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An interesting scenario would have been if the Austrian emperor had also become tsar of Russia, maybe some time in the late 18th or early 19th century. This could have happened as a result of marital alliance and that the Romanov dynasty became extinct. It would have changed totally the dynamics on the Balkans, as in our time line Russia and Austria were the main opponents on the Balkan peninsula. How would France, Britain and Prussia react to such a new power? France and Britain were still rivals. Prussia would have good reasons to fear the alliance, being neighbour of both Russia and Austria. And the Ottomans would definitely ask Britain for help in case of a united russo-austrian attack. And how would it influence Greek independence? Would Britain have been more afraid that Greece might end up as a Russian puppet-state?
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