WI: Adolf of Nassau wins the Battle of Göllheim?

IOTL, Adolf of Nassau (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_of_Germany) was chosen by the electors of the Holy Roman Empire to succeed Rudolf of Hapsburg as King of Germany because they wanted a weak ruler. So Adolf immediately set out to expand his power-base and bring former Imperial possessions back under his control.

He bought the Landgraviate of Thuringia from its' current ruler, seized the Margraviate of Meissen, which was literally ownerless. But these actions eventually led to the electors deposing him and electing Albert of Hapsburg as the new King. They clashed at the Battle of Göllheim, where Adolf was killed. But his descendants kept their hereditary lands until at least the 19th century.

What might have happened if Adolf had won the battle and Albert had either fled or been the one killed instead? Could Adolf have lasted much longer as King

Aside from Thuringia and Meissen, Adolf had married his eldest son, Rupert, to Agnes, eldest daughter of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. If they lived, and if Wenceslaus II and III still died as IOTL, Agnes and Rupert would be prime candidates for the Bohemia (and maybe the Polish) throne.

Any thoughts?
 
Bumping for interest. If things go differently for Adolf, could his dynasty have as much HRE-related success as the Luxembourgs and/or Hapsburgs did IOTL?
 
Don't know much about Adolf, but I'd imagine that post-Göllheim he's going to carry on with a similar policy as before. His son marrying the king of Bohemia's daughter is great and all, but is Bohemia going to be an ally worth having?

Oh, and then there's the not insignificant problem of Rudolf von Habsburg. The Habsburgs are like playing frigging whack-a-mole IMHO. His son was betrothed to a daughter (ICR which one) of Edward I of England, but then the kid drowned. Also, the Habsburgs took over some of their core territories in Austria, Carinthia and Styria in Rudi's lifetime. Guess who their rivals were for it? Yup, the king of Bohemia.

So, Adolf's got a choice, he either lets the king of Bohemia (who's likewise a rival for the imperial crown) get those duchies or he lets Rudolf claim them and become another dangerously overpowerful subject. With Bohemia I guess he can sort of say that the duchies should serve as Agnes' dowry, but I'm not sure if her dad will bite.

As to the Bohemian crown, when the succession dispute arose it was contested between the counts of Gorizia, Luxemburg and a Habsburg (who had no better claim AFAIK than having married the former queen). But a Nassau Bohemia could be interesting...
 
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