Rich Rostrom wrote:
> Marcel wrote:
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> Yep. There's a reason why the royal physician was known as
> "the killer of princes."
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> Only if the DoB died without a male heir. Well, he could
> be heir presumptive till the DoB's son (Louis XV) has a
> son himself. But the other powers will oppose any treaty
> that allows such an outcome.
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Louis XV almost died at the age of 4. He was only saved when his
governess forbade him to be bled. If he had died, and if a treaty ending
the War of Spanish Succession allowed Philip to reign, then he would
have become King of Both France and Spain.
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> Which in my opinion requires ASBs. The union
> of France and Spain, with all of Spain's external
> assets, would be way too much of a threat to the
> other powers of Europe.
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> Austria, Britain, and the Netherlands will oppose
> this outcome to the bitter end.
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> Or perhaps not ASBs - Eugene of Savoy as France's
> #1 general might turn the balance very substantially.
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Since the French were winning until the Battle of Blenheim, I would
think that Eugene of Savoy being on the side of the French would help
immensely.
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> No one supported Philip; Orleans especially opposed
> Philip's influence. Spain was estranged from France.
> There was even a brief, very-low profile war between
> Spain against France allied with Britain.
Philip Duc d'Orleans was out of favor with Louis for a long time. If
Philip, Duc d'Anjou would have been able to hold the throne of both
France and Spain, then he would have been favored by Louis who wanted
this to happen.
Which war are you refering to? I know during the reign of the Regent,
there was a war. |
