... and promptly dies. Suppose at Leipzig or sometime between then and the proposals being posed to Napoleon he is badly injured one way or another, enough to make him worry that he will be unable to take to the field again or even be near the front and as such he decides to accept the proposals in large part due to his ego being such that his trust in his various generals being not enough that he believes they can defend France for him. To further ensure that war simply doesn't break out again, let's say the old boy succumbs to his wounds shortly after accepting the proposals, removing that great road block to European peace.
Presuming this is plausible enough, how would the the rest of Europe look in the aftermath of this event? France has essentially lost all its trans-Rhine power and influence (I am actually unsure what the deal in Italy is), but the HRE is obviously dead. Would an alt-German Confederation be established sans Rhineland? Furthermore, if Napoleon does die late 1813 what sort of government is likely to form in France? Even if Napoleon II remains on the throne, he obviously won't be wielding power for some time. Would France be able to integrate the non-francophone territories long term, at least in the urban centres via industrialisation perhaps? Finally, how are Anglo-French relations likely to evolve with this enlarged if exhausted France?
Presuming this is plausible enough, how would the the rest of Europe look in the aftermath of this event? France has essentially lost all its trans-Rhine power and influence (I am actually unsure what the deal in Italy is), but the HRE is obviously dead. Would an alt-German Confederation be established sans Rhineland? Furthermore, if Napoleon does die late 1813 what sort of government is likely to form in France? Even if Napoleon II remains on the throne, he obviously won't be wielding power for some time. Would France be able to integrate the non-francophone territories long term, at least in the urban centres via industrialisation perhaps? Finally, how are Anglo-French relations likely to evolve with this enlarged if exhausted France?