Austro-Hungarian triple monarchy

[SealTheRealDeal]

There's a rather large problem here in he form of France, who will leave this attempt to turn the entire penninsula into the exclusive domain of Vienna uncontested the day hell freezes over.

Or when they're paralyzed by revolution #63

 

[FillyofDelphi]

Or when they're paralyzed by revolution #63

Except a new government will come out of that revolution, and Austria will still have to hold the line against renewed French pressures with a broken budget and diplomatic/geopolitically pressures from Russia and Prussia also pressing against her from two other directions. You're suggesting the least dynamic and productive of the post-Napoleonic Great Powers can somehow thrive the most in complete diplomatic isolation on a sustained basis: and if they ARE that strong, why do they need to devolve into a Triple Monarchy into the first place?

 

[SealTheRealDeal]

Except a new government will come out of that revolution, and Austria will still have to hold the line against renewed French pressures with a broken budget and diplomatic/geopolitically pressures from Russia and Prussia also pressing against her from two other directions. You're suggesting the least dynamic and productive of the post-Napoleonic Great Powers can somehow thrive the most in complete diplomatic isolation on a sustained basis: and if they ARE that strong, why do they need to devolve into a Triple Monarchy into the first place?

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[Vanity 6]

Indeed. Austria was the least dynamic power post 1815 and was also flat broke. They had no business maintain forward policies in Germany and Italy and were ultimately driven from both. They could have retracted and retrenched through treaty or sale but they obtained the same result by losing wars. I think in the view of the powers that be, this was, at least honorable.

If in 1849 Austria was unable for whatever reason to hold Italy there could have been a triple monarchy of sorts. There could be an end of hostilities with Hungary with a concurrent deal with Croatia—a Nagodba on steroids which reunites Croatia and Hungary but with a stronger autonomy for the former. Add Fiume and Dalmatia to sweeten the pot.

Such a triple monarchy is likely not interested in Germany and will cut some kind of deal with Prussia—good trade deal, defensive pact, independent Bavaria?

 

[Food-Oh_Koon]

We could even see Bulgaria coming even closer into Austro-Hungaro-Slav empire, first off because of dynastic ties to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (who even ruled over Great Britain untill 1917)

Yeah No....they sill rule Great Britain. Just under a different name now

 

[HistoricalArthropod]

Could it be possible for Slovenia to be added to an Illyrian/south slavic kingdom?