Complex sentence: The suit had the support of Friedrich II and Maximilian and the trial threatened to drag on for years: it was continued by Ulrich's sons Hans and Ulrich after his death in 1496, and eventually the Varnbülers regained their properties.
Split into simpler sentences: The suit had the support of Friedrich II and Maximilian and the trial threatened to drag on for years. In fact, it was continued by Ulrich's sons Hans and Ulrich after his death in 1496, and eventually the Varnbülers regained their properties.