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IOTL, the War of the Grand Alliance lasted from 1688 to 1698. At that time, France was the European hegemon, and Louis XIV, the "Sun King" had a very aggressive policy. And thus France was greatly disliked by the other powers. In the end, several of them formed the Grand Alliance against France, with the aim of restricting its power and (on part of the German powers) to restore the Westphalia Peace borders.

IOTL, the war was largely a draw, but France even managed to win some minopr border adjustments with the HREGN. But at large, the war did not decide the stage, and everybody was holding it sbreath for the next round, as the issue of Spanish succession could already be foreseen.

Now, what if the Grand Alliance won? What if France had been curtailed? And how could that have happened?
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