krieger
Banned
Yes it was, that's why John III couldn't make it happen without foreign support. But if Feodor was willing to help him in VR, then John III would jump on this chance.Vivente rege was high treason in Poland since Bona Sforza used it as a 'one hit wonder' to get Sigmund Augustus crowned/nominated in his dad's lifetime. Jan II and his French wife had tried it as recently as the 1650s and it had backfired. Badly. So, no, I don't think they're going to be going for a VR idea anytime soon. Killing Jakub off might also be a "good" idea. The guy seemed mostly apathetic, plus his issues with mom in the 1690s muddied the water. Had he been dead, it's likely that Marysienka would've backed second son, Alexander (rather than Maximilian II of Bavaria), but @Valena and @Jan Olbracht might have more insight into the matter.