Friedrich the Fair's Son Survived

Friedrich III, duke of Austria (son of the murdered King Albrecht) was elected anti-king of Germany in 1314 with a majority of 4 of the seven votes. However the election was contested by nearly everyone. While the three votes which Ludwig IV of Bavaria had scored were UNCONTESTED.

This resulted in some awkwardness/warfare between the Habsburgs and Wittelsbachs which only ended with the Treaty of Ulm (1326) wherein Ludwig agreed to "share" rule of the empire with Friedrich. When Friedrich's brother, Leopold, died and Friedrich returned to Austria where he himself died in 1330. And the imperial election was a Luxemburg-Wittelsbach show for the rest of the century.

Now, Friedrich had had a son, (also called Friedrich) in 1316. However, the boy died in 1322 (I can't find a cause of death though). So what if that boy had lived? Would he throw his hat in the ring after Ludwig IV dies (Friedrich Jnr would be 31yo by 1347)? Try to be elected emperor? And for personality's sake, his mother (Isabella of Aragon) is described as ambitious, so let's say that Friedrich Jnr is likewise ambitious (because let's face it, his dad would be absent for a reasonably long while in his formative years).
 
Friedrich III, duke of Austria (son of the murdered King Albrecht) was elected anti-king of Germany in 1314 with a majority of 4 of the seven votes. However the election was contested by nearly everyone. While the three votes which Ludwig IV of Bavaria had scored were UNCONTESTED.

This resulted in some awkwardness/warfare between the Habsburgs and Wittelsbachs which only ended with the Treaty of Ulm (1326) wherein Ludwig agreed to "share" rule of the empire with Friedrich. When Friedrich's brother, Leopold, died and Friedrich returned to Austria where he himself died in 1330. And the imperial election was a Luxemburg-Wittelsbach show for the rest of the century.

Now, Friedrich had had a son, (also called Friedrich) in 1316. However, the boy died in 1322 (I can't find a cause of death though). So what if that boy had lived? Would he throw his hat in the ring after Ludwig IV dies (Friedrich Jnr would be 31yo by 1347)? Try to be elected emperor? And for personality's sake, his mother (Isabella of Aragon) is described as ambitious, so let's say that Friedrich Jnr is likewise ambitious (because let's face it, his dad would be absent for a reasonably long while in his formative years).
Actually, there is a planned alliance where one of his sisters are supposed to marry Casimir III, this did not happened due to his father's defeat in Muhldorf.
 
Władysław Łokietek would rather still preffer daughter of Gediminas for Kazimierz, Anna of Austria could be his second wife (although two times widowed childless woman rather would not be very likely choice).
 
Władysław Łokietek would rather still preffer daughter of Gediminas for Kazimierz, Anna of Austria could be his second wife (although two times widowed childless woman rather would not be very likely choice).

Fair enough, I guess. Although I could see Isabella of Aragon wanting kings for both her daughters.

The other question is whether Friedrich Jnr will be able to ensure a more stable (i.e. uncontested) election in 1347 than his dad did in 1314
 
Władysław Łokietek would rather still preffer daughter of Gediminas for Kazimierz, Anna of Austria could be his second wife (although two times widowed childless woman rather would not be very likely choice).
Perhaps having the Galician Dukes Survive and deny a match between Casimir and the daughters of Gediminas is possible..
 
Okay, how about we look at the immediate consequences of Friedrich having a son. When his brother, Leopold, died OTL Friedrich started to distance himself from the imperial regency and withdrew to Austria. Which of course was where he died. I'm pretty sure the Treaty of Ulm was specific and stipulated Friedrich (not his children) were to be Ludwig IV's co-ruler. So, would Ludwig IV even sign such a treaty TTL? Making an arrangement with a man who has no sons ("a man who has no son has no future" is what Cleopatra says to Caesar in Rome) is a horse of a different colour to an arrangement that a man WITH son(s) will agree to?

@Zulfurium @Space Oddity
 
My apologies for the double post but I just realized that Friedrich Jnr surviving can affect the marriages of his uncles. Albrecht II married Countess Johanna von Pfirt in 1324 (and while the marriage would probably still take place, it looked very likely that OTL Johanna would have no children (she was 39yo when her first child was born), here butterflies could mean Albrecht has no issue.

Another uncle, Otto, only married in 1325, so both marriages might be affected by Friedrich Jnr's survival. Although he might end up married with Otto's OTL second wife (Anne de Luxemburg of Bohemia) here.
 
So, might we see a Habsburg emperor in 1347? Particularly if Friedrich Jnr marries a Luxemburg princess (maybe securing the Bohemian vote)? Or, I just had a crazy idea, might he attempt to marry Margarethe Maltausch of Tyrol before Johann Heinrich of Moravia does?
 
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