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I would like to discuss the possibility of the creation of a German Empire which would mirror the Napoleonic French Empire at his time.
Let's say that Napoleonic ideals succeed 'too much than expected' in the German states during the Napoleonic occupation (by 1805-1810) and a German analogue to Napoleon takes advantage of the situation and takes control of Prussia, Austria and the Confederation of the Rhine, scrapping the pre-existing royal houses (Habsburgs, Hohenzollerns etc.).
This might have the bless of Napoleon at the beginning, but when the French realize that their German partner is encompassing too much power and could threat the French interests is just too late: the clash between the sister regimes is unavoidable and the German manages to crush Napoleon forces, occupying a good bunch of their territory (and some of their puppet states) before the final capitulation.
Result: a big German Empire which follows the Napoleonic ideals, centralized, highly militarized; a French rump state which depends on his former partner and lot of satellite countries. Russia receives many territories (East Poland, Galizia...) and other concessions in order to accept the new scenario; UK is unable to fight alone the new continental hyperpower.