DBWI: ATL Map of Europe

Actually an intact Papacy and splintered (?) HRE makes some sense if you consider that Henry IV almost broke and bowed before the Pope. If he had acknowledged the Papal Primacy he would have lost considerable power with the different houses in teh empire. If you then have the Emperor lose constantly lose power to the different houses over the next 400-450 years the empire COULD have disintegrated. You simply need a few "strong" rulers that are ready to work to gether to secure independence then a splintered HRE COULD work (sort of). And it also would make reason to assume that a gaulish leader could make a gaul this large (he needs a heavy hand to keep the Germanic people down though). The longer I look at the map the more I can see "some" logic behind it - and it might be true same colors might not mean same "ruler" - labeling the map would help.
 
So I'm assuming that orange thing is supposed to be Bohemia?
How did they get all the German and Italian territory. Some kind Podebrady wank? (And just where the hell did Hungary go?)
 
Maybe some mid-rank noble family like the Valois, Hapsburgs, or Huynadi/Corvin line stays intact long enough to gain a few countries and try to consolidate. Italy is not unified by the Venetians by this point, maybe they lose as smashingly at Agnadello in the TL as they won it in ours? With Louis XII alive and Milan/Savoy not in Venetian hands proclaiming a united Republicca Italia would be much trickier
 
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