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Ok so I am wondering what would happen if Austria had kept its 1848 alliance with Russia during the Crimean war. Austrian men and material could have made the war a bit more of a stalemate but that's probably not the important part. You would end up with a very powerful and possibly lasting Russian/Austrian alliance of conservative emperors. A Russian-backed Hapsburg would most likely roll over Prussia in the inevitable war but in that scenario what is the likelihood of uniting Germany in some war. The emperor might even shed some Hapsburg possessions to appease the nationalist masses. Maybe giving Galicia to Russia in exchange for help or releasing Hungary under a personal union. France and maybe even Britain would intervene in war to unite Germany but even combined they probably wouldn't have a chance in a land war against a Russo-German alliance. Thoughts?