No, I don't mean that during the 80YW the province of Holland stays pro-Habsburg (although that COULD be interesting too).
When Jan of Holland (son-in-law of Edward I of England) died, Albrecht of Habsburg attempted to claim Holland as a lapsed imperial fief for his son, Rudolf (OTL King Porridge of Bohemia). Ultimately he was unsuccessful for various reasons, one of which I presume, was the fact that the comte d'Hainaut (husband/son of Jan's aunt, Aleid) was pro-French, so Philippe le Bel backed Hainaut as a way of expanding his own influence in the Low Countries.
How could Albrecht be successful in this venture? How would a Habsburg Holland affect things (Rudolf's death OTL seemed pretty situational, so I suspect that in Holland he might not die as OTL).
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When Jan of Holland (son-in-law of Edward I of England) died, Albrecht of Habsburg attempted to claim Holland as a lapsed imperial fief for his son, Rudolf (OTL King Porridge of Bohemia). Ultimately he was unsuccessful for various reasons, one of which I presume, was the fact that the comte d'Hainaut (husband/son of Jan's aunt, Aleid) was pro-French, so Philippe le Bel backed Hainaut as a way of expanding his own influence in the Low Countries.
How could Albrecht be successful in this venture? How would a Habsburg Holland affect things (Rudolf's death OTL seemed pretty situational, so I suspect that in Holland he might not die as OTL).
@Old1812 @Janprimus @isabella @pompejus @HJ Tulp @Parma @VVD0D95