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Wawel Royal Castle-Krakow 12 November 1577 As the great comet passed over earth in the year 1577, there was a great deal of celebration in Krakow, the capital of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. All people of the city, whether they were mere common folk, priests, burgher...

What if the Jagiellonian dynasty didn't come to an end with Sigismund II Augustus' death? First of all, I know the Union of Lublin wouldn't be a thing, since there would be no need to create a real union between Poland and Lithuania for the two realms to remain connected. The Jagiellonians were...

As you all know, the Habsburgs sold their soul to the devil to roll nat 20s in the 15th and early 16th century which got them Burgundy, Spain and Bohemia&Hungary. Now what if they only inherited Burgundy but not the others? This can be achieved survive by having Joannas brother John or Miguel...

Assuming Sigismund II Augustus has a son or two and Russia goes through the Time of Troubles like IOTL, could a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty win the support of enough Russian boyars to become Tsar? IIRC Wladyslaw Vasa had at least a few supporters IOTL, but Sigismund III's...

IOTL Louis II managed to flee the battle, but fell into a stream while doing so and drowned because of the weight of his armor. What if he survived? I assume he'd be forced to sign a treaty with the Ottomans recognizing the loss of Belgrade and any other important border fortresses, and pay...

For whatever reason Alexander Jagiellon, then Grand Duke of Lithuania, dies in January 1495, that is after his marriage with Helena of Moscow was decided but before she she arrived to Vilnius. What happens then? Alexander is likely succeeded by his brother John Albert, King of Poland (although...

Part 1: Prelude The years 1385 and 1386 were crucial moments for the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Poland was ruled by an underage queen while Lithuania was ruled by a recently converted Christian. With the conversion of Grand Duke Jogaila in 1345 came his marriage to...

In OTL, the Battle of Mohács was a huge disaster to Hungary. The king, Louis II died alongside many of the notables of the country, which offset a line of events, which ultimately culminated in the tripartition of Hungary. What if things would had gone differently? What if instead of facing the...

OTL Jagiellons once claimed successfully Czech throne in 1471 and twice Hungarian throne in 1440 and 1490 (and both times their rule ended with 20 years old Jagiellon king of Hungary being killed in disastrous battle against Ottomans). There were several reasons for that direction of...

Third marriage of king Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) was his only marriage from love, and shortest one too. Jogaila's decision to marry Elżbieta, widow of castellan Wincenty Granowski, who died in 1410, likely poisoned by Teutonic Knights, was heavy criticized. She was not of royal blood...

Louis II of Hungary was the only son of the previous Vladislaus II Jagiellon. He's mostly notable for his unfortunate reign, during which Hungary suffered from feudal chaos and foreign meddling, ultimately resulting in a military defeat at the hands of the Ottomans in 1526 at Mohacs and the...

So I'm writing part of my Tudor Timeline (insert shameless plug here) and dealing with the goings on in Central Europe of the 1520s. The rough plan so far is as follows: Louis and Suleiman still go to war over Hungarian tribute to the Ottoman Empire, but here Louis manages to get some Imperial...

Simply: reverse of OTL situation happens-in 1503 Queen Anne gives birth to a healthly son, in 1506 she dies giving birth to a daughter, who due to difficutlies at birth (hypoxia) is retarded. What impact would that change have? Vladislaus' firstborn is healthly son, so there are less concerns...

Allegedly Bona said, that her oldest daughter Isabella should be born as boy instead of Sigismund Augustus. Isabella was her only daughter about she cared-she saw her as continuation of her own person and had ambitious plans about her future, she wanted Isabella to be queen (and she achieved her...

Alexander Jagiellon was't very fortunate ruler, so let's improve his reign a bit. ITTL Alexander is more capable, healthlier and more lucky. Let's start with his marriage: Helen of Moscow gives him a son in 1498 and dies in childbirth (Alexander would not consider it fortunate event, he really...

Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was oldest and least competent son of Casimir IV. Under his rule and then under rule of his retarded son Louis II Kingdom of Hungary was on the way to cathastrophe. Say, that Vladislaus dies as teenager in 1468. Thus after death of George of Podebrady...

Vladislaus II had a stroke in 1504 IOTL. Now what if that stroke took his life? He only had a daughter, Anne at that point, his OTL son, the future Louis II was born only in 1506. What would happen to Hungary? According to the Treaty of Pozsony(Pressburg) of 1491, the Habsburgs had a clear claim...

POD is death of Anna of Bohemia and Hungary in childbirth in 1538, 9 years earlier than IOTL. Widowed Ferdinand Habsburg had lots of children with her already (although mostly daughters) and IOTL he was not willing to remarry after death of Anna, but at this there is something, that could change...

IOTL Habsburgs get Bohemian and Hungarian thrones after Louis II Jagiellon was killed at Mohacs, leaving no kids. And later they tried to get the rest of former Jagiellon realms after Polish-Lithuanian Jagiellon line died out too. What about reverse situation? Considering heavy...

Sigismund was not the most talented son of his parents (but still way better than Vladislaus) but certainly healthiest one. He inherited iron health of his grandfather (and not only this, just like his male line ancestors all the way to Algirdas, Sigismund abstained from alcohol, which was quite...