When In Doubt, Add More Habsburgs

I do believe that the reason why the Habsburgs were able to consolidate their German (and Bohemian, Hungrarian etc...) holdings were because lil Max was essentially the only Habsburg male with any descendants at the time. Otherwise Tyrol, Further Austria, or hell even Bohemia and such might have the danger of getting separated from the "core Habsburg" lands. i mean it wasn't so long ago that dear old dad Fred was at throats with Ladislaus the Posthumous for some land

So there would possibly be a rivalry between the main line and the Swabian line? Makes sense. They might have divergent interests with regards to Germany, since the Habsburgs have now got Burgundy, Bohemia-Hungary and Spain on their plate as well as Germany. Love between the two branches might have to some times be forced in order to get them to move in lock-step. I wouldn't be surprised if young Fritz attempts to marry Margarethe of Austria between her first and second widowhood, and Maxl arranges her marriage to Savoy in order to prevent this, for instance.
 
A separate protestant, native/authentically German branch to rival and maybe undermine the more international Austrian-Netherlands-Spanish branch would be very interesting. I'd say it would just depend on how the reformation plays out, given the butterflies involved, and what the individual personalities are like.

Well, I've seen in another thread that Sigmund wasn't exactly intelligent - I'd say he's one of those people you can give a penny for their thoughts and you'll get change - but Eleanor, OTOH was, she translated romances into German so her husband could read them apparently (which in itself is no small feat). So let's assume that Wolfie is reasonably well educated, and he's a relatively good soldier. As to Fritz and his siblings, I'd say much of their future revolves around who/where they would marry. Were there any heiresses around (besides Anne of Brittany) for Fritz to marry? Since I could see them being jealous of the whole mainline tu felix Austria nube, and perhaps attempting to rival them through their connections?
 
I'm thinking, Fritz marries a Sforza, and the Tyroleans get a claim to the duchy of Milan through her, plus, she's the niece of the Holy Roman Empress, Bianca Maria Sforza. Which of course, if she produces kids, and the male line of Sforzas goes extinct as OTL, I could see the French and the Habsburgs having a bigger fight.

That sounds similar to what I'm thinking. However I don't think the Habsburgs would get to the point of being openly opposed to each other. Definitely tensions between the branches but not an open break. That leaves the dynasty vulnerable to French influence/power and in the case of the Empire could weaken their hold over the vassals, who could play Tyrol against the Emperor. Though I like the idea of a gradual drift in relations over a length of time that could lead to the emergence of eastern and western Habsburg power blocks. I could see France as a wild card in such a scenario.

I was wondering if something similar might happen between Tyrol and Austria in this case? (Bolded emphasis my adjustments)
 
Lately I've been wondering, what if the Hungarian line of the Habsburgs via Ladislaus/László V the Posthumous survived? When he died (of leukemia), László was betrothed (much like cousin Siggie) to Madeleine de Valois. So let's give Lassie another six to eighteen months of life, and he either has a kid with Madeleine or dies leaving her pregnant. She carries the child to term, and lo and behold, it's a boy, let's call him Ludwik (after her brother, the dauphin and the last Angevin King of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Poland). What happens when Ludwik/Lajos grows up? Do Hungary and Bohemia still elect George of Podebrady and Matthias Corvinus? Or do they crown baby Lajos II? And what does this mean for the future of the Imperial Habsburgs knowing they have a rival, senior, royal branch right next door?
 
What about the second son of Mary of Burgundy, Francis surviving..

Not part of the question (which concerned the Albertine line), but I'll bite. Probably if little Franz survives (particularly if Philipp still marries Juana), the Habsburg-Imperial realms are divided a la Charles V and Ferdinand I - with Philipp getting Burgundy and later Spain, and Spanish Italy, and Franz getting the Empire (imperial election doesn't worry so much about primogeniture (I don't think)) - just with a caveat that says neither side of the house is allowed to inherit the other's possessions (which they'll probably sidestep and intermarry when they can like the Caroline and Ferdinandine Habsburgs did OTL).
 
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