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Points of Divergence : The Bourbons
Points of divergence pertaining to the history of the House of Bourbon, one of Europe's most long-lived and most famous ruling families, with many offshoots.
15th and 16th century
A Bourbon Queen for the Union of Kalmar
The Duke of Bourbon does not rebel in 1523
WI Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, survives (in 1527) and has a surviving son ?
WI Cardinal Charles II de Bourbon Vendome escapes imprisonmnent and becomes King ?
Challenge: Bourbon Sweden or Denmark
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17th century
Louis XIII (House of Bourbon) question
WI Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain, had not died in 1644 ?
Challenge: Bourbon Sweden or Denmark
WI: Queen Christina of Sweden marries a Bourbon
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18th century
A different Bourbon for the Throne of Spain
WI: Major victory for the Bourbon powers in the War of the Spanish Succession ?
Plausibility check: Bourbon Franco-Spain
Plausibility check: An earlier Mexican kingdom - with a Bourbon or a Habsburg ?
A Wittelsbach south Italy instead of a Bourbon one
Plausibility check: A Bourbon Poland ?
WI the Spanish Bourbon reforms of Latin America are more successful ?
Challenge: Bourbon American monarchy
WI the French royal family fled to Britain?
WI: A Bourbon King of Portugal
Successful Bourbon restoration in 1795
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19th century
Challenge: Sweden under the House of Bourbon-Parma
Could the Bourbon restoration last ?
Plausibility check: House Bonaparte and Bourbon/Orleans intermarrying
A Bourbon Restoration in 1870 (1)
A Bourbon Restoration in 1870 (2)
A Bourbon Restoration in 1871 (1)
A Bourbon Restoration in 1871 (2)
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20th century
Challenge: Post-war Bourbon Restoration
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