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Louis xiv lives to 116 years old with full mental faculties( that the record for oldest person in the world)how does that change france and world?
This should be moved to the ASB forum, just because it isn't impossible doesn't mean it's not ASB.
If he lived that long he'd be senile the remaining 20 years. One of his heirs would be the regent.Louis xiv lives to 116 years old with full mental faculties( that the record for oldest person in the world)how does that change france and world?
This is extremely implausible. Even in modern day someone living so old is rare. With 17th century medical knowledge this is probably impöossible. And stress wouldn't him any. Furthermore Louis XIV had already at age 60 quiet bad health. He probably lived pretty much as old as it was possible to him to live.
I wouldn't consider this necessarily ASB. So if this were to occur, I would assume the Seven Year's War, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution may not occur or rather may not happen exactly the way they did in OTL, i.e with different people, motives, and outcomes in different times. I could see Louis XIV's many male-line descendants wanting him dead in order to gain the throne for themselves.
Louis living longer does not mean that he is going to have the new children or that there are other survivors. So the succession is exactly the same as in OTL and the people around are pretty much the same. The question is if and how Louis manages to make France noticeably different given an extra couple decades.
I know, but his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren would want to rule. I might see some infighting for the crown, regardless of the fact that not all of them have the strongest claims
I know, but his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren would want to rule. I might see some infighting for the crown, regardless of the fact that not all of them have the strongest claims
There was quiet clear succession line. France wasn't like some Arab or Turkic monarchies where wasn't clear succession rules. Oldest male descendant on direct line will be next king. Anyone who tries usurp that will has very serious problems. And Louis XIV hadn't too many even great-great-grandsons. There is not way how his longer reign would cause some serious succession crisis.
Or do you think that queen Elisabeth II's death will eventually begin succession crisis considering how much children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren her has? Only way how European monarchy could face succession crisis is total extinction of ruling house.
There was quiet clear succession line. France wasn't like some Arab or Turkic monarchies where wasn't clear succession rules. Oldest male descendant on direct line will be next king. Anyone who tries usurp that will has very serious problems. And Louis XIV hadn't too many even great-great-grandsons. There is not way how his longer reign would cause some serious succession crisis.