They would need to find a compromise about religion : he would probably be Anglican and she was Catholic.
Also, it is far from sure he would still be unmarried at the time of François II's death.
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Also, it is far from sure he would still be unmarried at the time of François II's death.
True - but MQOS was willing to compromise IOTL, and besides, what's to say that Catholic Jane won't make sure her kids aren't that fanatically Protestant? (I was imagining a world where the rough wooing worked, honestly, but...)
If the Duke of York is offered from the start as King Consort of Scotland is unlikely who the Scottish lords would accept to send Marie to be raised in France for marrying the Dauphin
And she would likely be raised in England, thus she would be Protestant
She would be raised by her mother in Scotland NOT in another place as that would NOT be justifiable when Scotland is destined to be her only Crown.
Would he be ?
In OTL, Henry VIII wanted Mary to marry Edward in order to have a personal union under the Tudor dynasty. This is the reason for the Rough Wooing and for the betrothal between Mary and François.
If Henry VIII had a second son, would he offer him instead of Edward?
Obviously, the Scottish would prefer the Duke of York to the Prince of Wales in order to avoid personal union but would Henry VIII be satisfied with that?
For that, you need a successful Rough Wooing and Mary being betrothed to Edward. If she is betrothed to the Duke of York instead of the Prince of Wales, I guess HE would be raised in Scotland as a Catholic.
Also, would the Duke of York be preferred over a French match? Of course, if there is no risk of personal union with England, the Scottish would not opt for a personal union with France. But, if the English offer an English prince but not Prince of Wales, the French can also offer a French prince but not the Dauphin.
IOTL Scotland was destined to be her only crown too. When she married Francis she didn't get the French crown
What's the established family tree? A son born in the mid-1540s who succeeds Edward VI could marry Elisabeth of Valois
Pretty likely as this way his second son would have a Crown and the Scottish problem still resolved as that country would be under a Tudor monarch and so friendly to England.
Pretty unlikely who Henry would agree to ship his son to Scotland so early, specially as Mary is many years younger than her future husband. The boy would be raised in England and sent in Scotland as soon Mary reached the right age for consummation
Considering who the French Dauphin was already younger than Mary and practically newborn at the time of their engagement France has no other prince to offer.
She was destined to be QUEEN CONSORT OF FRANCE and raised and educated as such. Queen Consorts also have their crowns and are often crowned as such…
Not necessarily? Jane could have children until Henry dies (in 1547 she would only be 39)
Pretty unlikely who Henry will be able to have children after 1542 and in any case the boy MUST be born BEFORE Mary or the Rough Wooing and its conquences would still happen
We're discussing spare sons, yes? Edward is already born pre-POD. Spare sons could be born whenever. Rough wooing would happen regardless
Or the Tudor dynasty would've ended up with two rival branches.
There were the Bourbons.
They weren't on the throne yet. They were just princes of the blood
This is what we want here : a French prince but not the dauphin.
A Bourbon girl had been considered for James V at one point. So, why not a Bourbon boy for his daughter ?
Antoine and his brothers were available. I guess any could work despite the age gap (the youngest one was twelve years older than Mary).
However, my favorite candidate is the Duke of Montpensier'son who was the exact same age as Mary:
François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier - Wikipedia
I doubt who Henri II would offer one of them for the Queen of Scotland and Scotland would likely choose the Duke of York over himAntoine and his brothers were available. I guess any could work despite the age gap (the youngest one was twelve years older than Mary).
However, my favorite candidate is the Duke of Montpensier'son who was the exact same age as Mary:
François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier - Wikipedia
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Would be interesting if with all these marriages being made one of these spare princes gets promoted by disease into the heir.