WI: Frederick II of HRE is born Female

Louis VIII of France would be my choice for Fredricka. This could of lead to military aid in Louis invasion of England of which might lead to succefully gaining the crown. This could also lead to a my successful sixth crusade. The King of Jerusalem may then swear fieldty to the HRE upon the succesion of both monarchs. If their descendants play the right cards, the Roman Empire of old could be reborn.
 
A powerful Sicilian nobleman who can support and stabilise her rule.Forget about the HRE.She doesn't have a chance of getting that.
 
Louis VIII of France would be my choice for Fredricka. This could of lead to military aid in Louis invasion of England of which might lead to succefully gaining the crown. This could also lead to a my successful sixth crusade. The King of Jerusalem may then swear fieldty to the HRE upon the succesion of both monarchs. If their descendants play the right cards, the Roman Empire of old could be reborn.
I don't know, I think there is still a chance for her to become Holy Roman Empress.
 

Only by way of marrying a Holy Roman Emperor.


Even if she's just Frederick II in a dress with no other differences, she's still got to battle against the misogyny of Germanic warrior culture and, you know, the law.
Yes, but all you'd need would be a HRE, floating around at the start of the 13th Century, who was as yet unmarried, interested in marrying a Hohenstaufen, with an English Mother perhaps, Palindromic name.............
 
My personal take is that in 9 out of 10 TLs you'd be correct, but in 1 out of 10 she'd find a way to do it anyways.

Being a woman,Frederica would be hard pressed to rule Sicily alone.Trying to rule the HRE by her own right would be crazy.
 
Louis VIII of France would be my choice for Fredricka. This could of lead to military aid in Louis invasion of England of which might lead to succefully gaining the crown.

Was Louis' OTL marriage to John's niece Blanche of Castile at all important in him claiming the throne?
 
If Henry dies in schedule, then Philip succeeds him as HRE, with Frederica as Queen Regnant of Sicily.

I don't think the sicilian aristocracy would marry a ruler/heir to their Queen.
 
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