Anna Katarzyna Konstancja was only daughter of Zygmunt III, who survived to adulthood, but she wasn't very helthly. Death of her mother in 1631 followed by death of father one year later likely had negative impact on her health, so say death of Queen Constance is delayed few years and Anna's health does not deteriorate as IOTL. She still marries Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg in 1642, but unlike IOTL their marriage lasts longer (say she dies giving birth to her fifth child in 1652). and they have few kids toghether. Thus Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse never became Electress Palatine and her numerous offspring is butterflied away. Instead we have these alternate kids of Philip Wilhelm:
1) Sigismund Wolfgang, b. 1643
2) Charles Philip, b. 1645
3) John Casimir (1647-1652)
4) Constance Magdalene, b. 1650
5) Alexander William, b.1652
Obviously, sons of Wazówna would be seen as obvious successors of their Polish uncle (preventing vivente rege campaign, civil war and pro-French turn of John Casimir). Duke of Neuburg was ally of the Emperor, so Habsburgs should be happy about such sowaiting, (unlike OTL visions of Conde or d'Enghien on the throne of PLC). And semi-dynastic rule would continue in PLC.
Sigismund Wolfgang is going to marry Eleanor of Austria propably (10 years younger, but she is daughter of Emperor, so is worth waiting, especially if that means, that Duchy of Opole could be left in Wittelsbach's hands thanks to that match, and she is grandniece of Queen Marie Louise Gonzaga, so she'll be on favour of such marriage too). I was thinking about John Frederick of Brunswick-Lüneburg for Constance Magdalene, is it likely?
To be continued...
1) Sigismund Wolfgang, b. 1643
2) Charles Philip, b. 1645
3) John Casimir (1647-1652)
4) Constance Magdalene, b. 1650
5) Alexander William, b.1652
Obviously, sons of Wazówna would be seen as obvious successors of their Polish uncle (preventing vivente rege campaign, civil war and pro-French turn of John Casimir). Duke of Neuburg was ally of the Emperor, so Habsburgs should be happy about such sowaiting, (unlike OTL visions of Conde or d'Enghien on the throne of PLC). And semi-dynastic rule would continue in PLC.
Sigismund Wolfgang is going to marry Eleanor of Austria propably (10 years younger, but she is daughter of Emperor, so is worth waiting, especially if that means, that Duchy of Opole could be left in Wittelsbach's hands thanks to that match, and she is grandniece of Queen Marie Louise Gonzaga, so she'll be on favour of such marriage too). I was thinking about John Frederick of Brunswick-Lüneburg for Constance Magdalene, is it likely?
To be continued...
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