Aviz grandchildren of Sigismund the Old

krieger

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@Jan Olbracht in my another thread about additional daughter of Sigismund the Old remarked that Luiz of Portugal was considered as a husband of Hedwig Jagiellon. So let's say that Magdalena of Saxony, first wife of Joachim II Hektor doesn't die in childbirth and lives to 1560, preventing Joachim from marrying Hedwig. Instead, Hedwig marries Luiz of Portugal and gives birth to following children:
Sigismund (1536-1596)
Louis the Younger (1540-1600)
Hedwig (1545-1595)
Edward (born and died in 1545)
Sigismund would be obvious candidate to succeed his childless uncle on the throne, given fact that Habsburgs would back him after Ernest's failure and the fact (observed by Polish historians of that time) that: "Opponents of Henry of Valois were so numerous that if they chose one candidate, they would easily stop Valois from becoming King of Poland"). It was very beginning of PLC, so Polish king had a say back than and Sigismund III Avis could be able to do something meaningful with PLC. And after the death of king Sebastiao of Portugal, Sigismund or Louis (or one of their sons) would be the legal heirs to Portugal. What will happen next?
 
That would propably require change of personality of Dom Luis-say, ITTL he is obssessed about getting royal crown, even such exotic one. Hedwig has just one brother, so Luis may hope, that something bad could happen to him (considering the fact, that Sigismund Augustus, like all Jagiellons, loved hunting, especially extremaly dangerous bear hunting, he could be right about this, Sigismund Augustus was almost killed by bear in Lithuania in 1547). OTOH Hedwig was getting older and with her previous marriage plans all failed, Sigismund could allow even such exotic match without clear political gains (but Dom Luis should not expect large dowry in such situation) 1573 election would be pure formality with adult male Catholic close relative of Sigismund Augustus, (who is not Habsburg in addition) available. Valois would likely not even bother with being seriously involved in election in such circumstances (thus would save lots of money they wasted in PLC IOTL).
 

krieger

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That would propably require change of personality of Dom Luis-say, ITTL he is obssessed about getting royal crown, even such exotic one. Hedwig has just one brother, so Luis may hope, that something bad could happen to him (considering the fact, that Sigismund Augustus, like all Jagiellons, loved hunting, especially extremaly dangerous bear hunting, he could be right about this, Sigismund Augustus was almost killed by bear in Lithuania in 1547). OTOH Hedwig was getting older and with her previous marriage plans all failed, Sigismund could allow even such exotic match without clear political gains (but Dom Luis should not expect large dowry in such situation) 1573 election would be pure formality with adult male Catholic close relative of Sigismund Augustus, (who is not Habsburg in addition) available. Valois would likely not even bother with being seriously involved in election in such circumstances (thus would save lots of money they wasted in PLC IOTL).
I wouldn't say if personality of Luis would matter much in this case. Krzysztof Szydłowiecki and Jan Tarnowski, close advisors of king Sigismund I offered envoy of Portuguese king, Damiano de Gois to marry Hedwig to Luis and it was Portuguese king, who declined the offer. And in addition, with Magdalene of Saxony living, all matches giving political gains are blocked.
 
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