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  1. WI: Anna d'Este becomes Duchess of Modena and Ferrara

    In 1597, Alfonso II d'Este died without male issue, and the Duchy of Modena passed to his cousin, Cesare d'Este, while the Duchy of Ferrara was reclaimed by the Papal States. However, Alfonso's older sister, Anna d'Este, was still alive at the time and had two surviving sons, Charles de...

  2. WI: Leo VI's son Basil survived?

    IOTL, Byzantine Emperor Leo VI had an either stillborn or short-lived son named Basil by his third wife, Eudokia Baiana, who died in childbirth in 901. If Basil had survived, he would have been 11 at the time of his father's death, this still requiring a regency, but a shorter one than OTL...

  3. WI: Infanta Luisa of Guarda lives?

    Infante Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda was the third son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Princess Maria of Aragon. By his wife, Guiomar Coutinho, Countess of Marialva, he had two short-lived children - a son who died shortly after his birth in August 1533, and a...

  4. WI: Francis, Duke of Anjou becomes King in 1589?

    What if Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, the youngest son of King Henry II and Catherine de Medici, had not caught malaria and survived to become King Francis III in 1589? I'd assume he'd still have a beef with the Netherlands, unless his failed kingship bid would lead him to wash his hands...

  5. WI: Prince Louis, son of King Charles IV of France and Queen Marie of Luxembourg, survives?

    IOTL, Charles IV's second wife, Queen Marie of Luxembourg, died in March 1324 after falling out of a carriage and going into premature labour. The boy, hastily christened Louis, died hours later. Four years later, Charles IV does without male issue, and the rest is history. What if the boy...

  6. Prince Henry Frederick lives, what happens to Charles?

    Charles I'd elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, surviving is a popular discussion, but from what I've seen, there isn't much discussion about what would happen to Charles himself in that situation - who he marries, how much influence he would have in his brother's court, if his...

  7. AHC: All Monty Python members star in a Disney animated film

    The challenge is to find a way for all six members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Graham Chapman (RIP), Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones (RIP) and Terry Gilliam - to star in a Disney animated film in some capacity. The only Disney roles I know of for Python members IOTL are John Cleese as...

  8. Prehistoric migrating animals from South and SE Asia to Australia

    IOTL, before the Great American Interchange, some species of animals - namely primates, rodents, tortoises, bats - made their way from North America and Africa to South America via island hopping and oceanic dispersal, and it's theorised to be one way that some terror birds (at least Titanis or...

  9. Instances of widowed noblewomen marrying their spouse's fathers?

    There have been instances (both planned and played out) in history of noblewomen marrying the fathers of their planned spouses instead of their actual planned spouses. Two examples I can think of are Manuel I of Portugal marrying Eleanor of Austria when she was initially planned to marry his...

  10. WI: John, son of King Christian II of Denmark, does not die?

    There was an older thread on this subject (https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/hans-crown-prince-of-denmark.299804/), but I'd rather not necro it. IOTL, John (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Denmark_(1518%E2%80%931532) ) died a year before his great-uncle, Frederick I of...

  11. WI: The Jurchen/Jin conquered all of Song China?

    Yet another historical area which I know little to nothing about, but I thought I'd bring it up. What if, during the 12th century, the Jurchen/Jin managed to conquer all of China from the Song dynasty, instead of just the north? What effects would this have on China? I'm guessing "the" Mongol...

  12. WI: John, Duke of Bedford marches south after the Battle of Verneuil?

    While browsing Wikipedia, I came across the article for the Battle of Verneuil under it's "On this day". Curious, I read the article, then in the "Aftermath" section, I found this: "Dauphin Charles was forced to postpone his plans of coronation at Reims. In the aftermath of Verneuil, the road...

  13. WI: Alfonso IV of Portugal dies without issue?

    IOTL, King Denis of Portugal, over his 45 year reign, had only two legitimate children by his wife, Elizabeth of Aragon, a son, the future Alfonso IV, and a daughter, Constance, who married King Ferdinand IV of Castile. When Denis died in 1325, Alfonso IV succeeded him and had issue. However...

  14. WI: Adolf of Nassau wins the Battle of Göllheim?

    IOTL, Adolf of Nassau (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_of_Germany) was chosen by the electors of the Holy Roman Empire to succeed Rudolf of Hapsburg as King of Germany because they wanted a weak ruler. So Adolf immediately set out to expand his power-base and bring former Imperial...

  15. WI: Ivan the Terrible's nephew had survived?

    IOTL, Ivan the Terrible's deaf brother, Yuri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_of_Uglich) had a son by his wife, Uliana Paletskaya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uliana_Paletskaya), named Vasili, born in 1559, but the child died after 11 months. What might have happened to Vasili Yuryevich...

  16. AHQ: Harold Godwinson's sons by Edith Swannesha

    IOTL, Harold Godwinson's more danico marriage to Edith Swannesha (or Swan-neck) produced three sons and two daughters, but was not recognised by the clergy. After his death, his common law wife, Edith of Mercia, gave birth to twin sons, Harold and Ulf. My main questions are: 1. IOTL, Harold...

  17. WI: Egyptian monasticism had spread into Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Morocco?

    One of the reasons I've heard for why the aforementioned North African countries/regions converted from Christianity to Islam so easily/quickly was because there wasn't a strong monastic tradition as there was in Egypt and Syria. Now, let me stress that I am not an expert in Christianity, Islam...

  18. AHQ: Trebizond - Georgian ally, tributary or vassal?

    In one of my other threads, I asked about the relationship between the Empire of Trebizond and the Kingdom of Georgia, but received no answer, so maybe I should ask here. What I'm trying to find out, either historically or in other peoples' opinion, what was the relationship between Trebizond...

  19. WI: Sweyn Estridsson conquers Norway?

    What if, anytime between the death of Magnus the Good in 1047 and sometime after the Battle of Hastings, Sweyn II Estridsson, King of Denmark, decided to try and conquer Norway? I'm not sure if he had any claim to it, like he did with England, but when Magnus died IOTL, Harald Hadradra tried to...

  20. WI: Henry of Flanders became Latin Emperor sooner/straight away?

    IOTL, after the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 and the establishment of the Latin Empire, the Venetians picked Baldwin of Flanders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_I,_Latin_Emperor) to be Emperor. IOTL, at the Battle of Adrianople, Baldwin was captured, presumably eventually killed, by the...
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