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Historical Muse: Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila)

Faceclaim: Sebastian Skoczeń

Basic Info

Hair Color: Dark brown

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 6'0"

Body Type: Athletic

Notable Events: Became King of Poland by marrying Jadwiga, unified Poland and Lithuania, defeated the Teutonic Order, faced challenges from nobility and religious conflicts

Gender: Male

Legacy: Established a strong Polish-Lithuanian union, expanded territories and influence, left a complex legacy of power struggles and religious tensions

Birthplace: Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Residence: Various royal residences in Poland and Lithuania

Languages: Lithuanian, Polish, possibly others

Connections

Family: Algirdas (Father), Jadwiga of Poland (Wife), Vytautas (Cousin), Władysław III and Casimir IV (Sons)

Spouses: Jadwiga of Poland, Anna of Cilli, Elisabeth Granowska, Sophia of Halshany

Personality

Positive Traits: Diplomatic, strategic, resilient

Negative Traits: Ruthless, cautious, politically pragmatic

Neutral Traits: Assertive, adaptive

Fears: Loss of power, betrayal, instability

Hobbies: Hunting, military strategy, horseback riding

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Historical Muse: Archduke Maximilian I of Austria

From the Oxford References

(1459–1519)

King of the Romans (1486–93) Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519). By marrying Mary, daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold (1477), he added the duchy of Burgundy (which included the Netherlands) to the Habsburg lands, thus earning the enmity of France. He defeated the French at the battle of Guinegate (1479) but the Habsburg–Valois rivalry continued in the Netherlands and Italy.

In 1490 he drove out the Hungarians, who, under Matthias I (Corvinus), had seized much Austrian territory, and by the Treaty of Pressburg (1491) he was recognized as the future king of Bohemia and Hungary. After repulsing the Turks in 1493, he turned to Italy where war was waged between French and Habsburg troops until 1516. He was at a military disadvantage since the German princes refused to finance his campaigns and, despite allying with England against France, he was forced to cede Milan to France and Verona to the Venetians, and to sign the Treaty of Brussels with Francis I in 1516. He was also forced to grant the Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499.

Dynastically he had great success; his son Philip's marriage to the Infanta Joanna (daughter of Ferdinand V and Isabella) united the Habsburgs and Spain, and his grandson's marriage to the daughter of the King of Bohemia and Hungary secured his inheritance to those lands. In Germany Maximilian's attempt to impose centralized rule on the princes and cities was resisted, since they were determined to remain self-governing. His achievements were in increasing Habsburg territory far beyond Germany, notably by linking it to Spain, and thus to Spain's empire in the Americas. Basic Info

Hair Color: Brown, dark blond

Eye Color: Blue

Height: 6'2"

Body Type: Average, but sturdy

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Residence: Various royal residences across the Habsburg lands

Languages: German, Latin, Hungarian, Czech, Spanish, French, limited dutch

Personality

Positive Traits: Strategic, diplomatic, visionary

Negative Traits: Stubborn, prone to overestimating his capabilities

Neutral Traits: Reserved, introspective

Fears: Loss of Habsburg territories, failure in war

Hobbies: Falconry, horseback riding, collecting manuscripts

Connections

Family Members: Philip (son), Joanna (daughter-in-law)

Spouses: Emma of Burgundy