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That was an artefact of internal Muscovite turmoil. Post 1400 Muscovy kicked Lithuanian ass on a regular basis - which then had to be rescued by Poland. Although there are opinions that the 1512 War went so badly for Lithuania because Alexandre "robbed" the treasury and went to Cracow to bribe...

Please, capitAl. I know, the American Disease is contagious, but still ... :) If, a big if, Lithuania wins the fight to unite All Russias I'd expect it to follow the example of all those states formed on the edges of China or Middle East or India - for the elite to fully embrace Russian culture...

I'd rule out a Hedewig II/Polish magnate marriage. Jogailla was criticised for not marrying a girl from a ruling House, so I'd expect the same thing to work in reverse. Also: 1 - the ruling clique would tear itself apart chosing which House marries the Queen. 2 - a foreign prince brings in...

I forgot about Jogailla's daughter. The hypothetical Civil War between Great and Little Poland could or would be over the regency and/or which band of magnates gets to chose her husband. IMO the Silesian branch was too deep in Prague's orbit to be considered for the Throne. Also, they were too...

The story about von Kokeritz and Oleśnicki is probably Długosz ass-licking his patrons. Neverthless a Deutschorden win with Jogailla and Vytautas dead is good for Poland and Lithuania. This strangles the Polish-Lithuanian union - which placed a millstone on both countries' necks - in the crib...