Romania as a major European power.

The fundamental problem with a Romania as powerful as France or Germany are this:

Number of speakers in Europe

German 105 millions

French 70 millions

Romanian 24 millions

Romanias potential are much more limited compared to France and Germany as best we could see the Romanians dominating in a multinational dynastic state, but in modern day that's not the most stable solution.
That would been not a problem, the inhabitants number could increased dramatically hence 1848, for example. A develloped Romania could attract for emigration all the vlachs from balkans, ukrain, hungary..., plus other ethnics, in small waves, eager for a better life
 
The Romanian principalities need to unite early on and expand. Once the Ottomans have made it into Europe, it's extremely difficult to see the Romanians as a power no less a major one.
 
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