I mean what if he had not been killed and had a long reign.
I mean what if he had not been killed and had a long reign.
I always thought that a cool POD would be Leopold not managing to capture Richard. Imagine the time and money that would be saved by England were Richard to return home sooner. He might have even found time to marry and produce an heir; even if not, butterflies could likely avoid his death, as he had no illnesses.
I think the other POD would be the Austrian marriage of Eleanor of Brittany happening..
Richard was married in 1191 OTL, even allowing for crusading and captivity that leaves five years for him and Berengaria to start a healthy brood of children.
I think Leopold not capturing Richard would be interesting to say the least - but Richard having children would come out of the butterflies if anything.
Well then, who's to say that Berengaria isn't infertile? I mean, it might not have been true OTL, but it might have too. I guess it depends on whether you want Arthur of Brittany owning everything, or Richard's kids fighting everyone.
Robin Hood Myth where he fights against the taxes and levies of King Richard and supports the Return of a King Arthur to the throne.
In one current tl's Richard survives and Philippe Auguste dies and Richard becomes the King of France by election which leads to Barbarossa gaining Toulouse.
Incredibility unlikely. For one the French throne isn't elective, so Louis VIII would become King. Or if he's dead then the King's brother. Second, WHY would the Holy Roman Empire get Toulouse? If anything it would go to the ENGLISH, thanks to the distant claim via Eleanor of Aquitaine.
The Counts of Toulouse at that time have a claim to Provence and if they were lucky they could leave France and gain Provence which is an HRE Fiefdom from Aragon with HRE help.WHY would the Holy Roman Empire get Toulouse? If anything it would go to the ENGLISH, thanks to the distant claim via Eleanor of Aquitaine.