WI: Charles of Luxembourg-Bohemia killed at Crecy?

I've just read that Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV took part in the Battle of Crecy along with his father, John the Blind, King of Bohemia, and that while his father died, Charles was only wounded and escaped. But what if Charles had also been killed? The throne would have passed to his younger brother, John Henry. How else would this have affected the politics of the Holy Roman Empire? Would the Wittelsbachs be in a better position?

Any thoughts?
 
The throne would have passed to his younger brother, John Henry. How else would this have affected the politics of the Holy Roman Empire? Would the Wittelsbachs be in a better position?
It depends on if Louis IV's sudden fatal stroke in 1347 is butterflied away or not. Charles IV's ascension to the imperial throne seems to have been luckily bloodless, since both Louis IV and his appointed successor, Günther of Schwarzburg, died in quick succession, before they could pose a threat to Charles and potentially spark a civil war.
Maybe, if John Henry is the one to claim the imperial throne, then Günther (not Louis IV, because he's old by this point) has a better chance.

Now, another interesting scenario, i think, would be the french and bohemians winning at Crécy, causing John of Bohemia and his son Charles to return to the empire with useful prestige.
 
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