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So, I've got an idea for a Barbarossa (the Holy Roman Emperor, not the invasion of Russia) Survives TL, where he fights in the Third Crusade and he and his descendants centralise the HRE.
Here are some ideas for my TL:
Earlier Renaissance, Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution
HRE centralises and survives to the modern day.
Crusader States survive, or at least last longer.
Byzantium remains a major power.
England and France merge.
Russia only unifies in the late 1600's (TTL's 19th Century equivalent)
Limited Reformation occurs in Western Europe.
HRE, at end of TL (1935, analogous to 2050) is Great Power.
So, what do you think? Any comments, critique, further ideas?