Is it possible for Austria to remain a Habsburg Kingdom after losing the First Word War? If so what effect would a surviving Habsburg Austria have on Europe?
An Austro-Bavarian republic postwar would be interesting indeed...
An Austro-Bavarian state would be culturally and linguistically similar, so it makes sense, as well as create a viable state that won't be tempted to rejoin Germany later on. A nice bonus too if it prevents a communist state from developing.Well, it was brought up before that the French would not levy onto those that broke away from Germany indemnities. While I am not shure if they would be enough to convince the Italians to not take South Tyrol but instead Dalmatia (which the Italians though they would get but went to Yugoslavia instead), then... Ehh, makes no difference though seeing a French Baden of the Rhineland being it's own country would be itnerestin. Try keeping Austria mostly unbroken, however, and including the entirety of Upper Austria and Lower Austria. On an unrelated note, has anyone to your knowlegde down a thread on where only Sophie or the Archduke dies?
Earlier CP loss is probably the best chance anyways. Austria would get to keep most of her empire, with some losses to Serbia and Italy (and maybe Romania if they joined), and probably have to concede a Czech. nation (since it was promised by the Entente in 1915), but most of the empire would remain intact.I once read, that czarist Russia was willing to preserve the monarchy. So if the CPs loose earlier ...
An Austro-Bavarian republic postwar would be interesting indeed...