Fate of the Confederation of the Rhine in a Napoleonic Victory?

[Enigmajones]

So I was wondering, if Napoleon had achieved a final victory in Europe, what would be the fate of the Confederation of the Rhine? Would it survive? Would it fall apart?

 

[Emperor-of-New-Zealand]

I remember seeing a map many years ago that had the premise of the Confederation of the Rhine not only surviving, but growing to unite Germany.

It was interesting - I believe the idea was that Napoleon's brand of nationalism took root in the Rhine, and by the 20th Century "Germany" was dominant in Europe, even over France, because the idea of "German nationalism" was popular in the confederation. I don't now how plausible it was, it was a long time ago before AH.com became far more strict about plausibility, but it was a fun and subversive scenario.

 

[CalBear]

Please use the Pre-1900 Mic thread for these sorts of WI.



You need to actually start a discussion not just ask a question or issue an AH challenge

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