Anna I Vasa, Queen/Regent of Sweden

Sigismund III Vasa's sister, Anna, converted to Protestantism from Catholicism sometime in the 1580s. The Polish courtiers after her brother became kingin that country, disliked her for her Lutheran views. Her brother toyed with appointing her as regent of Sweden in '92, which his uncle (future Carl IX) opposed. Although, Carl hated Anna and her brother as a rule, so that shouldn't be seen as the deciding factor.

What if Sigismund had stood firm and appointed Anna? Would she have any influence in him (or the Johansen Vasas at least, keeping the Swedish crown)? Will she be able to arrange a good marriage for her half-brother? And how will her as regent affect Sweden's attitude towards her brother's rule?

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Sigismund III Vasa's sister, Anna, converted to Protestantism from Catholicism sometime in the 1580s. The Polish courtiers after her brother became kingin that country, disliked her for her Lutheran views. Her brother toyed with appointing her as regent of Sweden in '92, which his uncle (future Carl IX) opposed. Although, Carl hated Anna and her brother as a rule, so that shouldn't be seen as the deciding factor.

What if Sigismund had stood firm and appointed Anna? Would she have any influence in him (or the Johansen Vasas at least, keeping the Swedish crown)? Will she be able to arrange a good marriage for her half-brother? And how will her as regent affect Sweden's attitude towards her brother's rule?

Looking forward to your responses

They say she converted in 1584, a year after her mother's death and Anne and Sigismund are born of the same parents.

The POD could be that Anne, stays in Sweden, by having her father King John III, refuse her maternal aunt queen Anna Jagiellon's second suggestion that Anne be sent to Poland to be raised there.

With Anne, staying in Sweden, the Swedish clergy and nobility, take a liking more to her then her brother, Sigismund.
Maybe have her married to John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, (the youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) who is 15 years her junior, this will strengthen her claim to the Swedish throne.

With this marriage, Anne, could perswade her father-in-law, King Frederick II to marry is eldest daughter, Elizabeth of Denmark to her brother? This marriage could also bring a closer alliance with Elizabeth's other sister, Anne of Denmark who was Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I.
 
They say she converted in 1584, a year after her mother's death and Anne and Sigismund are born of the same parents.

The POD could be that Anne, stays in Sweden, by having her father King John III, refuse her maternal aunt queen Anna Jagiellon's second suggestion that Anne be sent to Poland to be raised there.

With Anne, staying in Sweden, the Swedish clergy and nobility, take a liking more to her then her brother, Sigismund.
Maybe have her married to John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, (the youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) who is 15 years her junior, this will strengthen her claim to the Swedish throne.

With this marriage, Anne, could perswade her father-in-law, King Frederick II to marry is eldest daughter, Elizabeth of Denmark to her brother? This marriage could also bring a closer alliance with Elizabeth's other sister, Anne of Denmark who was Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I.

I wasn't talking about Sigismund, I was talking about Anna's half-brother from her father's second marriage to Gunnila Bielke.

As to a Protestant marriage for Sweden, OTL the front runner was Christine of Holstein (OTL Mrs. Charles IX, mother of Gustaf II Adolf). However, Poland wouldn't take a Protestant queen. And also, Sigismund preferred the idea of an Austrian archduchess.

Elisabeth of Denmark was originally desired by James VI, but he preferred Anna or James offered for Elisabeth but she was already betrothed to her OTL husband and got landed with Anna instead - ICR the whole story. But either way, Sweden and Denmark weren't exactly looking to be besties at this point, and the marriage of Anna to a Danish prince is more likely to scuttle her (or her descendants' ) chances of being Swedish rulers (Kalmar and all that).
 
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