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What if Leopold I had no male children and the male line of Hapsburgs dies out with his death (presumably in the early 1700s). For the purpose of this scenario imagine that the War of the Spanish Succession is averted due to be Louis XIV bring more tactful or Joseph Ferdinand surviving. Who is most likely to receive the Hapsburg inheritance? Would the House of Lorraine be able to become the new Archduked of Austria because of their strong claim? Or would the House of Wittelsbach inherit Austria because of them being relatively stronger than Lorraine?

Separately, of Leopold I had daughters would he try to achieve some sort of Pragmatic Sanction or would he try to marry his daughter to a preferred heir?
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