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Henry, Prince of Wales
The Faerie Queen
On 1554 the Spanish armada which would basically wanted to install the Princess of Asturias would attack England, however the armies would defeat and in this time Elizabeth was considering a French marriage.
On 1555, the parliament would choose the 22 year old Elizabeth I to marry the 17 year old King of Scotland who was the only child of Anne of Cleves and James V surviving, the two are four years apart and aside from that there were no disputes between the two.
Children of Elizabeth with James VI of Scotland
Henry, Prince of Wales February 19, 1555
Elizabeth August 19 1556
Margaret December 24 1558
Charles November 19 1560
Robert January 18 1562
Mary April 8, 1565
Sophia June 22 1566
After the death of Francis I of France in 1547 and the accession of Francis II to the throne, Jeanne of Navarre who was once married to William, duke of Cleves would remain her independence, however on 1552, she is married to the 17-year-old, dauphin, Charles the future King of France, integrating her domains to the French ones on the death of her father on 1555, the marriage would produce two surviving children, Henry(b. December 13, 1553) and Catherine(b. February 4, 1559), this would bring Antoine’s son near to the throne as Henry, duke of Orleans did not have sons with his wife Christina of Savoy.