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What if Republican France had taken Marie Antoinette, put her in a carriage, put a kitten in her lap and sent her back to Austria?

1. Would Austria have been grateful enough to accept a compromise in Italy?
2. Would Austria refuse to join a coalition against France and offer Republican France official recognition?
3. Would Prussia follow Austrian lead and refuse to join an anti-French coalition?
4. Would Austria/Prussia thwart any British/Russian coalition by refusing to allow Russian troops to transit its territories?
5. Would an ineffective British/Russian coalition NOT lead to the "Reign of Terror?"
6. Would Napoleon have remained an unknown artillery officer?

Or, is all this too much to expect from one a gracious act?
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