Yep, she is, she can still have children despite the advanced age, since her cousin, Margaret of Bavaria did.Elizabeth didn't even want to marry Jogaila do Waclavs widow is only option left.
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Yep, she is, she can still have children despite the advanced age, since her cousin, Margaret of Bavaria did.Elizabeth didn't even want to marry Jogaila do Waclavs widow is only option left.
Maybe the problem is with me but Timur was attacking the Ottomans. The Ottomans not haveing won as decisivly against the crusaders and loosing a lot of money for ransom somehow means that they wont face Timur in battle. Somehow they dont have to try to stop his invading force? Is loosing Antolia to him without a serious fight somehow acceptable?
Is loosing Antolia to him without a serious fight somehow acceptable?
Maybe the problem is with me but Timur was attacking the Ottomans. The Ottomans not haveing won as decisivly against the crusaders and loosing a lot of money for ransom somehow means that they wont face Timur in battle. Somehow they dont have to try to stop his invading force? Is loosing Antolia to him without a serious fight somehow acceptable?
Timur did attack the Ottomans however it was preceded by Timur and the Ottoman Sultan Bayazit insulting each other through letters and the fact that both had pretensions of being protectors of Islam and leaders of the Islamic Turco-Mongol lands. Without a decisive victory in against crusaders gaining Ottomans money and also stopping any danger of Crusades for a longer time Bayazit would be less confident/arrogant and not antagonize Timur enough that he decides to invade.
Timur will find another reason to attack.Timur did attack the Ottomans however it was preceded by Timur and the Ottoman Sultan Bayazit insulting each other through letters and the fact that both had pretensions of being protectors of Islam and leaders of the Islamic Turco-Mongol lands. Without a decisive victory in against crusaders gaining Ottomans money and also stopping any danger of Crusades for a longer time Bayazit would be less confident/arrogant and not antagonize Timur enough that he decides to invade.
Timur will find another reason to attack.
He will, but will Bayezid face him without a decisive victory in Nicopolis? Some towns will be razed by Timur but Bayezid will just wait.
He has to act, otherwise Timur can just devastate the whole of Anatolia and Bayezid may find himself on the wrong end of a silken rope.Some towns will be razed by Timur but Bayezid will just wait.
He has to act, otherwise Timur can just devastate the whole of Anatolia and Bayezid may find himself on the wrong end of a silken rope.
If Timur sets up Anatolian client states, the very heartland of the Ottomans is threatened. He absolutely cannot allow that, especially since we was just weakened in the Balkans. And if he meets Timur in the field, it might go the same way as OTL, maybe even worse.Timur will likely go to Izmir where the Citadel was occupied by the Crusaders. Bayezid is fine with that. And yeah, he has to act. But whether he will... he is safe in the Balkans. Worst case scenario for Bayezid is Timur not razing Anatolia but reestablish the Turkoman Beyliks, which was his primary goal. Razing Anatolia means Timur loses his Anatolian allies which were crucial to his victory in OTL.
If Timur sets up Anatolian client states, the very heartland of the Ottomans is threatened. He absolutely cannot allow that, especially since we was just weakened in the Balkans. And if he meets Timur in the field, it might go the same way as OTL, maybe even worse.
Damn, totally forgot about that. You're right.Timur captured Bayezid