Pre TL Discussion:A different War of Spanish Succession

POD:Maximilian II is willing to march on Vienna, and the combined Bavarian-French Army marches on Vienna after winning the Battle of Höchstädt.

Would Villars (The french commander) and Maxamilian be able to take Vienna without significant (A army confronting them earlier) opposition? or would other Armies try to save Vienna

Would Marlbourgoh be able to try to help the Austrians defend themselves or would he not be able to move his troops away from the Netherlands (The Dutch not allowing him to leave them defensless)

Would Prince Eugine in Italy manage to reneforce Vienna before the French and Bavarians could get there?

Who would win in a fight between the Austrians under Prince Eugine and the French-Bavarians under Villars? (Both had roughly 23,000 men at the time)

Now assuming the French win

After Vienna falls, is Maxamilian established as Emperor (his wish) there? or is it returned and Austria makes peace.

Would the Hungarians gain anything from this (many were revolting at the time)

Would the Course of the War of Spanish Succession become very different from OTL ?

Would the nations supporting Archduke Charles withdraw from the coalition?
Would Archduke Charles fall earlier?

Would England refuse to surrender?
Would there be a French Invasion of England? Does it Succeed? Are the Jacobites reestablished?

Assuming the Austrians win
Would Archduke Charles eventually win the throne of spain?
How would this affect world history if he won?
What would happen with Phillip V after the french loss?
Would the French try for a followup attempt?
Would the War of Spanish Succession be shorter or last longer?
 
1703 was definitely a huge missed opportunity for the French. Although if Vienna was threatened then surely Marlborough could have broken free from the Dutch like he did in OTL the next year.
 
how would the dutch react to this though, and what if the French then promptly attacked the dutch republic? (i think they had another army operating in the area at the time)

would the dutch make peace with the French to avoid destruction? or threaten to leave the coalition against france to get Marlborough to come back?
 
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