1532-Catherine of Aragon dies, whom would Henry marry?

As title says, Cat fell ill and dies in January/February 1532, before Henry VIII divorced her. He is now free to marry Anne Boleyn, but would he? Without breaking with Rome he has bigger choice of possible bribes so he would not waste himself in marriage with woman of lower status. On the other hand there are few royal daughters available at the time-Mary of Portugal, Christina of Denmark and Madaleine of France are only 11-12 years old, Spanish and Austrian princesses are even younger, and Polish match is propably to exotic. Henry is desperate to have a son, he wouldn't wait. Among ducal families there is Mary of Guise, 16 years old, OTL she was queen of Scotland so her birth was seemingly high enough for royals, Henry considered mariage with her IOTL (mostly to block her Scottish marriage, but ATL he may marry her for different purpose, especially considering his pro-French turn). What do you think? It is likely to have Mary of Guise as Queen of England?
 
Short Answer: Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn.

Long Answer: Although Catherine of Aragon's death in 1532 would have major butterflies, they're not going to involve a repudiation of Anne Boleyn unless (a) she was the one killing her or (b) she dies along with her or is rendered unable to conceive children somehow. However, if she is healthy and willing, Henry VIII will not accept any other. He's spent the past 6/7 years pursuing her, and the past 5 years telling her all they need is Catherine gone to get married. You're not going to have Henry VIII suddenly give up on the marriage for no good reason.
 
If she really was Rh negative, that first pregnancy is one that determines her fate: if she miscarries or gives a daughter (an earlier and different Elizabeth), she's on her way out. (I have friends who had the Rh problem and back then it couldn't be fixed, and her pregnancy history fits the theory.) If she has a son, she'll still never have another one (that lives, anyway) and she'll be safe no matter how things go between her and Hank so long as he (the child) lives. But she'll have to learn to put up with his foolin' around.
 
In order to butterfly Anne Boleyn, Katherine of Aragon has to die before H8 meets her - circa 1524 and definitely before 1526, when Henry decided Anne was 'the one' after a year of her saying no. Or, Anne goes directly to Ireland from France and doesn't hang around the court, then she's the Countess of Ormonde. Once the dance between H8 & Anne gets serious, H8 cannot, under his own definition of 'honor', abandon Anne.
 
If Henry has no son with Anne like IOTL it would be far easier for him to get an annulment than with Catherine, who happen to be aunt of Emperor who sacked Rome few years earlier.
 
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