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What if Franz decides that Helena, Elisabeth's older sister was infact the right choice for a wife? In OTL, he chose the 16 year old sisi over his arranged marriage and she proceeded to abandon him due to her mental illness. By choosing the stable sister he could have concievablely had his son Rudolf survive and succeed him to the throne, thus dealing without Franz Ferdinand and the rest of the mess of the 20th century.

What could have been the other knock on effects?
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