Poll will be with this but will take a moment to write.
In pondering a TL where Bourbons and Hapsburgs die out in 1670, I need Le Grand Conde - who would have been Louis XIV if Louis XIII remains childless - to marry, but to plausibly have no male heirs who make it to 1670. I've got 2 small parts written, the 2nd of which explains the many possibilities. This won't be ready for quite a long while if I ever choose tos start it - remember I don't like to start a TL till I know I'll be able to get through it pretty well; I just had a bit more time than I thought now before thigns get busy again.
The possibilities all have flaws, but some he might ignore and some he might not; a great general, I see him as not the greatest politician, especially since he wouldn't have been trained as such till late, even with Gaston dying in the revolt of 1632 and leaving only Le Grande Mademoiselle.
Of course, he wants to continue the war; he's an expansionist and a general, after all. But, who if anyone would be a good suitor, considering lots of the Catholics are fighting against France? Then again, might he take a Protestant wife considering his grandfather served alongside Henri of Navarre? Other Catholic nobles took Protestant wives after all?
And, I leave the infamous "other" if I've left someone out.
Also, I've made it multople choice. Let's face it, there could be a few possible candidates. He might not take the most plausible. Though I doubt he takes the one he did OTL (besides, Armand can have her.)
Thanks; this will be up a while. Oh, as to why no Lorraine, Louis XIII after anne of Austria dies, marries the heiress who was named in her dad's will, Nicole, and occupies it, getting Lorraine into French hands earleir and eliminating their senior branch. Which means when the Bourbons do fall it will be even more interesting to see who trie to claim it.
And, someone else can feel free to try this kind of TL, too. I chose 1670 since it's easier to take France, Spain, and Austria out all at oncce. Plus, there's a greatbattle brewing as it is (and much more detailed than I could ever do) in "A More Personal Union," anyway. I wish I could do one that good.
In pondering a TL where Bourbons and Hapsburgs die out in 1670, I need Le Grand Conde - who would have been Louis XIV if Louis XIII remains childless - to marry, but to plausibly have no male heirs who make it to 1670. I've got 2 small parts written, the 2nd of which explains the many possibilities. This won't be ready for quite a long while if I ever choose tos start it - remember I don't like to start a TL till I know I'll be able to get through it pretty well; I just had a bit more time than I thought now before thigns get busy again.
The possibilities all have flaws, but some he might ignore and some he might not; a great general, I see him as not the greatest politician, especially since he wouldn't have been trained as such till late, even with Gaston dying in the revolt of 1632 and leaving only Le Grande Mademoiselle.
Of course, he wants to continue the war; he's an expansionist and a general, after all. But, who if anyone would be a good suitor, considering lots of the Catholics are fighting against France? Then again, might he take a Protestant wife considering his grandfather served alongside Henri of Navarre? Other Catholic nobles took Protestant wives after all?
And, I leave the infamous "other" if I've left someone out.
Also, I've made it multople choice. Let's face it, there could be a few possible candidates. He might not take the most plausible. Though I doubt he takes the one he did OTL (besides, Armand can have her.)
Thanks; this will be up a while. Oh, as to why no Lorraine, Louis XIII after anne of Austria dies, marries the heiress who was named in her dad's will, Nicole, and occupies it, getting Lorraine into French hands earleir and eliminating their senior branch. Which means when the Bourbons do fall it will be even more interesting to see who trie to claim it.
And, someone else can feel free to try this kind of TL, too. I chose 1670 since it's easier to take France, Spain, and Austria out all at oncce. Plus, there's a greatbattle brewing as it is (and much more detailed than I could ever do) in "A More Personal Union," anyway. I wish I could do one that good.
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