Charles II of Spain dies in 1683

The War of the Spanish Succession and the Great Turkish War likely become interlocked, becoming the first de facto Continental War. Austria will formally declare war on France for the Spanish throne, but Austria, Poland, and Russia likely remains focused on the Ottomans. Britain, Netherlands, Portugal, Savoy, and Pro-Habsburg Spain teams up against France and Pro-France Spain. Sweden, Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg-Prussia and the rest of the HRE are wild cards about which sides they'll join. I just can't imagine Sweden, as militaristic as they were, not taking advantage of the war, and Denmark-Norway will automatically join the other side. Because of the fact Sweden has historically allied with France, I assume they join the French cause again.

So to answer your question: Austria focuses on Ottomans, while making token efforts into the war against France.
 
The War of the Spanish Succession and the Great Turkish War likely become interlocked, becoming the first de facto Continental War. Austria will formally declare war on France for the Spanish throne, but Austria, Poland, and Russia likely remains focused on the Ottomans. Britain, Netherlands, Portugal, Savoy, and Pro-Habsburg Spain teams up against France and Pro-France Spain. Sweden, Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg-Prussia and the rest of the HRE are wild cards about which sides they'll join. I just can't imagine Sweden, as militaristic as they were, not taking advantage of the war, and Denmark-Norway will automatically join the other side. Because of the fact Sweden has historically allied with France, I assume they join the French cause again.

So to answer your question: Austria focuses on Ottomans, while making token efforts into the war against France.

I must disagree: Sweden at the war's outset ITTL is in the middle of military and administrative reforms, had just gotten its budget in order, and lacks any ambitions meaningful enough on the main belligerents to run the risk of a war of agression at this sensitive moment. Now, a few years in I can see the Maritime Powers (UK and the Dutch) and the Turks having wined and dined them enough on the matter of the Poles and support in the seizure of Norway by sending a British and Dutch expedition to establish local supremacy over the Danish navy, but it's not guaranteed that an alt Great Northern War bleeds into this.
 
Britain is however not a thing: William III of Orange has not taken over yet. Charles II is still king of England and Scotland. William III did use a lot of effort to keep the French from expanding. Now with Charles II of England what is going to be the policy against France? Pro-France or anti-France?
 
Britain is however not a thing: William III of Orange has not taken over yet. Charles II is still king of England and Scotland. William III did use a lot of effort to keep the French from expanding. Now with Charles II of England what is going to be the policy against France? Pro-France or anti-France?

Neutral of he dosent want to trigger a crisis with Parlament. England may very well be gun why in General here, since Charles has his purse strings pulled faintly shut and raising an army would require new taxes.
 
Wait! Why is Austria claiming the Spanish throne? Archduchess Maria Antonia is the de facto heiress, and is still unmarried in 1683. So she'll get sent off to Spain to be queen, and they'll set about finding a nice domesticable husband for her - not sure who, though. AIUI, it was only once the line of Margarita Teresa went bust that Louis XIV decided to go for all the marbles. France doesn't have to worry about Habsburg encirclement - since the only Habsburg archduke available to marry Maria Antonia is a) her half-brother and b) still in single digits (it's the Habsburgs so you never know, they might marry them). Louis will probably go for the Spanish Netherlands, which will piss the Dutch off. The Dutch will look for allies against France.
 
Wait! Why is Austria claiming the Spanish throne? Archduchess Maria Antonia is the de facto heiress, and is still unmarried in 1683. So she'll get sent off to Spain to be queen, and they'll set about finding a nice domesticable husband for her - not sure who, though. AIUI, it was only once the line of Margarita Teresa went bust that Louis XIV decided to go for all the marbles. France doesn't have to worry about Habsburg encirclement - since the only Habsburg archduke available to marry Maria Antonia is a) her half-brother and b) still in single digits (it's the Habsburgs so you never know, they might marry them). Louis will probably go for the Spanish Netherlands, which will piss the Dutch off. The Dutch will look for allies against France.
Do not worry... Single digits of groom or bride maybe is not enough for stopping a wedding for Bourbons or Habsburg (but usually is more than enough) but no way anyone will propose or accept a wedding between siblings or half-siblings and also no way the Pope will accept to give the dispensation for that kind of wedding so...

And yes Maria Antonia, while alive, was the unquestionable heiress of every land under the rule of Spain but Milan (who would go back to her Imperial father, for being given to anyone he wanted)
 
Do not worry... Single digits of groom or bride maybe is not enough for stopping a wedding for Bourbons or Habsburg (but usually is more than enough)

True, but the wedding proper usually took place when both parties were older. So they were married on paper, but in little way else until the consummation (which was seen as the ratification of the marriage contract) occured.

but no way anyone will propose or accept a wedding between siblings or half-siblings and also no way the Pope will accept to give the dispensation for that kind of wedding so...

Didn't he offer it for Fitzroy and Mary Tudor? Or is that just an urban legend? I'm sure I read somewhere that Clement VII offered to sign off on that.
And yes Maria Antonia, while alive, was the unquestionable heiress of every land under the rule of Spain but Milan (who would go back to her Imperial father, for being given to anyone he wanted)

Thought it was something like that. Glad to know I wasn't (entirely) wrong.
 
I think maybe Henry VIII asked it for Mary and Fitzroy or someone suggested him to ask that to the Pope

EDIT: I found who the source who claimed the offer from the Pope was one not very trustworthy being the source of many of the worst rumors about Anne Boleyn (biut was a Catholic and a strong supporter of Catherine of Aragon who had little to nothing to gain lying about this so that particulary story can be true)
 
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