As of late, I've been reading a great deal about Early Modern Poland. Recently, I posted a question concerning a dynastic union with Hungary which can be found here. This got me thinking about another POD that also has never been (to my knowledge) brought up on this forum...
In 1554, Catherine of Austria, third wife of King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, suffered a miscarriage. This convinced her husband that the marriage was cursed, as he had previously been wed to her elder sister. He made several attempts to annul the union and essentially separated from his wife. So, my question is this: WI Queen Catherine had not miscarried and instead carried the child to term, giving birth to a healthy son?
We'll call him *Sigismund III, and assume that he's born around 1555 (if only for discussion purposes).
What will the immediate and long term effects of a surviving Jagiellon dynasty in Poland and Lithuania?
In 1554, Catherine of Austria, third wife of King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, suffered a miscarriage. This convinced her husband that the marriage was cursed, as he had previously been wed to her elder sister. He made several attempts to annul the union and essentially separated from his wife. So, my question is this: WI Queen Catherine had not miscarried and instead carried the child to term, giving birth to a healthy son?
We'll call him *Sigismund III, and assume that he's born around 1555 (if only for discussion purposes).
What will the immediate and long term effects of a surviving Jagiellon dynasty in Poland and Lithuania?