habsburgs

The Habsburgs are famously known for the incestuous family line. As such why not start this pattern a century earlier and have Frederick III marry his niece Anne. Yes, he would be 15 years her senior but Frederick didn't marry until he was 37. It would probably very bad optics if his nephew...

Taking into account OTL size of his family, impact should be massive. Until 1526 not much change, but then? Is Ferdinand eventually seek for annulment of his marriage with Anna Jagiellon (risky, considering his struggle for Hungarian throne, pissing of her uncle Sigismund would not be the best...

On 1570 the Spanish would be opposed by the Selurong Sultanate, despite the fact that Lakandula and Sulayman are welcoming to the Spanish, the Muslims in Luzon or Selurong led by the Selurong Sultanate would oppose the Spanish forcing them to settle just in Manila and Tondo which was given by...

PoD is vert easy-some unfortunate accident happens to Emperor Charles V, resulting in his premature death in summer 1527, ending personal union between Spain and Holy Roman Empire much earlier than IOTL. So baby Felipe II is heir of Spain and Burgundy (with Isabella of Portugal as regent in...

Now, to be clear, I'm not asking whether Napoleon could have won the war, I've read enough threads on the subject to know that he is most likely defeated by an incoming Austrian army if Napoleon wins at Waterloo. My question is waht the impact of Austria dealing the final blow on Napoleon would...

The PoD is in 1588 the Armada on its way decisivly defeats the english at Plymouth. The duke of Parma is made to take the invasion effort seriously and so he takes Calais where the boarding wont be a problem. His troops land in southern England without further issue, defeats the english forces...

Hi everyone, second post here. During my research on the Burgundians/Habsburgs, I noted that Charles the Bold - father of Mary of Burgundy - had two slightly elder brothers who died shortly before Charles's birth in 1433. But let's say that Isabella of Portugal manages to have another son with...

This is a WI of the Spain and the Habsburgs History with very y possibilities that I thought worth to explore... What would have been the consequences both for Spain and Europe of the last male Spanish Habsburg heir (the future Carlos ll of Spain). Either being still born or as at the time...

On the battle of Cannamore, the Mamluk Sultanate assisting the Kingdom of Calicut would win against the Portuguese in 1506 destroying the possibility of a Portuguese Naval Empire in the East although the focus of the Portuguese would now be in Africa instead at this point, forcing them to focus...

So im going to start this thread with the obvious: the scenario im proposing was impossible due to various reasons but i found it fun so im going with it. That said, i was reading about the Franco-Spanish war of 1595 (the one from the French Wars of Religion) and i couldn't help but notice...

Just as the title says, these three Princes all swap death dates. Instead of dying in 1502, Arthur dies in 1497, while John dies in 1506 instead of 1497, and Philip of Burgundy dies in 1502. What would the effects of this be? Obviously, John dying in 1506 means that he'll likely have three or...

By Charles V I mean King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, oldest son of Joanna the Mad and Philip Habsburg. Assuming (let's be butterfly killer for a moment) rest of Juana's issue is more or less OTL, what would be effects of such change? Ferdinand (born in Spain as future heir of Castile and...

So just to understand what I'm talking about, here's a map: This map shows the lands of the Habsburgs, Luxembourgs, and Wittelsbachs during the 1273-1378 period. Is it possible for either one of the houses to inherit the other two's lands? Basically either the Habsburgs inherit the lands of the...

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The POD here is that in the New Year of 1491, Anne of Brittany dies of a bad case of the flu, and is succeeded by her cousin Jean as the ruler of Brittany (IIRC the Rohan were the next in line). This results in Charles VIII honouring his betrothal to Margaret of Austria, and marrying her in...

An Emperor's True Love Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor PROLOGUE "11th of June, 1522. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, the first King of a unified Spain and ruler of many other large patches of land all over Europe (and the world) married the English Princess, Katherine Tudor. Katherine was the...

“1502 was an action-packed year for the Tudor dynasty. It almost ended in tragedy in Spring when the newly wed Prince and Princess of Wales, Arthur Tudor, and Katherine of Aragon, fell ill with the lethal sweating sickness. Many prayed for the young couple and Henry VII sent the finest...

Archduke Charles (1540-1590), son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, may not be that important himself, but his descendants played important role in history-Charles was father of Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of Spain and two Queens of Poland. So what happens if he is either childless or none of his...

following the 1273 Imperial Election, the Count of Habsburg Rudolf I became King of Germany, but not Holy Roman Emperor (A title that wouldn't be restored until Henry VII of house Luxembourg obtained it in 1308). I don't why this is, as I've only started to research this interesting period of...

Thanks to chain of lucky marriages Habsburg domain vastly expanded during late 15th/early 16th century, but what if Habsburg luck happened few generations earlier? Their expansion would not look exactly like IOTL-my plan is: -William the Curteous has a son with Joanna of Naples. That means...