Workability of Austrian Unified Germany

That is exactly what they tried to do in 1863. Without Prussian opposition, they would have more success.


http://www.diadumenian.com/Congressofprinces/Congress summary.html
That's very fascinating. I tried studying that but had some trouble understanding. Would this hypothetical German Bund have much in the way of legislative power? It doesn't seem like it would have any directly elected representatives either. If so, it seems like this version of Germany would be like a miniature EU. I'm not sure if that would satisfy German nationalists in the long run.
 
Because they would not want millions of non-Germans in Germany. Unlike East Prussia, Hungary was non-German (for the most part), and has been a state for close to a thousand years. Besides, it was always governed separately, under their own crown.

That would necessitate giving only the German provinces (ie those previously included in the HRE and GC) to be represented in the German Parliament. No need at all to give them another King.
 
That is exactly what they tried to do in 1863. Without Prussian opposition, they would have more success.


http://www.diadumenian.com/Congressofprinces/Congress summary.html

I think this is the way to go since it's a OTL austrian try at unification.

So a prussian defeat in the Brothers War leading to the Austrians dictating the reformation of the German Confederation in their favor. To weaken Prussia the Rhinland and Westphalia is made a new kingdom with a german dynasty. If they do it right it would have an actual elected pairlament and an additional german emperor title for Franz Josef. I mean Franz I was Emperor of Austria and holy roman Emperor for two years from 1804 to 1806 that wouldn't be new. With that said I think every ruling Habsburg would be too conservative to divide their realm. However Hungary, Galicia and Dalmatia could probably get a better Ausgleich deal than in OTL in to keep them out of german politics. They would just share the monarch and foreign policy. Bohemia couldn't get such a deal I think as it's still considered to be german, an integral part of Cisleithania and of the German Confederation. In the end you have a more centralised HRE.

But there are still some open questions like what flag would they choose and how would the other great powers react. This Germany would be unreconizable with the modern Germany or even imperial Germany.
 
But there are still some open questions like what flag would they choose

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After the failure of the revolution and the dissolution of the national assembly the flag became banished as all-german symbol in the year 1850 by the Prussian king, although it was in use by the Austrian troops in the year 1864 in the German-Danish War.

In the German War of 1866-67 (also alled Prussian-Austrian War or Fratricidal War) the troops of the Federal Army Corps weared partly black-red-golden armbands.

Not least because of that fact the colors black, red and gold were felt in Prussia as the colors of the enemy.²
https://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fdtl-sr2.htm
 
First my little synopsis is indeed just that, I left out a whole bunch of plot lines and conflict that would arise in such a scenario. And since I rather not spoil my own story ideas that is going that have stay that way until I start posting.

Czechoslovakia would be Bohemia, right? Then FJ need to keep it for himself together with Austria (as Bohemia is full part of the sold Holy Roman Empire and likely still inside the German confederation)
Indeed Bohemia-Moravia(but not Slovakia), Slovenia with Trieste, Krakow, and Süd-Tirol were all part of the GC. However these areas could enter and leave the Confederation basically at the request of their Sovereign. Poznan and Prussia were entered in 1848 and withdrawn in 1851, East Luxembourg was withdrawn 1830 when it became part of Belgium, and the rest of Luxembourg and Limburg were withdrawn upon unification. Now as this is a nationalistic move areas full of non-Germans such as the Czech could, by popular demand on both sides of the demographic divide, be left out.

Recipe for disaster. The Hungarians would not accept any division of the Holy Crown lands.
Oh yes this will be one of those compromises that any true nationalist is going to hate with all their guts. However FJ has a big stick in that the Russians (for reasons that will remain unspoiled for now) are willing to intervene, and have publicly stated this.

A sizeable chunk of Prussia (East Prussia, West Prussia and Posen) also lay outside the Confederation, but no one demanded that these provinces be hived off and given to another Hohenzollern.
True but as stated these areas were full of Germans, and by most were considered to be integral parts of the German Nation. Notable objections were naturally forthcoming from the Polish living in those same areas.

However Lombard-Venice, Hungary, Croatia, and Slovakia were and are not. This is true as well for Bohemia if to a more limited extend. Especially after the limited redrawing of the borders so that the German population will be included in the new German Reich. This would have to include setting up some enclaves inside the Czech and Slovenian borders. But not inside Hungary and Slovakia as they are either to small to bother, right next to the Capital, or to far away.
 
And I think that the Austrians got lucky because of that, even if they didn't know at the time. It seems like this would further worsen ethnic tensions, and that the Germans who are now forced into a union with Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks etc. would long for Prussian rule.

Even discounting the possibility of giving Hungary et al. to some other Hapsburg ruler, the Germans would be the dominant group in any Hapsburg-unified Grossdeutchland, which I imagine would take the sting out of things somewhat.
 
However Lombard-Venice, Hungary, Croatia, and Slovakia were and are not. This is true as well for Bohemia if to a more limited extend. Especially after the limited redrawing of the borders so that the German population will be included in the new German Reich. This would have to include setting up some enclaves inside the Czech and Slovenian borders. But not inside Hungary and Slovakia as they are either to small to bother, right next to the Capital, or to far away.


Depends.

After all the Germans of Hungary are subjects of a German Prince within whose dominions they reside. It ought not to be beyond human ingenuity to find some way to give them representation in a German Diet. Certainly I find that far easier to picture than an Emperor allowing big chunks of his Empire to be hived off - even for members of the family.

Of course it's only a problem if said Diet is directly elected. If its members are chosen by the legislatures of the several States, then the Austrian Reichsrat, or maybe just its German members. will presumably pick Germans to send to Frankfurt, so no issue arises.
 
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