Not saying the equal to Britain, the USA or Germany but France at least ? My European history isn't that great I know the basics but that's it.
Not saying the equal to Britain, the USA or Germany but France at least ? My European history isn't that great I know the basics but that's it.
IOTL, Spain was interested in having a Hohenzollern on the Spanish throne (one of the Catholic branch that is), but Prussia backed down initially (though further French demands eventually resulted in the Franco-Prussian War regardless). You could have Bismarck tell France to mind its own business, resulting in a war that Prussia wins (making unification somewhat earlier).
Spain gets King Leopoldo I and of course the Spanish Hohenzollern branch gets support from its German cousins: commercial agreements, military trainers etc. and German help makes Spain much more stable. While Spain may not become quite like France in terms of power, it could be on the same level as Spain. A Spanish-German alliance against France is possible (I do wonder what kind of consequences such an alliance would have for the Spanish-American War though, assuming the US still want to fight that war considering Germany isn't beaten so easily as Spain, assuming a revitalized Spain can't bloody the Americans by itself).
If some kind of WW I analogue occurs, Spain might get some nice French colonies too if TTL's Central Powers win, giving it some resources of its own.
While I like Onkel Willi's positivism and ideas, Romania had a Hohenzollern on the throne and this did not greatly influence strategic direction. Romania had to consider the proximity of Russia and Austria-Hungary, just as Spain would have to consider that of France and Britain.
I don't know what I'm saying, I just thought I'd say it
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Grey Wolf