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if Charles the Bold leaves male heirs
the territories of the house of Valois-Burgundy dont end up being swallowed by other powers
the habsurgs and so later on the spanish never recieve control of the netherlans/belgium region ( so detracting from their rise )
and a powerful kingdom based around the low countries and the rhine is there to make its way through history
it would have been rich
and it would have been strategically placed to take advantage of
the weakness of the german states in the east
the conflict between france and england
the habsburgs would never have become so powerful etc
spain never assumes a dominance it does