Otto Kretschmer
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What if he had a son and the Jagiellon dynasty continued for at least several generations longer? He had only one illegitimste daughter IOTL
@Jan Olbracht
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@Jan Olbracht
@alexmilman
No Vasa, maybe Poland remains strongWhat if he had a son and the Jagiellon dynasty continued for at least several generations longer? He had only one illegitimste daughter IOTL
@Jan Olbracht
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Either. It's enough that he has a son who lives to adulthood. No idea how capable previous generations of Jagiellons were in terms of ability though.With which wife?
Maybe, but Poles would still want Ukraine and other areas the Crown gained after the Union.No Union of Lublin. It only happened because:
-nobility of Poland was afraid, that after childless death of SA union would break, thus there is need to tighten ties between Poland and Lithuania to prevent it.
-Sigismund Augustus himself suported Union of Lublin and gave up his hereditary rights to Lithuania to make it possible. He'd never do it if he had a son.
-Lithuania was losing war against Ivan IV. Bad military situation of Grand Duchy of Lithuania left Lithuanians with no better choice than to accept conditions of Union of Lublin.
If Sigismund Augustus has a son then only last point remains.
Ukraine was given to Poland by Zygmunt August to break Lithuanian resistance against Union of Lublin.Maybe, but Poles would still want Ukraine and other areas the Crown gained after the Union.
And to be fair, this last point was quite important.No Union of Lublin. It only happened because:
-Lithuania was losing war against Ivan IV. Bad military situation of Grand Duchy of Lithuania left Lithuanians with no better choice than to accept conditions of Union of Lublin.
If Sigismund Augustus has a son then only last point remains.
In 1569, King was still not so old - he was about to enter his 50's and by this time, OTL he still hoped for a son.No Union of Lublin. It only happened because:
-nobility of Poland was afraid, that after childless death of SA union would break, thus there is need to tighten ties between Poland and Lithuania to prevent it.
-Sigismund Augustus himself suported Union of Lublin and gave up his hereditary rights to Lithuania to make it possible. He'd never do it if he had a son.