Names for a Austria-Germany?

It would probably just be Germany, or United States of Greater Germany. And the event could be called the "Grossdeutsche Lösung"
 
I agree. In this timeline, the Croats are the first to revolt, but unfortunately for them, Hungary didn't revolt right away; they waited until they saw that Austria was unable to fight back, which was after the Croats were put down.

That... isn`t plausible. You would first need a very good reason for why the Croats are rebelling when the rest of the empire isn`t, especially considering the last time the Hungarians revolted the Croats rather firmly stood on the side of the Emperor. If anything, the Croats would overwhelmingly support the Austrian side of any Austro-Hungarian civil war.
 

Personally I think this map is better.

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I like this, but I think rather than 'Slovenia/Slowenien', it would be labelled 'Carinthia/Karnten'.

I was thinking of the external borders. The internal borders on that map are rather simplistic. In reality, a third of "Slovenia" would be Untersteiermark and the coast would be just named Kustenland.
 
Kingdom of Bohemia includes what later became the Sudetenland (I assume Austrian Silesia goes to Prussia and merges with Silesia), but not Margraviate of Moravia, both having about 30 to 40% German speaking minorities. First, this comprises a sixth potential Kingdom in greater Germany, and one with a new minority. I know Moravians speak a Czech dialect but in this era do they see themselves as Czech or separate? In other words do we merge Moravia into the Kingdom and mollify them with an ethnic "Czech" Monarch? Will that make annexation palatable? My initial thought is that it might succeed, Wilhelm can put FF's heirs on the throne, they are half-Bohemian, but also half German and descended from his friend. Or too much fiction?

In theory Küstenland could be separated to retain access to the coast, a port and allow for some other disposition for the Slovenes, otherwise Carniola needs considered. If we assume the Croats are not inclined to be part of Hungary then do we add Slovenes, B-H and any spoils from Serbia into a Southern Slav Kingdom, clearly beholden to Germany? And would we put Dalmatia with it? Given choices between remaining Hapsburg, becoming independent inside Germany or becoming part of a Croat Kingdom where do Slovenes decide?

I have assumed that the Polish half of Galicia is part of Kingdom Poland. Maybe A-H did better and carved off some piece of Ukraine and creates a Ruthenian state? Might Bukovina be traded to Romania if she had allied to Germany?

And I assume we put different Hapsburgs on the resulting thrones and not one Hapsburg overall, might they go to Hungary after a split? Clearly the title Emperor disappears. Or will Hungary elevate its own nobility to reign?
 

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My current ideas are the German Confederation [since it shares much of the borders of the historic confederation], Greater Germany, Austro-Germany and the United Kingdom of Germany

Most likely it stays with German Empire because empire implies that it is a monarchy. At least more then German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) which would make more sense historical because the new states were part of it until the end 1866.
 
Basically in the timeline I'm working on, Germany wins WW1 and after the collapse of Austria-Hungary in the 30's, the idea of a Union becomes very popular and the two countries unite, what are some names for such a Union?

My current ideas are the German Confederation [since it shares much of the borders of the historic confederation], Greater Germany, Austro-Germany and the United Kingdom of Germany
Holy Roman Empire 2: On The Third Day It Rose Again
 
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