johnreiter
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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 England, Wales and Ireland, with his father Philip as regent until he reaches his majority. This establishes the dynasty of the English Hapsburgs. In 1572, Philip celebrates his son's majority by giving him the Burgundian inheritance
1566: Elisabeth of Valois, instead of giving birth to a daughter (OTL Isabella Clara Eugenia) instead gives birth to a son, named Charles after his grandfather. Later, in 1594, Henry III of Navarre refuses to embrace Catholicism, and Prince Charles of Spain is crowned as King Charles X of France, establishing the French Hapsburgs
1587: Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, receives the full support of his brother, Emperor Rudolf II, to press his claim for the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He wins the Battle of Byczyna, and defeats Sigismund of Sweden, thus beginning the dynasty of the Polish Hapsburgs
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 England, Wales and Ireland, with his father Philip as regent until he reaches his majority. This establishes the dynasty of the English Hapsburgs. In 1572, Philip celebrates his son's majority by giving him the Burgundian inheritance
1566: Elisabeth of Valois, instead of giving birth to a daughter (OTL Isabella Clara Eugenia) instead gives birth to a son, named Charles after his grandfather. Later, in 1594, Henry III of Navarre refuses to embrace Catholicism, and Prince Charles of Spain is crowned as King Charles X of France, establishing the French Hapsburgs
1587: Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, receives the full support of his brother, Emperor Rudolf II, to press his claim for the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He wins the Battle of Byczyna, and defeats Sigismund of Sweden, thus beginning the dynasty of the Polish Hapsburgs
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