Charles Alexander as Charles VII

The Pragmatic Sanction was an edict issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in 1713 to ensure that the Habsburg hereditary possessions could be inherited by a daughter. Charles VI was succeeded by his elder daughter Maria Theresa. Her husband became Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.

Suppose Maria Theresa's sister, Archduchess Maria Anna had become Empress of Austria.
Suppose her husband, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine becomes Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII.
What would Austria and the Holy Roman Empire have been like?
 
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