Sigismund of Luxembourg question

How might things go, if say, a cadet branch of the house of Luxembourg were to be in existence when Giovanna II is busy chopping and changing between her Aragonese vs Angevin heirs? And will she still do that if there is a female-line descendant (who by technicality, has a better claim to the Neapolitan throne than she does)? Could make Italy an interesting realm if the house of Luxembourg has to battle the house of Trastamara instead for the crown of Naples.
And has the imperial army on its side to boot.
 
My next question is, if Sigismund and Maria’s son survives (let’s call him Karl/Karoly), he will be Holy Roman Emperor, King of Italy (probably), Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia (definitely) in turn, (and possibly king of Naples too, if Giovanna II nominates him as heir (but most likely he’ll pass that to a second son), so he’d be quite the catch on the marriage market. Anybody have any suggestions for who he marries?

And if Aunt Jadwiga still dies childless, can he challenge Jogailo/Władysław II for his right to the throne of Poland? Or would that be dangerously overstretching? Maybe he betrothes his second son to Jogailo’s daughter, Elisabeth? And does the rest of Europe start looking very worriedly over their shoulders at alt-Karl V’s empire?

What about Joanna I of Naples marrying Charles IV ?
 
Italian Wars come a century early?
What about Joanna I of Naples marrying Charles IV ?

Do you mean alt-Charles V? Isn't there like a 20 year age gap between them? And besides, none of her OTL marriages seemed to have given her an heir, (but that could just be her age playing a role).
 
Italian Wars come a century early?


Do you mean alt-Charles V? Isn't there like a 20 year age gap between them? And besides, none of her OTL marriages seemed to have given her an heir, (but that could just be her age playing a role).
I thought that Joanna I had had a child by Andrew, Duke of Calabria who died young. Maybe @kasumigenx means Joanna II?
 
With the Turks lurking near (Sigismund's main problem), our Charles V wouldn't have neither time neither the resources to make an Italian adventure.

That said, in a Varna Crusade analogue, the Luxemburgs would have more money and troops against the Ottomans, as well a stronger leadership (assuming smooth succession there wouldn't be the retracting of Hungarian royal power that happened after Sigismund's death).
 
Italian Wars come a century early?


Do you mean alt-Charles V? Isn't there like a 20 year age gap between them? And besides, none of her OTL marriages seemed to have given her an heir, (but that could just be her age playing a role).
His OTL wives that gave him fertile issues have more than 20 years gap with him..actually her children died in childhood, I think Charles IV might have taken care of their children better..
 
With the Turks lurking near (Sigismund's main problem), our Charles V wouldn't have neither time neither the resources to make an Italian adventure.

That said, in a Varna Crusade analogue, the Luxemburgs would have more money and troops against the Ottomans, as well a stronger leadership (assuming smooth succession there wouldn't be the retracting of Hungarian royal power that happened after Sigismund's death).
Fair points all, but at the same time, the dynamics leading up to Varna may be more favorable to Sigismund and his heir given that they are more secure in their positions. Further, the Turks did not prevent Sigismund historically from engaging in Italy in the 1410s.
 
With the Turks lurking near (Sigismund's main problem), our Charles V wouldn't have neither time neither the resources to make an Italian adventure.

That said, in a Varna Crusade analogue, the Luxemburgs would have more money and troops against the Ottomans, as well a stronger leadership (assuming smooth succession there wouldn't be the retracting of Hungarian royal power that happened after Sigismund's death).

True, but there's always a later point, when Giovanna II dies, that even if she nominates the Aragonese/Angevin claimant to her throne, the house of Luxemburg can say "hold up! We've got a better (marginally) claim to Naples than you! We'll fight you for it if we have to!" but if Charles V is savvy, he'll nominate a second son for the Neapolitan inheritance, the same way his ancestor nominated one son for the Hungarian-Polish inheritance and another for Naples.

I mean, Milan changed hands from the Visconti to the Sforza in the 1440s, yet the French only started pushing their agenda there with Louis XII. Now I know you're gonna say, but Louis was descended, whereas the previous kings were not (and they were kinda busy with a small scuffle going on with England called the 100 Years War), the fact of the matter remains, just because the Luxemburgs let it slide when Ladislao/Giovanna II dies, doesn't mean that they've forgotten about it, technically, it can be dusted off at a later point when they have the resources to warrant intervention. But it's going to be a case of "uneasy lies the head" in the event of whichever king - knowing that they are only chosen king, whilst the Luxemburg and the Polish royal family (if Elizbieta Bonifacia survives), have a better claim. Simplest solution might be a double marriage between the house of Luxemburg and whichever royal house gets Naples, or even play both ends (Trastamara/Angevin) against the middle (Luxemburg).
 
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