WI: Emperor Maximillian Succeeds... As Emperor of Austria

So I'm kind of outspoken in my opinion Maximillian could never become emperor of Mexico, to the point I even reject the common "Union loss in the civil war" POD. So what I want to do now is ask, what if through whatever circumstances he became Emperor of Austria? I've always said his ideas and opinions where far better suited for his homeland and that he would almost certainly be more capable of working smart there.
 
Don't know about Austria

but I happen to agree that there wasn't a chance in Hades he ever hangs on to Mexico without massive French support for decades, which France wasn't going to give. Methinks it takes some ASB for Mexican success.
 
Things may work out for him better if the Habsburgs were to unite their Italian holdings into a nation with Maximilian as King.
 
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