La Fin Absolue du Monde
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I assume that Archduke Maximilian I would be infertile , and died childless . As further would be the story of Europe?
France take a Burgundy and Netherlands? What with kingdoms of the Czech and Hungary?
Netherlands? That's highly unlikely : nobody, except Valois, wanted France there and whoever would succeed Habsburgs would defend to pain what was his main source of revenues (Antwerp's harbour alone collected as much profit than Peru).France take a Burgundy and Netherlands?
What Emperor Constantine said : Jagellon dynasty is still there and not bound to step aside just because Habsburgs are.What with kingdoms of the Czech and Hungary?
Valois doesn't have the ressources to both claim Netherlands and Italian holdings, and the latter clearly have the preference of the French court.France take all the Netherlands for sure...
If Mary of Burgundy die without heirs Maximilian will not have any chance to keep her lands and with the exinction of the local dynasty (who was also a minor branch of the French ruling dynasty) France will surely claim it back with all the rights to do it...
I think Austria will go to the Wittelsbachs, while HRE Netherlands go to the House of Cleves or the Wittelsbachs, we may see a Cleves Netherlands.
Again, Netherlands was the economic heart of the Empire at this point, and it's really, really, really, really unlikely that whoever inherits the Empire would pull a "Oh, right, it doesn't fit the most legalist course...Well, I guess I won't use my own legal ressources or imperial privileges to prevent my current opponent to get a critical edge on the war then".
Even disregarding the huge op
Did they really have a claim?
Did they really have a claim?
I'd think the immediate conditions of the IOTL Dutch Revolt would be less present : a Wittelsbach Empire would depend more on Netherlands revenues, and their own stance on religion (altough likely more close ITTL from IOTL Habsburgs) may simply be less of an annoyance.I know we're getting far out, but I wonder if you get a Dutch Revolt in this timeline.
Without Habsburgs and critically without the financial support of colonial conquests, it's going to be hard to force this without more taxation (which isn't going to be enthusiastically accepted).The Empire will probably have even more pressure to reform and implement some sort of unified governance than OTL, especially if the French have a stronger presence in Italy (and maybe seize Franche-Comte).
I think Austria will go to the Wittelsbachs, while HRE Netherlands go to the House of Cleves or the Wittelsbachs, we may see a Cleves Netherlands.