Piast Brandenburg

Is it possible for the Holy Roman Emperor to grant Siemowitt of Plock the duchy of Brandenburg to make the relationship between the Piasts and the Luxembourgs better?
 
The emperors and kings no longer gives such titles when it's already in use. If any ruler did so, it would created a dangerous precedent.

Dangerous for him, as he'll have to expect the worry of all the nobles that fear their own titles and claims could have been given to pagans or semi-pagans to the only benefit of the said ruler.

And this worry usually show itself on the form of massive revolt full of blood. Imperial blood.

The only way i see (maybe there's another) is a Piast invasion of Brandebourg, with a war diverting the Emperor's ressources and forcing him to eventually acknowledging the Polish presence on his empire.
 
The emperors and kings no longer gives such titles when it's already in use. If any ruler did so, it would created a dangerous precedent.

Dangerous for him, as he'll have to expect the worry of all the nobles that fear their own titles and claims could have been given to pagans or semi-pagans to the only benefit of the said ruler.

And this worry usually show itself on the form of massive revolt full of blood. Imperial blood.

The only way i see (maybe there's another) is a Piast invasion of Brandebourg, with a war diverting the Emperor's ressources and forcing him to eventually acknowledging the Polish presence on his empire.

Yep, but in OTL, the Emperor of HRE gave Brandenburg to the Hohenzollerns, I was just wondering if it is possible for the King of the Romans to give Brandenburg to the Masovian Piasts to win them to their side since both have a problem with the Jagellonians.
 
I don't see why the Emperor would be compelled to give Brandenburg to the Piasts, unless they make a monetary offer first, for it like the Hohenzollerns did.
 
I don't see why the Emperor would be compelled to give Brandenburg to the Piasts, unless they make a monetary offer first, for it like the Hohenzollerns did.

I think the Piasts could pay the King of Bohemia to ally with them and give Brandenburg to them, the only problem is the reason why they would make the alliance and sale of Brandenburg?.
 
I think the Piasts could pay the King of Bohemia to ally with them and give Brandenburg to them, the only problem is the reason why they would make the alliance and sale of Brandenburg?.

That's my point, Brandenburg wasn't the most economically important area at the time so there isn't much incentive to try and buy it.
 
I think the Piasts could pay the King of Bohemia to ally with them and give Brandenburg to them, the only problem is the reason why they would make the alliance and sale of Brandenburg?.

Let's reverse the issue : why the Dukes of Poland would have bought Brandenburg, when this possessions could be lost because of others nobles' claims or even to the Emperor if they were defeated.
 
Let's reverse the issue : why the Dukes of Poland would have bought Brandenburg, when this possessions could be lost because of others nobles' claims or even to the Emperor if they were defeated.

To ally with the HRE to protect against the Lithuanians.
 
Is it possible for the Holy Roman Emperor to grant Siemowitt of Plock the duchy of Brandenburg to make the relationship between the Piasts and the Luxembourgs better?

The emperors knew that Siemowit (I assume that you mean Siemowit IV) was the guy who had his own designs for Polish Crown.
The emperors knew that Poles didn't want to be considered part of HRE and used to support papacy against the empire.
The emperors who happened to be Bohemian kings at that time had already subjugated various Silesian Piast duchies. They relinquished from trying to subjugate the other Piast or Polish lands.
So what would be a reason to give Brandenburg to the independent branch of Piast Dynasty? To strenghten Siemowit, allow him to get crowned and observe as Brandenburg is being slowly pulled out of HRE?

Besides the Teutons would protest very very loudly.
 
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