Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon have six sons

[The Gybson Boy]

This is basically the opposite version of my previous post, during the marriage of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, Catherine ended up getting pregnant six times of which four resulted in stillbirths, one in 1511 which produced a baby named Henry who lived less than 2 months and another that spawned the future Queen Mary I.
However, what if all of Catherine's pregnancies were successful, but all produced healthy boys? What would happen if Henry VIII had 6 male heirs?
Henry, Prince of Wales (born 13 March 1510) (named after Henry VIII himself and his father Henry VII)
Edward, Duke of York (born 1 January 1511) (named after King Edward IV, grandfather of Henry VIII)
Arthur, Duke of Somerset (born 30 October 1513) (named after Arthur Tudor, brother of Henry VIII)
John, Duke of Richmond (born 4 November 1514) (named after John of Gaunt, common relative of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII as well as Juan, Prince of Asturias and Girona and Joanna, the Mad Queen)
Edmund, Duke of Cambridge (born 18 February 1516) (named after Edmund Tudor, paternal grandfather of Henry VIII and Edmund, Duke of Somerset the younger brother of Henry VIII)
Jasper, Duke of Bedford (born 24 December 1518) (named after Jasper Tudor, paternal uncle of Henry VIII)

 

[Dragonboy]

Great posts, but i would add that Henry would have also named his fith son after his deceased little brother, the original Duke of Somerset.

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Great posts, but i would add that Henry would have also named his fith son after his deceased little brother, the original Duke of Somerset.

Their fifth son is already named Edmund

 

[Dragonboy]

Their fifth son is already named Edmund

ik, what i meant is that Henry would have also had his little brother in mind in addition to his paternal grandfather when naming him.

 

[The Gybson Boy]

ik, what i meant is that Henry would have also had his little brother in mind in addition to his paternal grandfather when naming him.

oh yes, i had forgotten poor edmund

 

[Dragonboy]

oh yes, i had forgotten poor edmund

Understandable, the poor little boy barely lived 15 months.

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Oh. I came up with an idea like this a while ago, it got locked.

Anyway, the Prince of Wales is likeliest to marry back into his maternal family: Catherine of Austria, perhaps, or Beatrice of Portugal. Either one implies new blood into the Savoyard/Portuguese ruling bloodlines, which can only help.
I sense a possible Katherine Willoughby/Catherine de' Medici as the Duchess of Gloucester (although realistically they would NEVER use that title since Gloucester was used by Richard III).

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Oh. I came up with an idea like this a while ago, it got locked.

Anyway, the Prince of Wales is likeliest to marry back into his maternal family: Catherine of Austria, perhaps, or Beatrice of Portugal. Either one implies new blood into the Savoyard/Portuguese ruling bloodlines, which can only help.

I really like Beatriz of Portugal as queen

although realistically they would NEVER use that title since Gloucester was used by Richard III.

I thought of that too, but I couldn't think of another duke besides this one, any suggestions?

 

[Dragonboy]

I thought of that too, but I couldn't think of another duke besides this one, any suggestions?

Duke of Lancaster?

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Duke of Lancaster?

Why not Bedford? That was granted to Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII.

 

[Dragonboy]

Why not Bedford? That was granted to Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII.

Perfect, elevated to a duchy.

 

[Victoria]

I really like Beatriz of Portugal as queen

I thought of that too, but I couldn't think of another duke besides this one, any suggestions?

Maybe duke of Pembroke or Cambridge?

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Maybe duke of Pembroke or Cambridge?

Pembroke would also work (that was Jasper's subsidiary title) but why Cambridge?

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Maybe duke of Pembroke or Cambridge?

I like Cambridge to Jasper, although Bedford is quite symbolic

 

[The Gybson Boy]

I like Cambridge to Jasper, although Bedford is quite symbolic

let's go from bedford then

 

[Dragonboy]

Speaking of which, do you think they would use clarence too after the betrayal of George, the one who got drowned in wine for his trouble?

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Speaking of which, do you think they would use clarence too after the betrayal of George, the one who got drowned in wine for his trouble?

True, better give the Dukedom of Cambridge to Edmund

 

[ordinarylittleme]

Speaking of which, do you think they would use clarence too after the betrayal of George, the one who got drowned in wine for his trouble?

Unlikely unless they had absolutely no other dukedoms (and if that was the case they would create a new one)

 

[BlueFlowwer]

Well, Catherine is ten feet tall and bulletproof with six living children and will be hailed at the greatest Queen of England since Philippa of Hainault.

Mary Tudor the elder is marrying Charles V in this scenario, most likely as a double match Catherine of Austria marrying Henry, Prince of Wales.

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Well, Catherine is ten feet tall and bulletproof with six living children and will be hailed at the greatest Queen of England since Philippa of Hainault.

Mary Tudor the elder is marrying Charles V in this scenario, most likely as a double match Catherine of Austria marrying Henry, Prince of Wales.

So we have Catherine of Austria for Henry of Wales and Catherine de Medici for Jasper of Bedford, while the other four brothers