Rule Bavaria!

Let's see, I was whisked out of Bavaria at an early age, so I have no idea.
Looseheadrop- I love the map, where do you get them? :D
For your actual positing, however, I think it's slightly unrealistic. I'm going to research the War of the Austrian Succession more.

The current "would be" king's father was politically active I understand and the family is well regarded in Bavaria according to wikipedia. Interestingly, he is also the "jacobite" heir to the Scottish/English crown.
 
Later 1741
The Anti-Austrian Forces meet up with Bavarian forces on the Danube. Soon, they cross it and march on Vienna. Austria starts to collapse(?) as the troops get closer and closer to Vienna. Charles VII styles himself Archduke of Austria, which would become true...
Maria Theresa escapes Vienna o appeal to the Hungarians, but that fails when the Hungarians see that Austria is falling part as anti-Austrians start attacking Vienna directly. Khevenhuller dies by falling off his horse, making Austria lose a good commander.
Now, can someone with better knowledge of the period tell me what exactly will happen, and what will all sides do?
 
As a Bavarian, I MUST make a timeline like this! :D
Rule Bavaria!
It's Bavaria. One of the oldest and most powerful states of Germany, but later replaced by Prussia and Austria. Frequently appears in TLs, but rarely much of anything. How can we make it greater? Unite Germany? Have a colonial empire? Be a world power?
Any thoughts on PODs or directions Bavaria could take? Once I take a good idea, I will make full-blown TL, on my place of birth, Bavaria! :D
Well, my 1967+ and CGU timelines (or, stories, more accurately) have been sometimes interpreted as a Bavaria-wank, due to the family being a quarter Wittelsbach. :D

Seriously, though. Best bet is, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Prince Eugen von Savoyen and Marlborough are killed at Blenheim early in the battle, and the French win hard. The continue on, pressing the Austrians deeper into defeat, and Bavaria captures Frankfurt and several electors "ally" with them, except Brandenburg and Saxony. In 1705, when Leopold I dies, Bavaria's Max Emanuel is elected King of the Germans/King of the Romans in a shady election, and is crowned Emperor Maximilian III, ruling until 1730, when his son becomes Charles VII, ruling until 1767, and the line passing through the Wittelsbach family for generations. Bavaria becomes entrenched as the Ruler of Germany after the crumbling of Austria and the defeat of Prussia in the early 1700s.
 
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Redbeard

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When Bavaria left the alliance with Napoleon in October 1813 it apparently was with an ambition to play a leading role in at least southern Germany in the post-Napoleonic world.

That ambition could be boosted by Wrede decisively defeating Napoleon at Hanau in late October 1813. That can be done with minor PoDs (have wargamed it numerous times) and would have Bavaria (and Wrede) be the expression of the true German spirit more than Prussia will be.

That makes the comming battle over the spirit of Germany more equal and it would not be that hard to imagine an ATL where first the Bavarian/Austrian fraction (incl.smaller S.German states) beats Prussia and her N. German allies (with Danish help?) and next the Bavarians and a majority of the German states casting off Austrian influence in Germany. Could be in combination with the Austrians having trouble in Hungary and/or Italy. Additionally it would not take ASBs to have France on the scene under similar circumstances as in 1870-71 - and voila - we have Ludwig II proclaimed Emperor of Germany - it would at least be much more funny that the OTL Hohenzoller grumblers :D

Regards

Steffen Redbeard
 
Looseheadrop- I love the map, where do you get them?

essentially its time spent trolling for the perfect base map (there are a several on the various OTL map threads) that combines aesthetic values with accuracy. Incidentally the aesthetic often comes from an accurate depiction of borders, i serious can say i have seen an ugly looking country
 
I was having fun with a map, (but not working seriously on the time line), where the German state is based on the napoleonic Rhine Confederation.

That state servives the fall of Napoleon and even incorporates German speaking territories on its western and south sides and at the same time excludes Austria and Prussia.

The state is thus pretty close to present day Germany but is dominated by Bavaria instead of Prussia.

As a result Prussia does like Austria and makes a multilingual empire dominating Balts and Bielorussians.

Have you seen my map in the Map Thread III ?
What would be the flag of a German dominated Germany ? With a max PoD around 1800 ?
 
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