Well it definitely wasn't part of some grand scheme, but let me give you some insight into Siegfried's motives.

First the decision annoyed the Diet and second proved to them that Siegfried didn indeed have some power. Also I always envisioned Siegfried to be somewhat naive and thus wanted him to make a little blunder on purpose. The main reason for Siegfried to pick Jan was probably at first glance both characters emphasis on Chivalry, during a time when Dread was on the rise.
That's basically it, I guess, and in the end it netted him a valuable ally.


I must say AussieGiant that it was really interesting to have you both as an ally first and an opponent later, same is true for Overknight too, I guess. Not that I enjoyed the involvement with everyone in the game, but those were the two parties where I switched from ally to foe.

And of course AussieGiant will always have a special place in my heart for staying true to the avatarless House of Austria. Those were the time, hm?