While thinking about how to achieve a Roman Catholic Romania per my other thread, it occurred to me that there were various Latin princes within the vicinity of Eastern Europe in the early and middle parts of the fourteenth century. This led me to consider Angevin options. So, one possibility which occurred to me might be to have Philip II of Taranto, the claimant Latin Emperor, marry Anna of Wallachia, the daughter of Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia. I liked this match because, if I have my geneology right, Philip is a descendant of the former Cuman rulers of the Danubian Plain. Achieving this match seems hard to do though, given the relative remoteness of Wallachia and Moldavia from the rest of Europe.
As a result, I decided to consider different Angevins: those of Hungary. Given that Wallachia and Moldavia were variously tributary to Hungary prior ro Ottoman domination of the Balkans, I wondered if there was a Hungarian prince who could be a match for Anna. This led me to Andrew, Duke of Calabria who in our timeline married Joanna I of Naples.
If I married Andrew to Anna, Joanna's marriages would be different, and potentially happier. However, I'm wondering just how plausible it was for Joanna to have a different husband, and who that person might be.
As a result, I decided to consider different Angevins: those of Hungary. Given that Wallachia and Moldavia were variously tributary to Hungary prior ro Ottoman domination of the Balkans, I wondered if there was a Hungarian prince who could be a match for Anna. This led me to Andrew, Duke of Calabria who in our timeline married Joanna I of Naples.
If I married Andrew to Anna, Joanna's marriages would be different, and potentially happier. However, I'm wondering just how plausible it was for Joanna to have a different husband, and who that person might be.