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@Germania09; Sure :D

@Monter; The same way the Habsburgs did historically, marry into the House of Sforza and claim the duchy during the chaos of the Italian Wars.

Okay interesting, I am curious, for the timeline I am working on right now, I currently have Henry the Navigator as King of Portugal, through some mishaps with his older brothers, is there a chance the Habsburgs might become rulers of portugal if things go smoothly?
 
IOTL Frederick III, from the Leopoldines, married Eleanor of Portugal, in TTL she's 6 years older than Ladislaus, so a marriage is possible if leukemia don't take care of him.

Then just go the usual, kill of all related Aviz and have Eleanor or one of her kids to be heir. Of course, lot of opposition on the way (especially from Castille and France).
 
The Portuguese would probably only accept this if Portugal is the main seat of power of their new dynasty and their monarchs live there. If he rules from abroad, they would simply choose another one, even a bastard or a powerful noble (see the crisis of 1385).
IOTL the Iberian Union lasted (for 60 years) only because the new monarch lived in their powerful neighbour country. I doubt it would be the case if the monarch lived in some place where the logistics would work against it, as Netherlands or Austria, for example.
 
IOTL Frederick III, from the Leopoldines, married Eleanor of Portugal, in TTL she's 6 years older than Ladislaus, so a marriage is possible if leukemia don't take care of him.

Then just go the usual, kill of all related Aviz and have Eleanor or one of her kids to be heir. Of course, lot of opposition on the way (especially from Castille and France).

Okay cool well I was thinking of having it be someone from the Leopoldine line marry into portugal

The Portuguese would probably only accept this if Portugal is the main seat of power of their new dynasty and their monarchs live there. If he rules from abroad, they would simply choose another one, even a bastard or a powerful noble (see the crisis of 1385).
IOTL the Iberian Union lasted (for 60 years) only because the new monarch lived in their powerful neighbour country. I doubt it would be the case if the monarch lived in some place where the logistics would work against it, as Netherlands or Austria, for example.

Am thinking a member of the leopoldine line marrying into portugal
 
Then you need another Portuguese princess.

Eleanor dumped future Louis XI of France because she did rather be an Empress rather than a mere Queen.
 
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