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So in 1526 Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent invaded Hungary. At the Battle of Mohács the Hungarian army was completely annihilated (20,000 out of 26,000 were killed) and the King, Louis II, and most of his government were killed. This battle marked the end of an independent Hungary. Parts of Hungary, and Bohemia, were inherited by Louis' brother-in-law, Archduke Ferdinand, and ,with Austria itself, formed the nucleus of the the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy. The rest of Hungary was ruled by a Vassal King of the Ottomans. My question is simple, what if Louis II survived Mohács? Louis died during the retreat, when he fell of his frightened horse and drowned in a marsh, so his death is certainly avoidable. So what would be the consequences of his survival? Besides Hungary and Bohemia staying out of the Hands of the Habsburgs (for the time being at least) and the Hungarian nobles (probebly) not electing two kings. Would he (or his son) inherit Poland and Lithuania when the House of Jagellion gos extinct there? Would not having a war in Hungary to content with mean that Ferdinand can focus his energies solely on the HRE? Who would succeed Margaret of Austria as Governor/Regent of the Netherlands if Mary's husband is still alive?
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