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Who could a successfully-enthroned Hedwig II of Poland marry? I must admit I'm not well-versed in the early 15th-century Polish aristocracy's family trees. But, was there an unmarried Piast magnate who could regain the throne for their dynasty through her? Or failing that, is it realistic for...

Interesting thoughts across the board. Wladyslaw/Jogaila himself did have a kid at this point, but said kid was just a baby daughter. Poland did just have a child queen (Hedwig, Wladyslaw's predecessor & first wife and also this princess' namesake) so there's precedent to an extent - would any...

Context. Long story short, the battle was one of the largest (if not THE largest) and most decisive in late medieval Eastern Europe, and set the stage for Polish-Lithuanian ascendancy over the next few centuries while also dooming the Teutonic Order to decline (and, eventually, its...