Could the Swiss with a coast to the ocean have a Swiss empire with colonies?


What is the best time for Switzerland to have a coast to ocean?

Is it more likely that it has a coastline for the Mediterranean or Baltic or Atlantic North?

How would this affect Europe?
 
Could the Swiss with a coast to the ocean have a Swiss empire with colonies?


What is the best time for Switzerland to have a coast to ocean?

Is it more likely that it has a coastline for the Mediterranean or Baltic or Atlantic North?

How would this affect Europe?
That could change what is considered "core" Switzerland, could change the character of the country entirely
 
The Swiss problem was that after the Reformation, religious difference created a kind of internal Cold War in the Confederation. I think a solution could be if Bern conquered Freibourg, this would have given the Protestant an extra edge internal, and maybe made the Swiss more expansionistic. They could have allied with Protestant states in the Swabian circle, maybe even pushed against some of the other borders.
 
The closest sea, and also the one that bears some relevance to Swiss` commercial interests at an early enough time, is the Mediterranean.
The challenge is tough, but here is my attempt:
A better 15th century for the Swiss might mean instead of a Zürichkrieg earlier Ennetbirgische Feldzüge . If this is done at the right time, before Italy becomes contested between strong consolidated centralised kingdoms, the Swiss can play their part e.g. in the Lombard Wars and acquire a little here and a little there. Maybe the Golden Ambrosian Republic of Milan allies with them and lives a little longer; that would bring the Swiss border right next to the Genoese Republic.
Now, come the alt-Italian Wars, the Swiss won`t just be French mercenaries, they`ll play their own cards, and if they do it right, maybe the Genoese Republic crawls under their umbrella (like they had done with France before) and becomes, through a contract which the Genoese may consider just making a long-term contract on hiring Swiss mercenaries with a few circumstantial addenda, while the Swiss consider it Genoa becoming a Zugewandter Ort.
Then, Switzerland would have inherited all the remaining Genoese colonies and, first of all, Genoese naval power, for if you want maritime expansion, they`ll need to buy into an existing power in the domain, otherwise it´s a bit late to start developing it from scratch.
A Swiss-Genoese naval expansion may begin with the Superba`s traditional focus on Corsica and Sardinia, but it may well begin to develop an Atlantic focus in the later 16th century. From then on, it´s mostly white canvas. They certainly wouldn`t have the population for a settler colonialism, but a few Caribbean islands might work.
 
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