Lucia Visconti was one of the many daughters of Bernabo Visconti, one of the more infamous Counts of Milan, first cousin to Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the first Duke of Milan, and sister to Gian Galeazzo's second wife, Caterina. The thinking for this thread was actually partly inspired by The Undead Martyr's excellent TL "The Iron Serpent: A Visconti Italy timeline".
Anyway, of Bernabo's daughter, Lucia married fairly late and was the only one to produce no children, partly because her husband, Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, was unfaithful. IOTL, she was previously betrothed to Louis II of Anjou, claimant to the throne of Naples, John of Gorlitz, third son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (and would later marry Richardis Catherine, Albert of Mecklenburg's daughter), and even Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England.
How does this tie into Olaf II of Denmark? Well, some time ago I launched, and rebooted, an ATL where Olaf survives and removes Albert of Mecklenburg from Sweden. Well, I'm kinda thinking about rebooting it again. I'm also debating about at least mentioning Gian Galeazzo and his efforts to recreate the Lombard Kingdom.
Initially, I chose for Olaf to marry Sophia of Lithuania after her father, Vytautas, became Grand Duke of Lithuania. However, now I think that even in the event of Olaf's survival, Vytautas would see Moscow as a better, and closer, ally to help him in his struggle against Skirgaila, brother of the King of Poland. And, at the time, he was also allied to the Teutonic Order, and I believe that Olaf would eventually begin viewing their lands as potential conquests.
So what could Milan and the Scandinavian kingdoms offer each other? The Visconti were supposedly extremely wealthy, so could probably offer a nice dowry for Lucia. The Visconti had already married as far north as Bavaria, Austria and England (though admittedly Lionel of Antwerp went to Italy for that marriage and died almost immediately afterwards).
One thing that concerns me might be Lucia's health. I haven't been able to find out much of how she dealt with the climate of England, but I know that her eldest sister, Taddea, had trouble adjusting to the climate of Bavaria. How much worse would the climate of Scandinavia have been for a noblewoman born and raised in Northern Italy?
But I'm probably just rambling at the moment. Any thoughts?
Anyway, of Bernabo's daughter, Lucia married fairly late and was the only one to produce no children, partly because her husband, Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, was unfaithful. IOTL, she was previously betrothed to Louis II of Anjou, claimant to the throne of Naples, John of Gorlitz, third son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (and would later marry Richardis Catherine, Albert of Mecklenburg's daughter), and even Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England.
How does this tie into Olaf II of Denmark? Well, some time ago I launched, and rebooted, an ATL where Olaf survives and removes Albert of Mecklenburg from Sweden. Well, I'm kinda thinking about rebooting it again. I'm also debating about at least mentioning Gian Galeazzo and his efforts to recreate the Lombard Kingdom.
Initially, I chose for Olaf to marry Sophia of Lithuania after her father, Vytautas, became Grand Duke of Lithuania. However, now I think that even in the event of Olaf's survival, Vytautas would see Moscow as a better, and closer, ally to help him in his struggle against Skirgaila, brother of the King of Poland. And, at the time, he was also allied to the Teutonic Order, and I believe that Olaf would eventually begin viewing their lands as potential conquests.
So what could Milan and the Scandinavian kingdoms offer each other? The Visconti were supposedly extremely wealthy, so could probably offer a nice dowry for Lucia. The Visconti had already married as far north as Bavaria, Austria and England (though admittedly Lionel of Antwerp went to Italy for that marriage and died almost immediately afterwards).
One thing that concerns me might be Lucia's health. I haven't been able to find out much of how she dealt with the climate of England, but I know that her eldest sister, Taddea, had trouble adjusting to the climate of Bavaria. How much worse would the climate of Scandinavia have been for a noblewoman born and raised in Northern Italy?
But I'm probably just rambling at the moment. Any thoughts?