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So back in 1733 when Augustus II of Poland snuffed it a nice little civil war kicked off over who got to be the new king which managed to drag in a number of the surrounding countries and European powers. This eventually devolved into a tussle between Russia, Austria and Saxony backing the man who would become Augustus III and the French, Spanish and Savoyard supporting Stanislaw Leszczynski. But enough of that.

What I really wanted to try and figure out was is there any way to let Austria keep the Kingdom of Naples with as few butterflies as possible? Is it feasible at all for them to win militarily in the south, I don't mind them losing Sicily, or are we talking ASB time? The other main question was if they can't win militarily is there any way to rejig the peace settlement so they don't end up trading away Naples, or some combination of the two? I've got a general idea for an unification timeline where Italy unites under a Habsburg monarch instead of a Savoy one. Something along the lines of after a while the Habsburgs realise that their Italian holdings could become restive and a problem so do a Charles III and spin them off as an inheritance for a second son. So you've then got a Habsburg cadet branch as monarch of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia in the north and the Kingdom of Naples in the south giving you a bit of a head start on unification, although what the Catholic Church thinks about this - being surrounded on two sides - could be less than positive. Thanks for any help, as I said it's just a general idea so I need to do a fair bit of reading first.
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