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Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, so please give me all your advice on how to go about doing this. I am very excited to talk about the Mexican Empire. There are few Points of Divergence that get this timeline going. In this timeline, Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Princess Charlotte of Belgium have a son, Archduke Franz Maximilian. In addition, Maximilian is exceptionally more conservative and not at all like his liberal OTL counterpart.


Due to his reactionay conservative nature, he supported the Confederate States of America. In addition, Britain and France both support the CSA for want a weaker US. Max also wanted access to Southern cotton and he wanted a weaker America. He promotes Catholicism and Nationalism above all else. He patronizes the old Aztec Empire and adopts the Aztec Eagle as his sigil. By showing his love for indigenous Mexico, he endears himself to the indigenous peoples. They particularly show unwavering loyalty to him. By 1870, liberalism in Mexico is crushed. The Confederacy wins the Civil War, but is weakened so it reluctantly joins the robust Mexican Empire for fear of Union absorption and abolition. Plantation owners are made members of the nobility and are given rank so long as they convert to Catholicism. Now, Maximilian's son Don Maximilian de Mexico y de Bélgica is a young man (25 in 1890) and is in need of a bride. Who should he marry? This will have great repercussions for the future in terms of diplomacy.

The Empire of Mexico is extremely anti-United States. As a result, France, Austria, and Mexico are one side while the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain are on another side. These are the two predominant political alliances in the World at this time.


Please, once again give me your thoughts. I know this timeline has been done a lot, but what do you guys think the next logical thing will happen?
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