And then Portugal allies with France against it. Charles V has enough on his plate without fighting Portugal as well.
The PoD is in 1531, the start of divorce proceedings. Mary was recognized as illegitimate OTL only by 1533. Though I agree, the PoD is unlikely to change his mind on the divorse idea, it may make the whole situation in England... a bit weird.As to Luis I of Portugal's bride, I think he'll push hard for Mary Tudor, but it's unlikely they'll end up married. He'll refuse to take her without confirmation of her legitimacy at the bare minimum, and Henry VIII is not a man to change his mind for ease and comfort.
Portugal won't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
The PoD is in 1531, the start of divorce proceedings. Mary was recognized as illegitimate OTL only by 1533. Though I agree, the PoD is unlikely to change his mind on the divorse idea, it may make the whole situation in England... a bit weird.
Also, if the relations between father and daughter do not deteriorate (that is, she is not humilated during the brief reign of Anne Boleyn by virtue of her being Queen of Portugal), that may slightly increase the odds of Henry VIII remarrying Maria of Viseu (I presume that only King & Queen w/daughter are dead in opening post, not the rest of Royal family, so the younger infantes are as OTL) instead of Anne of Cleves.It is a rather elegant solution. And if Mary can pop out a handful of infantes and infantas then even better.
True that. By this act Henry pretty much ruined his chance to marry a princess from important family.If Anne goes to the chopping board as OTL then Maria won't touch H8 with a ten feet long barge pole regardless.
If Anne goes to the chopping board as OTL then Maria won't touch H8 with a ten feet long barge pole regardless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_of_Denmark Most likely Habsburg-backed candidate, though may be too young.
While not a lot better, Dorothea of Denmark should still be available
I don't think that Anne would have been made regent for her son. She had rather little power in that regard as consort, compared to Catherine who weilded much power, both as a politically connected woman and as a very competent regent and war general.
But Anne dying in childbirth might have made H8 more attractive, or at least less disgusting, to the european ladies.
@DrakeRlugia's TL, The Prince of the Peace, has Mary married off to the dauphin, and parliament deciding on Elizabeth when TTL Edward VI dies, since Liz is a) Protestant, b) unwed and c) no prospect of a Anglo-French PU in sight. Although, interestingly enough, if things in England go the same way as OTL (or very close to it), parliament might do the same thing. Although they might have a different angle for barring Mary - like distance between London and Lisbon, rather than the rosbifs not liking the frogs.