habsburgs

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...

IOTL Emperor Joseph II had only two daughters. Thus his title of ruler of the Habsburg realms (and thus the Imperial title) went to his brother Leopold II, who had sons (and was thus succeeded by his son Emperor Francis II/Francis I of Austria). So what if Joseph II has at least one son...

Apologies if the title is a bit vague. But say that in 1490, it is Philipp of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, who weds Anne, Duchess of Brittany. While in 1492 (the date of his OTL annulment from Anne) or 1494 (the date of his OTL wedding to Bianca, Max marries Juana of Castile? Obviously, in this...

Blanche of France, a daughter of Philip III the Bold, wife of Rudolph III of Austria died giving birth to shortlived daughter. But if she and her daughter had lived? Rudolph couldn't marry Richeza Elizabeth and claim a crown of Bohemia (and formally Poland) for himself by this marriage. Albert...

Ispired by discussion in Bavaria Unites Germany thread: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-bavaria-unites-germany.458221/ As title says, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I can't have children. Serious changes would start after his marriage with Mary of Burgundy, which would...

Let's say, that the Habsburgs successfully defeat the Turks in the Long Turkish War and banish them from Hungary entirely. If we assume, that the "30 Year's War" still takes place in some form or other, how could things play out differently? I'm looking forward for your answers!

Say Archduke Sigismund Francis lives 10 years longer and has surviving kids with Hedwig of Palatinate-Sulzbach, say one surviving son (Sigismund Leopold, b. 1668) and two daughters (Claudia Amalia b. 1671 and Maria Isabella b. 1673). So Tirolean Habsburg line continues. In such case Leopold...

As the title says, suppose that somehow the Habsburg established Ostend Company were to survive (and begin to thrive). Originally it might be little more than a vanity project (I've never seen records for its returns in its brief existence, and since the British/Dutch made its closure...

Sunset of Austria Mary of Burgundy On September 2, 1481, Mary of Burgundy would give birth to another daughter named Isabella. On 1482, a falcon hunt in the woods near Wijnendale Castle was organised by Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein, who lived in the castle. Mary loved riding and was...

And by Swiss Republic/Confederation I mean that awkward non-monarchical gap in the heart of Europe that's been there for a few centuries. @Torbald got it right in the Aviz-Trastamara TL. But I was wondering if there are any other alternatives? I will admit, I'm not familiar with Swiss history...

Besides son Maximilian, later Holy Roman Emperor, and Kunigunde, Duchess of Bavaria, Emperor Frederick III and his wife Eleanor of Portugal had 3 children who died young-Christoph (born in 1455), Helene (b. 1460) and Johann (b. 1466). So what if they all at least outlive their father (so they'd...

In other thread I've proposed this chainn of events: That was part of challenge to make Mary Tudor wife of Sigismund Augustus. But let's ignore English part and concentrate on the bolded part instead, maybe with little modification-Anna of Bohemia and Hungary dies from some illness before...

So, I see Pfalz survival threads with his brother, Rupert, duke of Cumberland, and nephew, Elector Karl II, but did you know that Eduard had a short-lived/stillborn son by his wife, Anna Gonzaga? The boy was born on the 27 December 1650 and died at some point in the course of 1651. So, let's...

The country of Hungary is currently decked in mourning for the death of their king last week, Ferenc V, who'd ruled in Hungary since just after the Anglo-German War ended in the late 1930s. One Hungarian newspaper called Ferenc "the unshifting rock in the sands of politics". And while it's...

Here is an interesting line I have just found in History of Lithuania, tome IV: 1386-1529 by J. Kiaupienė and R. Petrauskas: Obviously, there are reasons as for why Ivan III would decline such an offer, but let's say he has a change of mind and agrees, leading to the foundation of the Kingdom...

So he had leukaemia OTL, and his cousin, Freddie, was an outright bastard to him. Basically imprisoning him, claiming the Hungarian crown in Lassie's lifetime IIRC - I know he DID so after Lassie died. Now, since leukaemia's a bitch of a disease (and that's by modern standards, I've lost a...

The hero of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs at the dawn of the 18th century, once considered for the throne of Poland, and who died in exile in Turkey, married a cousin of the Empress Eleonore Magdalene, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried and had four children (three sons and a...

Thread about Sobieski-Habsburg marriage ( https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/sobieski-habsburg-marriage-wi.437001/#post-16516938 ) by @Vitruvius inspired me to create TL based on earlier change within House of Habsburg-survival of Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans. Keeping him alive...

Is it possible for the Habsburgs to annex Prussia through war or marriage? When is the earliest this can be done? Could this be done in spite of the Protestant revolution? Could the Holy Roman Empire be strengthened by this? What else could happen?

Say Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary is even less fortunate with his offspring than IOTL-his daughter Anna dies aged five and Louis is not only mentally retarded but also of poor physical health and dies in summer 1513. Due to grief king dies the same year, in September. What does it mean...