Maximilian I holy Roman emperor has a second son

There is simpler way to make Jagiellons lasts longer, IOTL dynasty was possibly doomed by idiotic show organized by Sigismund I in forests near Cracow in 1527-he ordered to release big bear caught in Lithuania from box, then hunters would kill him during hunting party. Bear was initially sluggish, but once he was out of the box, instead to run into forest, he attacked hunters and caused panic among spectators watching the hunt. Pregnant Queen Bona was among them, she watched the show from horseback. Her horse was scared and she fell. She gave birth to premature child-son, who lived only long enough to be baptised as Olbracht. So to save House of Jagiellon just prevent this hunting accident.
 
There is simpler way to make Jagiellons lasts longer, IOTL dynasty was possibly doomed by idiotic show organized by Sigismund I in forests near Cracow in 1527-he ordered to release big bear caught in Lithuania from box, then hunters would kill him during hunting party. Bear was initially sluggish, but once he was out of the box, instead to run into forest, he attacked hunters and caused panic among spectators watching the hunt. Pregnant Queen Bona was among them, she watched the show from horseback. Her horse was scared and she fell. She gave birth to premature child-son, who lived only long enough to be baptised as Olbracht. So to save House of Jagiellon just prevent this hunting accident.
That should be easy enough
 
It would have interesting effect on Hungary-at one hand, unlike Bona, Queen Barbara was not active politically and would not push for French alliance and anti-Habsburg turn in Polish politics, OTOH Janos Zapolya is her brother, so Sigismund would still support him (although would not marry any of his daughters to him, because Janos would be their uncle).
 
If he lives until 1532 then he has around 12 years or so to handle it, so when Maximilian comes to power its anybody's game. It would be fun if Franz is accepting of the reformation, but his sucessor aren't.

Ferdinand I and Maximilian II were a lot more Protestant-friendly than the Spanish branch, so that might be an indication of how they might react to it. Go along with it where it suits their purposes, but still remain Catholic. I'm not sure if it was Maximilian or Caterina de Medici who of Felipe II's recommendation that they get rid of the Protestants root and branch, said something along the lines of "and if the king of Spain were to be ruling my country, he would find that it is not as easy as he would like to think"
 
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