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I've decided to go back to the time line that I created and make a few changes. Basically a number of things are the same: Sweden and Austria enter the Crimean War on behalf of the allies while Prussia waits to the last moment and picks the wrong move to make allying with Russia. The war ends with a crushing defeat for both Russia and Prussia.
It also sees the emergence of Bavaria as the new leader of the German Confederation.
Austria will over the remaining decades of the 19th century proceed to ally itself with Great Britain. Kaiser Franz Joseph is convinced that it is Austria's destiny to dominate the Holy lands. Thus Austria creats the Kingdom of Jerusalem ( the Kingdom will consist of what would be Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and parts of Syria.