I've obviously been delving deeply into Succession conflicts of the eighteenth century...
1. What absolutely HAS to happen for the War of Spanish Succession to go the other way and allow for Philip V to become ruler of both France and Spain?
2. What is the result of such a union? What does The Franco-Spanish Empire look like? What do the AMERICAS look like? Where is the capital? What happens to poor Portugal, so far from God and so close to Philip?
(I would like to see a slight Francophonic transformation of Spanish language and culture, personally. It stems from going to a French Cafe in central Mexico one time and falling in love...)
3. Am I wrong to assume NO or FEW Godzilla sized butterflies here? To my knowledge France and Spain remained on the same side of almost every, if not every single conflict of the next hundred years or so.
BONUS 4: Is it too far out to ask for a little discussion on the plausibility of the Anglo-Prussian Personal Union (previously discussed in a seperate thread) as it might occur in this world? I'm fascinated by the fleeting thought of European Balance of Power situated between two European (and incidentally North American) Blocs with other nations (particularly Russia and Austria) acting as the constant equalizers between the two...
Any additional info or discussion on this would be great. Welcome me to my new obsession: 18th Century Succession Crises/Wars/Possibilities...
And they're off!
1. What absolutely HAS to happen for the War of Spanish Succession to go the other way and allow for Philip V to become ruler of both France and Spain?
2. What is the result of such a union? What does The Franco-Spanish Empire look like? What do the AMERICAS look like? Where is the capital? What happens to poor Portugal, so far from God and so close to Philip?
(I would like to see a slight Francophonic transformation of Spanish language and culture, personally. It stems from going to a French Cafe in central Mexico one time and falling in love...)
3. Am I wrong to assume NO or FEW Godzilla sized butterflies here? To my knowledge France and Spain remained on the same side of almost every, if not every single conflict of the next hundred years or so.
BONUS 4: Is it too far out to ask for a little discussion on the plausibility of the Anglo-Prussian Personal Union (previously discussed in a seperate thread) as it might occur in this world? I'm fascinated by the fleeting thought of European Balance of Power situated between two European (and incidentally North American) Blocs with other nations (particularly Russia and Austria) acting as the constant equalizers between the two...
Any additional info or discussion on this would be great. Welcome me to my new obsession: 18th Century Succession Crises/Wars/Possibilities...
And they're off!