A Lancastrian Elizabeth of York-well...sort, of

So I started a TL wherein Anne Neville and Edward of Westminster, son of Henry VI and Marguerite of Anjou, have a posthumous daughter following his death at Tewkesbury, but I stopped since I knew the result I wanted, but was finding it harder to keep things believable. This girl is then an Elizabeth of York-analogue since she is heiress to the Lancastrian claim and (presumably) married to a surviving Edward V in future.

I do have the following questions:

1) Would the Lancastrian supporters (such as were left) support this girl - Anne of Lancaster - or Harry Tudor?
1.1.) Would her existence mean Harry Tudor could come back earlier than OTL?
1.2.) What would the price be (if any) that Margaret Beaufort might have to pay for his return?
2) What would key figures of the day - Marguerite d'Anjou, Edward IV, Margaret Beaufort etc's reaction to this girl would be.
3) Would she be raised with her mother (who still marries Gloucester) or at the court of Edward IV? Or on a time-share basis?
4) What would her style be? And how might the de Bohun inheritance dispute with the Staffords be solved?

Thanks in advance for your replies.
 
1) Would the Lancastrian supporters (such as were left) support this girl - Anne of Lancaster - or Harry Tudor?

There were so few remaining Lancastrian supporters that it would be hard to think of anyone uniting behind the infant granddaughter of Henry VI perhaps the 3rd Duke of Exeter if he could escape Edward's clutches but given his previous betrayals I doubt Edward will let him out of his site.
The Lancastrian claim is problematic - Edward IV is now not only the senior heir general of Edward III he is also the senior male heir as well.
Any claim made for the infant will be easily disputed by Edward and his much larger supporters.

1.1.) Would her existence mean Harry Tudor could come back earlier than OTL?

I doubt it would make much difference but his mother will probably urge her son and brother in law to make peace with Edward.

1.2.) What would the price be (if any) that Margaret Beaufort might have to pay for his return?

Land or cash - Margaret's large estate is technically up for grabs and in order to allow her son to return and inherit it she is going to have to cut a deal with Edward.

2) What would key figures of the day - Marguerite d'Anjou, Edward IV, Margaret Beaufort etc's reaction to this girl would be.

Frantic until the child was born and a girl - I suspect.
Given she was a girl I think reaction will be muted - Margaret of Anjou has a cause to fight for again but a much weaker one - suspect this means she stays in England and probably remains in the custody of the Duchess of Suffolk rather than be ransomed to France and freed.

3) Would she be raised with her mother (who still marries Gloucester) or at the court of Edward IV? Or on a time-share basis?

I doubt it - Edward won't want to risk her safety or her being used as a focus for rebellion so initially she will be placed in the custody of the Queen and raised with Edward's daughters.

Assuming Anne Neville still marry's Gloucester then he might ask for her custody but I doubt he would get it.

Much will depend on what her financial status is - if Edward is feeling generous he might endow her with the Lancaster inheritance which he in otl simply absorbed into the crown - if he betrothes her to the Prince of Wales then that solves the financial issue.

4) What would her style be? And how might the de Bohun inheritance dispute with the Staffords be solved?

Her style - the Lady Anne i suspect - King's daughter's were usually styled Lady .... rather than Princess in common useage and the infant is only the granddaughter of a King.
As and when her betrothal is confirmed the King might grant her one of the Lancastrian titles in her own right.

As she lives there is no dispute over the de Bohun inheritance - the Lancastrian half still has a legal heir (the Lady Anne), Stafford retains his own half - if Anne dies without issue then he will have a claim - but even in OTL it was dubious given the attainder of Henry VI.
 
Do you think Gloucester will still pull his little coup if it's his stepdaughter married to Edward V? I mean, it's not like he can marry her to his son - they're half-siblings after all. Of course, the French might feel better about Anne of Brittany being engaged to Richard of Shrewsbury instead - no messy personal unions - though it would mean that the dukedom of Norfolk can't be absorbed into the crown via Anne de Mowbray's marrying of Shrewsbury.
 
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