What would happen if Valdemar II managed to keep the German Baltic Coast? (an accepted fact for Emperor Frederick II, who signed off the areas in 1214 by Golden bull, ceding all imperial territories north of Elbe and Elde)
Two ways to do this would be either letting Valdemar escape the abduction of Henry I of Schwerin in 1223 (although it could also be done by Frederick II putting enough weight on Henry I), or winning the very close Battle of Bornhöved in 1227.
Interesting consequences would perhaps be that Denmark would seek to link up its territories conquering the coast all the way to Estonia (possibly from vassalizing the Livonian Brothers of the Sword following their defeat against Pagans in 1236) ... other than that Hansa would probably die premature, and be largely replaced with danish merchant houses following largely the same footsteps
What effects would it have on HRE to lose the Baltics? ... and Poland if Denmark kept moving onwards cutting off their access to Baltics (which they didn't have yet)
Two ways to do this would be either letting Valdemar escape the abduction of Henry I of Schwerin in 1223 (although it could also be done by Frederick II putting enough weight on Henry I), or winning the very close Battle of Bornhöved in 1227.
Interesting consequences would perhaps be that Denmark would seek to link up its territories conquering the coast all the way to Estonia (possibly from vassalizing the Livonian Brothers of the Sword following their defeat against Pagans in 1236) ... other than that Hansa would probably die premature, and be largely replaced with danish merchant houses following largely the same footsteps
What effects would it have on HRE to lose the Baltics? ... and Poland if Denmark kept moving onwards cutting off their access to Baltics (which they didn't have yet)