A different wife for Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I

In 1676 Claudia Felicitas, leopold's second wife died without any surviving issue thus meaning that Leopold needed to marry again. Otl he chose Eleanore of Palatinate bypassing Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (later Dauphine of France), Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (later Queen consort of Sweden) and many other potential candidates. My question is this what happens if instead of marrying Eleanore Leopold goes for Maria Anna Victoria or ulrika Eleanore of Denmark? What are the consequences for him in either regard, otl Maria Anna had three sons who all lived to adulthood, who would le grand dauphin marry here if Maria Anna was unavailable? Ulrika otl only had three surviving children and seems to have been promised to Charles xi from a young age. Are there any other potential candidates?
 
In 1676 Claudia Felicitas, leopold's second wife died without any surviving issue thus meaning that Leopold needed to marry again. Otl he chose Eleanore of Palatinate bypassing Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (later Dauphine of France), Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (later Queen consort of Sweden) and many other potential candidates. My question is this what happens if instead of marrying Eleanore Leopold goes for Maria Anna Victoria or ulrika Eleanore of Denmark? What are the consequences for him in either regard, otl Maria Anna had three sons who all lived to adulthood, who would le grand dauphin marry here if Maria Anna was unavailable? Ulrika otl only had three surviving children and seems to have been promised to Charles xi from a young age. Are there any other potential candidates?

Marry Leopold to Maria Anna Viktoria and the dauphin to Maria Antonia of Austria, Princess of the Asturias. Ulrike Eleonora would have to convert and that could have knock-on effects - like her brother perhaps not being considered to marry Anne of York (he was originally the French candidate, and if his sister's married to the emperor, I don't think the French will agree to backing him.)

But I'd be interesting to know who the other potential candidates are?
 
Okay that could be quite interesting. Regarding Maria Antonia she gave birth to three kids who all died young. I suppose here butterflies could ensure that her pregnancies with the dauphin are more stable.
 
Okay that could be quite interesting. Regarding Maria Antonia she gave birth to three kids who all died young. I suppose here butterflies could ensure that her pregnancies with the dauphin are more stable.

Three kids who died young plus a further three that ended in miscarriage/stillbirth (1687, 1688 and 1691 - that are usually forgotten about in most English sources). The dauphine OTL likewise had six pregnancies. The three boys who survived, plus miscarriages in 1681 and three:frown:in 1685 (and no, they weren't twins or triplets, one was beginning of '85, one was reported around June, and the third was in November). Small wonder she was exhausted when she gave birth to Berri and said to him on her deathbed 'alas, my poor Berri, you have killed your mama'
 
Three kids who died young plus a further three that ended in miscarriage/stillbirth (1687, 1688 and 1691 - that are usually forgotten about in most English sources). The dauphine OTL likewise had six pregnancies. The three boys who survived, plus miscarriages in 1681 and three:frown:in 1685 (and no, they weren't twins or triplets, one was beginning of '85, one was reported around June, and the third was in November). Small wonder she was exhausted when she gave birth to Berri and said to him on her deathbed 'alas, my poor Berri, you have killed your mama'

Ah I did not know that.

I do wonder why the marriage between the Dauphin and Maria Antonia was not considered otl
 
Reading through it, it appears Maria Anna Victoria and the Dauphin were betrothed in 1668, yet their formal marriage did not take place until 1680. I imagine that if Claudia Felicitas dies in 1676 as otl, and Leopold is quick to offer his hand to Maria Anna, the chance of having his daughter as Empress, would be enough to convince her father to break the betrothal with France and go for Leopold.
 
Reading through it, it appears Maria Anna Victoria and the Dauphin were betrothed in 1668, yet their formal marriage did not take place until 1680. I imagine that if Claudia Felicitas dies in 1676 as otl, and Leopold is quick to offer his hand to Maria Anna, the chance of having his daughter as Empress, would be enough to convince her father to break the betrothal with France and go for Leopold.

There was more than mere rank involved. It was the Bavarian elector's classic tightrope walk between France and the Habsburgs. By marrying Maria Anna to the emperor (and by extension, losing the French marriage (since it's unlikely that Louis XIV is going to remove his elder niece from her Spanish betrothal), the Bavarian elector loses the carefully crafted image of being opposed to the Habsburgs and looks instead to be their lackey.
 
There was more than mere rank involved. It was the Bavarian elector's classic tightrope walk between France and the Habsburgs. By marrying Maria Anna to the emperor (and by extension, losing the French marriage (since it's unlikely that Louis XIV is going to remove his elder niece from her Spanish betrothal), the Bavarian elector loses the carefully crafted image of being opposed to the Habsburgs and looks instead to be their lackey.

Hmm this is true, in which case, would he go for it? Or would he continue his French policy, and force Leopold to look elsewhere?
 
Hmm this is true, in which case, would he go for it? Or would he continue his French policy, and force Leopold to look elsewhere?

You mentioned a list of candidates. Since the top two - Bavaria and Denmark - are out, and you don't want Eleonore - who else is on the list?
 
You mentioned a list of candidates. Since the top two - Bavaria and Denmark - are out, and you don't want Eleonore - who else is on the list?

As far as I know, there are no other mentioned candidates, the excerpt I quoted was from wikipedia aha. But looking into it, how about Anne Elisabeth of Lorraine (b. 1649) alternatively, what about Marie Anne of Lorraine, daughter of the Duke of Lorraine
 
On that note, if Leopold's kids by Margaret Theresa had survived, I presume he wouldn't have married again.

So that means:

Archduke Ferdinand Wenzel (b. 1667)

Archduchess Maria Antonia (b. 1669)

Archduke Johann Leopold (b. 1670)

Archduchess Maria Anna Antonia (b. 1672)

With two sons surviving, I think he'd believe his succession, secure, though wanting to bring Tyrol into the fold might necessitate his marriage to Claudia Felcitias
 
On that note, if Leopold's kids by Margaret Theresa had survived, I presume he wouldn't have married again.

So that means:

Archduke Ferdinand Wenzel (b. 1667)

Archduchess Maria Antonia (b. 1669)

Archduke Johann Leopold (b. 1670)

Archduchess Maria Anna Antonia (b. 1672)

With two sons surviving, I think he'd believe his succession, secure, though wanting to bring Tyrol into the fold might necessitate his marriage to Claudia Felcitias

Except the fact that Ferdinand Wenzel survives might butterfly Johann Leopold's existence. Plus it might allow Margarita Teresa to live longer, if she doesn't have to pop out four kids in five years. She was pregnant six times over the course of her marriage (according to some sources, she was pregnant when she died), so her health wasn't exactly helped by it. If Ferdinand Wenzel survives, Leopold's need for a male heir is less urgent, and Klaudia might end up married off elsewhere (like in Apollinis et Dianae, to the Duke of York) because Margarita Teresa is living a touch longer than OTL.
 
This is very true so I imagine the space between kids would be much greater perhaps three or four years?
 
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