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Got another Habsburg question for you fine folks.

Emperor Maximillian was married three times, and had children from his first wife. One of those kids Francis was born and died in 1481, however, if he had survived, what might the consequences have been? Assuming some small butterflies, such as Philip and his wife Juana inheriting Castile, what would the situation be in regards to the Empire? Would, Maximillian aim to have his second son proclaimed King of the Romans and then Emperor instead of Philip, or would he want Philip to get it all?

Second question, related to the above, if Maximilian had had a son by his Sforza marriage in say 1495, what consequences could this have had for the war in Italy, as well as for the Empire?
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