yofie
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Let's say that Brazil allies itself with France more than OTL at least at various points in the 1800s in order so that Brazil isn't entirely dependent on Britain for alliances, e.g. when Brazil and the British Empire have tensions over slavery from 1833 onwards (when slavery is abolished in the British Empire). Such an increased alliance with France might entail the French putting in someone from the Hapsburg dynasty to succeed Dom Pedro II - e.g. Maximilian (the one who OTL was the Emperor of Mexico in the 1860s) or Archduke Karl Ludwig (his brother, and that of Franz Josef for that matter). (If Karl Ludwig is chosen for Brazil, then Maximilian could still be chosen for Mexico.) Archduke Ludwig Viktor (another brother of Franz Josef), who was gay and had no issue, would not have been a good choice.
If either Maximilian or Karl Ludwig is chosen to succeed Pedro II, Brazil may keep the monarchy at least for much longer than 1889. Slavery is abolished eventually no matter what. I don't know if that monarchy would still be around right now, but it would definitely have made Brazil wealthier than in real life (though maybe not quite to the degree of North America, Western Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.), and the government would have possibly been more stable and less prone to coups (though you never know). Today, Brazil may be a republic anyway (though with a prime minister in addition to a president), or it may be a constitutional monarchy.
I hope that all of this sounds plausible. What do you think?
If either Maximilian or Karl Ludwig is chosen to succeed Pedro II, Brazil may keep the monarchy at least for much longer than 1889. Slavery is abolished eventually no matter what. I don't know if that monarchy would still be around right now, but it would definitely have made Brazil wealthier than in real life (though maybe not quite to the degree of North America, Western Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.), and the government would have possibly been more stable and less prone to coups (though you never know). Today, Brazil may be a republic anyway (though with a prime minister in addition to a president), or it may be a constitutional monarchy.
I hope that all of this sounds plausible. What do you think?