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With a POD later than 843 and earlier than 1793, how large could the Kingdom of France become by 1850, 1900, or 1950 AD? An ATL Empire of France founded as a Capetian/Valois/Orleans/Bourbon entity also counts.

France was one of the most densely populated kingdoms in Europe in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment periods and fielded some pretty large armies as is.

What could the Ancien Régime have conquered if provided with different opportunities or if the French King had formed a professional centralized standing army earlier? Could the French have conquered the same empire that the Spanish did in the New World? Could French kings have been elected Holy Roman Emperor and taken over Germany?
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