn't change much: in 1848, during People's Spring revolutions, there were two, the Great Germany and the Little Germany. They were discussed in Pan-German Frankfurt Meeting to fin a way to unified Germany. Two plans for two visions: the first was linked to a Mitteleuropean concept where Austria would have led the new nation (Great Germany) without, in its opinion, give up non-German territories (and, legally speaking, it was right, because, before Ausleigh-that was a direct consequence of Austrian defeat in 1866-, Hungary, Bohemia, Austria, Croatia, Veneto,... were all united in a single entity ruled by Habsburg Dynasty). The second, supported by Prussia, excluded Austria (or at least it's non-German territories) from the future (Little) Germany. Two opposite visions for two opposite armies and the War of 1866 put the word "end" to this discussion in Prussia's favour. But if Austria wins, in 1848 or 1866, the Great Germany Plan can work.

Alternatively Napoleon could not abolish Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and it could continue to exist under Habsburg's banner, integrating successively the others non-German territories.
 
Alternatively Napoleon could not abolish Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and it could continue to exist under Habsburg's banner, integrating successively the others non-German territories.

That sounds like an interesting idea and I love it, but the problem is that Napoleon didn’t technically dissolve the HRE, it was the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, after he abdicated. After his Abdication, Napoleon reorganized the Empire into the Confederation of the Rhine. (And I really don’t know why Francis II dissolve the HRE)

But if the HRE was reestablished after then Napoleonic war (and no one say that the German Confederation was a second HRE) and had political changes and reforms (like pre-Westphalia) under a different Emperor, maybe like a Wittelsbach, a Hohenzollern, or a alternate Habsburg, then they could centralized all the German and non- German Territories
 
In 1866 Willy I wanted expel Habsburgs from German territories:

Well, according to Gordon A Craig, men at Royal Headquarters wanted "extensive annexations that might include, Karlsbad, Reichenberg and the Egertal".

And Bismarck himself reported that the King desired "- - - Schleswig-Holstein, Austrian Silesia, a strip on the frontier of Bohemia and East Friesland. The substitution of the respective heirs-apparent for the hostile sovereigns of Hanover, Electoral Hesse, Meiningen and Nassau - - parts of Saxony, Hanover, Hesse, - - Anspach and Beyreuth - -". He objected that "If Austria were severely injured she would become the ally of France and of every other opponent of ours - - - The annexation of provinces like Austrian Silesia and parts of Bohemia could not strengthen the Prussian state ."

Bismarck, IOW, was not mainly concerned about Austria's destruction (though he would certainly have opposed that) but rather feared an Austria which remained a great power, but a bitterly anti-Prussian one. Had he saved Austria from destruction at Wilhelm's hands, the old braggart would surely have told us so. He was never given to false modesty, and even less to the real thing.
 
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