Poland is still fragmented at 15th Century

From what I have heard the Polish Piast lines dwindled during late 15th century, the Silesian duchies of Glogow and Opole united again during that period and the Mazovian Piasts also were less divided, what if Poland remained fragmented the 14th Century due to Wenceslaus II's son from Richeza inheriting Greater Poland due to Wenceslaus II surviving longer but losing the King title to Poland and his brother Wenceslaus III gives up claims to Poland and unites both Bohemia and Hungary, and takes the land of Krakow as part of the Union of Bohemia and Hungary and Galicia-Volhynia remains strong, could anyone still unite Poland at the late 15th Century at this time Glogow, Mazovia and Opole being defragmented and also the Premyslid Greater Poland is also a contender.
 
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Sounds to me like the area would be divided between an independent Mazovia, Bohemia-Hungary, and the Teutonics.
Lithuania would probably have a look in as well
 
Germany and Lithuania had their sights on Poland throughout the fractured period, so if it continues for much longer, we'll likely see half the country turn into a "Slavic March" of some kind, and eastern or northern parts fall under Lithuania, which is turning Orthodox.

In the long term, it will change the internal dynamics within HRE a lot. The catholically predisposed Polish population is likely to weigh events such as Thirty Years War towards catholicism. Also, likely no Prussia because Teutonic Order vs Mega-Lithuania might end with the Teutons ending up worse than "eh, we'll let you keep a duchy". No Prussia also changes the history of Germany beyond recognition.
 
Germany and Lithuania had their sights on Poland throughout the fractured period, so if it continues for much longer, we'll likely see half the country turn into a "Slavic March" of some kind, and eastern or northern parts fall under Lithuania, which is turning Orthodox.

In the long term, it will change the internal dynamics within HRE a lot. The catholically predisposed Polish population is likely to weigh events such as Thirty Years War towards catholicism. Also, likely no Prussia because Teutonic Order vs Mega-Lithuania might end with the Teutons ending up worse than "eh, we'll let you keep a duchy". No Prussia also changes the history of Germany beyond recognition.


I think we could see what will happen to Poles in a remaining divided Poland on the history of the Poles in Silesia, I think Czech would be the prestige language for the Poles for a longer time.

I really see that the Polish line of Premyslids would get Silesia as fiefs initially and parts of Lesser Poland...Kuyavia and Eastern Lesser Poland could get independent...and perhaps swallowed by Lithuania
 
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