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Margaret of Spain, Queen of England

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Catherine of Palatinate and Henry, Prince of Wales were married on 1613 and also Elizabeth Stuart is married to Frederick of Palatinate, the marriage of Henry, Prince of Wales and Catherine of Palatinate soon became a love match.

Catherine of Palatinate and Henry Prince of Wales would have two surviving children; namely James, Duke of Cornwall b. 1616 and Mary Stuart b. 1620, on 1621, Catherine of Palatinate would die and on 1625, Henry IX would seek a new wife and the twelve year old infanta who is his niece, Margaret of Spain, the eldest surviving daughter of Margaret Stuart and Philip IV would be married to Henry IX providing him of further sons and daughters, Pope Paul VI would approve and dispensate the marriage because he seen it as a way for England and Scotland to unite to the pope but it was so wrong because the marriage was also seen as scandalous to others.

Infanta Margaret made the condition that as long as her children are not the heirs to the Scottish and English thrones they are to be raised Catholic; Infanta Margaret would bore more children for Henry IX; namely Prince Louis b. 1630, Prince Charles b. 1632 and Princess Margaret b. 1635, none of the children turned out in bad shape even if the pair was Uncle-Niece and since the children were raised as Catholics they would not be heirs to the Scottish and English thrones but rather James, Prince of Wales, a marriage between Infanta Margaret and James Prince of Wales have been deemed impossible due to Infanta Margaret's religion, however the children of Infanta Margaret would inherit the Spanish throne in the future.

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