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What if Charles when he resigns gives his Burgundian lands to his brother instead of his son? In all likelihood the Netherlands will not revolt. Without the distractions in the Netherlands when the Ottomans invade Cyprus after winning the battle of Lepanto, Spanish forces reconquer Cyprus and by purchasing Crete from Venice an island string across the Mediterranean is established.