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So what happens if Charles dies during the war instead of after it? Depending on when he dies the most likely candidate to take the throne would be his niece Maria Antonia or her son Joseph Ferdinand if she dies after his birth like OTL.

But what would the wider repercussions be? Would Austria try to claim the throne or part of the Spanish inheritance? Were there enough French supporters in Spain to have a Bourbon prince declared king in opposition to the Grand Alliance's candidate, like Philip V versus Charles III during the War of the Spanish Succession? Assuming there's a stalemate like OTL would a partition of the Spanish lands be part of an alternate Treaty of Ryswick?
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