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In other words, what if all of the male Bourbons pass away by the end of the 1600s without having any of them produce surviving male offspring? Who exactly would have become the new French King(s) afterwards? Also, would there have been a power struggle in France afterwards?

Thoughts on this?

Also, for reference, this scenario doesn't appear to be that unrealistic; after all, there weren't that many living male Bourbons left by the end of the 1500s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the_French_throne#Henry_III
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