Emperor Sigismund of Luxeumbourg dies in 1426, what happens?

Zioneer

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So what happens if Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg dies in battle in 1426? Specifically, what happens to Hungary, as their King has died violently and left no living heirs? How does the Holy Roman Empire respond, as Sigismund was the strongest landholder in the HRE and doesn't seem to have had any serious rivals or proteges for the throne? With his death, who are the most likely contenders for the thrones of the Empire and/or Hungary?

Do the Turks and Papacy feature into this conflict at all? And the Czechs (who in my timeline are responsible for Sigismund's death), do they get an opportunity to negotiate with the contenders of the two thrones to get a favorable peace?

Basically, what are the ramifications of Sigismund of Luxembourg's death?
 
Wouldn’t Albert II, Emperor Sigismund’s son in law, be the logical person to succeed him in 1426? After all, in OTL, Albert II was elected King of the Romans as well as to the thrones of both Hungary and Bohemia after Sigismund’s death in 1437. In 1422, Albert married Sigismund’s daughter and heiress, Elizabeth of Bohemia. Albert helped Sigismund in his campaigns against the Hussites. In return for that help, Sigismund designated Albert as his successor. I would assume that if Sigismund had died in 1426, Albert would be able to succeed his father in law in Hungary, Bohemia, and the Empire.
 

Zioneer

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Wouldn’t Albert II, Emperor Sigismund’s son in law, be the logical person to succeed him in 1426? After all, in OTL, Albert II was elected King of the Romans as well as to the thrones of both Hungary and Bohemia after Sigismund’s death in 1437. In 1422, Albert married Sigismund’s daughter and heiress, Elizabeth of Bohemia. Albert helped Sigismund in his campaigns against the Hussites. In return for that help, Sigismund designated Albert as his successor. I would assume that if Sigismund had died in 1426, Albert would be able to succeed his father in law in Hungary, Bohemia, and the Empire.

Ah, that's true. How personally powerful was Albert, though? Could he hold as much control over the German states as Sigismund did? And wouldn't he be treated as a foreigner in Hungary? I know that Sigismund tried to make to make himself seem similar to (or genuinely cared for) Hungarians, but could Albert do the same?

Side note; did Hungary hate the Hussites? I'm planning for the Hungarians to be remarkably pro-Hussite in my TL, but if they would hate the Czechs for killing a possibly beloved Emperor, then that complicates things.

Thanks for the info so far, though.
 

abc123

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So what happens if Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg dies in battle in 1426? Specifically, what happens to Hungary, as their King has died violently and left no living heirs? How does the Holy Roman Empire respond, as Sigismund was the strongest landholder in the HRE and doesn't seem to have had any serious rivals or proteges for the throne? With his death, who are the most likely contenders for the thrones of the Empire and/or Hungary?

Do the Turks and Papacy feature into this conflict at all? And the Czechs (who in my timeline are responsible for Sigismund's death), do they get an opportunity to negotiate with the contenders of the two thrones to get a favorable peace?

Basically, what are the ramifications of Sigismund of Luxembourg's death?

Hungary and Croatia would have to elect new King.
 
Wasn't queen Joan II of Naples a claimant to the throne of Hungary?

Could be, if she was still eager to claim the throne after the then extinct Hungarian Anjevins.

Wouldn’t Albert II, Emperor Sigismund’s son in law, be the logical person to succeed him in 1426? After all, in OTL, Albert II was elected King of the Romans as well as to the thrones of both Hungary and Bohemia after Sigismund’s death in 1437.

His rule in OTL was short though, just some 2-3 years or so. He died of diamond-skin disease after getting his army stranded in an unsuccesful summer campaign against the Turks.
 

yourworstnightmare

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Could be, if she was still eager to claim the throne after the then extinct Hungarian Anjevins.
Well she used the title, but she doesn't seem to be that ambitious. I think it would have to be the Hungarians inviting her to take the throne, than her actively pursuing it.
 
Well she used the title, but she doesn't seem to be that ambitious. I think it would have to be the Hungarians inviting her to take the throne, than her actively pursuing it.

I'm not sure about the probability too. Anti-Sigmundian nobles fond of the Anjevin era (e. g. the Drugets) could have a field day, yes, but otherwise... The Neapolitan Anjevins more or less gave up their claims to the Hungarian throne already after Louis I. trashed the Kingdom of Naples several times during his reign in the 14th century. There were some scattered later attempts, of course, including Charles II. (the distant Anjevin relative that briefly supplanted Mary and her mother, Elizabeth of Bosnia, a.k.a. Kotromanić).

As for Albert : In OTL, he had a son (Ladislaus the Posthumous) with Sigismund's only daughter Elizabeth. Given the timing and possible new struggles for the Hungarian throne, Ladislaus could get butterflied altogether. Not sure about Albert. In OTL, he married Liz in cca 1418, when she was 9 years old. Of course, the consumation took place later and Albert had to wait until the late 1430s to officially become Sigi's successor.
 
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