Plausibility Check: Wittelsbachs trade Bavaria for Austrian Netherlands.

In OTL, there was a deal to trade parts of Bavaria with parts of the Austrian Netherlands, but that didn't get far.

Instead of trading only parts of Bavaria for parts of the Austrian Netherlands, is it possible then for the Wittelbachs and the Hapsburgs to come to an agreement to trade the entirety of Bavaria for the entirety of the Austrian Netherlands?

If such a case is possible, then what happens?
 
Let me qualify this--it is not flat-out "the cynocephalic hordes of Africa invade Europe" impossible. But that stated, the difficulties are high enough to qualify as practically impossible.

A) First, you need an Emperor to be willing to suggest this. As this is something so extreme I imagine even Joseph would hesitate, that's pretty low. Plus, much as he didn't like the Austrian Netherlands, he needed the money they brought in, something a total trade would necessarily involve losing.

B) You need a Wittelsbach to accept it. This is even lower--IOTL, only Charles Theodore approved of it for many reasons, among which was his being a real asshole. It's questionable that even he would want to trade the entire Duchy of Bavaria.

C) His heirs need to accept it. This is a significant part of what killed the much smaller OTL land deal dead--Charles Theodore's cousins saw it as a bad idea and complained to various others. Which brings us to the next difficulty...

D) The other Princes of the Empire need to accept it. Once again, IOTL, the original limited land deal aroused the ire--or more exactly, annoyance--of Prussia, and sparked what would go down in history as the Potato War. While a humbled Prussia might relieve some of this problem, it won't end it--even powers traditionally favorable to Austria opposed this move.

So on the balance, I have to say, no it won't happen.
 
The simplest way for this to happen is for an Austrian victory during the war the of Bavarian succession. Perhaps the Potatoes War actually has battles rather than being almost entirely defensive.
 
The Austrians would certainly be willing, in my opinion, but a lot of others would be unhappy about it. It could only really happen from a position of real strength for Vienna, similar to what Prussia had in the late 19th Century, where it's basically forced on its neighbours. Perhaps if you have Prussia lose the Seven Years' War and get carved up by others, Austria could gain this sort of position.
 
If Joseph II had succeeded in the Kettle War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_War), and forced the Dutch Republic to allow the Scheldt to reopen for commerce, the Austrian Netherlands would be wealthier, and presumably a more desirable trading piece. Better still, if the Dutch agreed that they would concede the opening of the Scheldt but only if the Southern Netherlands were provided with a non-Hapsburg ruler who would be henceforth without territorial holdings elsewhere, it would both provide an impetus for the land trade and guarantee that the new ruler would be popular in the Southern Netherlands.
 
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