So im going to start this thread with the obvious: the scenario im proposing was impossible due to various reasons but i found it fun so im going with it.
That said, i was reading about the Franco-Spanish war of 1595 (the one from the French Wars of Religion) and i couldn't help but notice that Archuduke Albert of Austria was heavily involved in the end as governor of the Spanish Netherlands. He ended up marrying the spanish infanta Isabela Clara Eugenia one year after the war ended and she was the candidate for queen of a minority of french catholics. So my head for some reason got the idea: what if Isabela Clara and Albert got to be kings of France due to any space bat reasons you want to think about.
So the timeline is as follows:
1589: after the death of the cardinal de bourbon the catholic league for god knows what reasons accepts Isabela as queen of France
1589-1599: somehow they miracolously win against Henri de Navarre
1598: Albert dosen't become sovereing of the habsburg netherlands like in OTL
1599: Isabela still marries Albert and the catholic league magically forgets that they wanted her to marry a frenchman
Things to consider are short term are:
- The diplomatic impacts of a habsurg france
- How would Albert's and Isabela's style of goverment do in France
Things to consider long term are:
- Who suceeds them? (as they didn't have any children in otl for disputed reasons)
- Would the regime suceed pass their deaths?
- How would female sucession affect future internal affairs of france?
That said, i was reading about the Franco-Spanish war of 1595 (the one from the French Wars of Religion) and i couldn't help but notice that Archuduke Albert of Austria was heavily involved in the end as governor of the Spanish Netherlands. He ended up marrying the spanish infanta Isabela Clara Eugenia one year after the war ended and she was the candidate for queen of a minority of french catholics. So my head for some reason got the idea: what if Isabela Clara and Albert got to be kings of France due to any space bat reasons you want to think about.
So the timeline is as follows:
1589: after the death of the cardinal de bourbon the catholic league for god knows what reasons accepts Isabela as queen of France
1589-1599: somehow they miracolously win against Henri de Navarre
1598: Albert dosen't become sovereing of the habsburg netherlands like in OTL
1599: Isabela still marries Albert and the catholic league magically forgets that they wanted her to marry a frenchman
Things to consider are short term are:
- The diplomatic impacts of a habsurg france
- How would Albert's and Isabela's style of goverment do in France
Things to consider long term are:
- Who suceeds them? (as they didn't have any children in otl for disputed reasons)
- Would the regime suceed pass their deaths?
- How would female sucession affect future internal affairs of france?