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From my "Prince Imperial Lives" thread, here's wolfbrother's scenario.

Possibly. It would depend on the exact chronology of events.

Do you mean a Bonaparte upon the throne of Spain, or simply a Bonapartist House within Spain?

EDIT: Here's a rough sketch of a TL:

1879: POD, Napoléon lives
1880: Napoléon returns to Britain. He and Marie are married within the year.
1881: Birth of Napoléon and Marie's first son Louis-Napoléon (Napoléon V)
1883: Birth of a second son, Victor-Napoléon
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1898: Napoléon V, under an alias, volunteers for the Spanish and gains military experience fighting in the Spanish-American War
1899: Death of President Félix Faure during the Dreyfus Affair. Napoléon launches his coup, though he's thwarted by a similar effort made by Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans. The Third Republic survives, just barely. Alfred Dreyfus is NOT given a second trial.
1900-1901: French Civil War between Bonapartists, Orléanists, and republicans. Ultimately Napoléon IV is able to take Paris and institute the Third Empire.
1903: Marriage of Napoléon V to Princess Patricia of Connaught and Victor-Napoléon to Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, securing France's ties to its two closest allies.

So, how does this affect prewar (assuming the war happens before 1918) European politics? CP-to-be gets a bit jittery, UK and Spain thrilled, not so sure about Russia. Perhaps the French military gets upgraded earlier?
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