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This one might be a little bit out there as it requires a fairly large butterfly net, but all the same: for the sake of curiosity, let's say that the sake of argument, after having acquired Naples in the Spanish Succession, the Habsburgs are in control of the Kingdom.

Meanwhile, the junior line of the House of Wittelsbach - that is, the Bavarian branch - dies out. There is an heir of some variety but all the same the Habsburgs try to do a similar swap as they did OTL of Bavaria-for-Netherlands. ITTL, however - I have three questions:
1. Would they offer Naples? - It seems a little hard to defend from the Spanish Bourbons and is disconnected from their realm, but is Bavaria worth it? I would presume southern Italy was about as poor in the 18th century as it would be later on
2. Would the Wittelsbachs accept? - A royal crown seems nice and this would put whoever it is outside the scope of the Emperor, allowing them to act independently. Still, it might put them under the scope of the Bourbons intrigues in Italy, and it might not end as well trading off their traditonal patrimony.
3. Would the other great powers accede? - It may be in the Bourbons interests to move Naples out of Austria's influence, even if at the expense of Austria strengthening its position in Germany/the Empire. IOTL, Prussia intervened in the Bavaria-for-Netherlands swap and neither Maria Theresa nor Frederick were really interested in fighting over it, so the issue was dropped. Might the Bourbons make the Prussians back down in this sense? Will something else happen?
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