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Hello,
In a previous thread I had made, I mentioned that for a TL I'm working on the French were able to secure control over Italy during the Italians wars instead of the Spanish. It was pointed out to me that because of that, my TL would likely end up being a France-wank. Well to be frank, I don't want my TL to be wanking to any nation.
So I'm curious if anyone has some ideas on what could be done with Italy. The only conditions are that there are no PODs before the 1500s (I really want to keep the butterflies to a minimum), the French still lose the beginning wars, (or at least don't gain any victories to warrant the Concordat of Bologna) and most importantly, the Habsburgs cannot dominate Italy. As a side note, the Habsburg family does not branch into Spanish and Austrian lines ITTL, so the HRE cannot keep effective dominance over Italy either. (Though it'd be very likely that most of Italy would still be in the HRE till before TTL's Peace of Westphalia)
Perhaps the Medici are able to somehow grab Milan and Naples is given to a neutral noble house? (or a forgotten Habsburg/Bourbon son?) I'm not that knowledgeable about this era, so I appreciate any feedback.