What if Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf,_C ... of_Austria ) had a son rather than a daughter in 1883?
How would Austro-Hungarian politics have played out if the anti-Hungarian Franz-Ferdinand wasn't the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in this scenario?
Also, considering that Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria committed suicide in 1889 (when his son would have been just five years old), would his son's education and upbringing have been strongly influenced by Emperor Franz Joseph?
In addition to this, would there have likely been a different trigger to World War I in this scenario?
Indeed, any thoughts on all of this?
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Has a Son Rather than a Daughter in 1883
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maltesefalcon
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Re: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Has a Son Rather than a Daughter in 1883
Good Lord is there no end to this nonsense? How could anyone have a reasonable opinion on how history would be affected by someone who never existed?
Where are the moderators lately?
Where are the moderators lately?
Re: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Has a Son Rather than a Daughter in 1883
For one, this will cause Franz Ferdinand not to be the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Plus, this will ensure that Franz Joseph will have a good chance of shaping the personality and policies of his grandson (who will become the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne after Crown Prince Rudolf's suicide in 1889).maltesefalcon wrote:Good Lord is there no end to this nonsense? How could anyone have a reasonable opinion on how history would be affected by someone who never existed?
Where are the moderators lately?
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Re: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Has a Son Rather than a Daughter in 1883
I will quote from the original guidelines for posting in this forum:
"Threads based on a Individual are normally very shallow in there (sic) conception and usually make for very poor WI’s. As such, unless the poster presents a detailed and convincing argument, they will be locked and removed."
Coupled with the fact no one could know how someone who never existed, could have their non-existant personality altered by Franz Josef; makes this a non-starter. Not only that, no one could possibly know under these circumstances, if/when a World War would break out. This thread should have been locked immediately. Again, where are the moderators these days?
"Threads based on a Individual are normally very shallow in there (sic) conception and usually make for very poor WI’s. As such, unless the poster presents a detailed and convincing argument, they will be locked and removed."
Coupled with the fact no one could know how someone who never existed, could have their non-existant personality altered by Franz Josef; makes this a non-starter. Not only that, no one could possibly know under these circumstances, if/when a World War would break out. This thread should have been locked immediately. Again, where are the moderators these days?