Buggering newfangled acronyms...
So, I have an original and perhaps even interesting idea for a TL.
The problem is, it hinges on a fracturing of France in the mid-late 1700s, preferably along provincial lines, where the King of France rules a reduced Ile-de-France and little else.
But, how could this be accomplished? Could or would the nobles revolt and then fall among themselves for the spoils?
Help?