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I came up with a plane for how Charles X of France and Philip III of Spain could deal with the question of Italy, now that France and Spain are ruled by brothers. They could each agree to give up their claims in Italy to another relative, and form a new Hapsburg Kingdom of Italy. My choice...

Exactly. They have all that new frontier to the east to explore, and the land rout to Asia. Plus, they do not directly border the Atlantic, so maintaining colonies would be difficult (and, of course, once they digest Russia they will already be as powerful as Spain, no reason to make them more...

More thoughts The Treaty of Tordesillas is already rendered null and void by the unification of Portugal into Spain ITTL. This, plus the fact that France and England are now under the Hapsburgs, means that the new world will have to be re-divided. One arrangment that seems fair to me would be...

I had some more thoughts on how this world might progress It's possible that Edward VII will marry Mary, Queen of Scots, unifying the British isles under the Hapsburgs. She would only be 10 years older than him, which is far from insurmountable. IOTL, she was friendly with the Spanish, and a...

Thank you for this great information. I like the idea of Philip leaving the Burgundian inheritance to his English son. The Lowlands are closer to England both geographically and culturally, and would be easier to rule for the English. The reason I did not leave the throne of Spain/Portugal to...

to some people, perhaps. of course, there would be less democracy, and technology would be less advanced, but that might not be a bad thing my greatest concern would be that the counter-reformation would stall out, and the church, instead of reforming, would become more corrupt and end up a...

Hmm, how about this Isabella Clara Eugenia is born just as in OTL. Later, in 1594, Charles, Duke of Guise successfully claims the throne of France and defeats Henry III. Instead of pushing for his daughter Isabella to become sovereign queen of France. Philip supports Charles, on the condition...

The Hapsburg Empire encompassed much of Europe in the 16th century, but what if it had been even larger? This has several PODs 1555: Mary I of England's false pregnancy is real, and she gives birth to a son (named Edward). When she dies in 1558, 3 year old Edward is crowned King Edward VII of...