Agreed, did you suggest Tuscany @Valena?I also think he will do it so he will be able to marry Henrietta to a ruler and still offer a bride to England
So, for consensus this is preferred to Charles marrying Henrietta hen?
Agreed, did you suggest Tuscany @Valena?I also think he will do it so he will be able to marry Henrietta to a ruler and still offer a bride to England
Only if Charles can get a proper protestant princess as bride (aka the daughter of another King) or a Spanish Infanta/Austrian ArchduchessAgreed, did you suggest Tuscany @Valena?
So, for consensus this is preferred to Charles marrying Henrietta hen?
Only if Charles can get a proper protestant princess as bride (aka the daughter of another King) or a Spanish Infanta/Austrian Archduchess
Ferdinand II of Tuscany can work for Henrietta Maria (he is just few months younger than her)
Henrietta was really Catholic right? She would then get along well enough with her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law (and also sister-in-law aka Vittoria) if she marry in Tuscany
Yes Sophia of Denmark would be perfectSo perhaps surviving Sophia of Denmark?
And she was indeed
If she and her sister Elisabeth survived would james aim to bring both girls to Britain?Yes Sophia of Denmark would be perfect
Unlikely. One is more than enough and for Roger is more likely a proxy French/Spanish/Austrian princess than another Protestant matchIf she and her sister Elisabeth survived would james aim to bring both girls to Britain?
Hmm agreed, somthe daughter of the count of soisson it is thenUnlikely. One is more than enough and for Roger is more likely a proxy French/Spanish/Austrian princess than another Protestant match
And she was not slavishly Catholic unlike Vittoria (though may have seemed one in Protestant country), so TTL Ferdinand II of Tuscany likely wouldn't have any problems with arranging scientific education for his kids (and remembering how Charles II turned out to be OTL, the products of this will be... interesting).Henrietta was really Catholic right? She would then get along well enough with her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law (and also sister-in-law aka Vittoria) if she marry in Tuscany
At the very least proper coordination with Denmark.Perhaps a proper coordination with Protestant states for a united front?
Agreed, which will make their views on Swedish entry fascinating ahaAt the very least proper coordination with Denmark.
I think he would do, which could lead to a lot of tension with France perhaps?I wonder, if Soissons screws up in his plots against Richelieu as OTL, would he TTL seek refuge in Britain with his sister the Duchess of York?
Likely. Though I can't see either Charles or Robert liking Soissons all that much, so the odds of successful refuge are proportional to the level of trouble it would be worth.I think he would do, which could lead to a lot of tension with France perhaps?
Very true, and also how much Charles likes his sister in law an whether she's pleads for her brother alsoLikely. Though I can't see either Charles or Robert liking Soissons all that much, so the odds of successful refuge are proportional to the level of trouble it would be worth.
OTOH Marie de Medici TTL would likely seek refuge in her native Tuscany, and maybe be a presence in life of her Tuscan grandkids (children of Ferdinando and Enrichetta as Henriette will likely be known post her marriage).
Likely. Though I can't see either Charles or Robert liking Soissons all that much, so the odds of successful refuge are proportional to the level of trouble it would be worth.
OTOH Marie de Medici TTL would likely seek refuge in her native Tuscany, and maybe be a presence in life of her Tuscan grandkids (children of Ferdinando and Enrichetta as Henriette will likely be known post her marriage).
Well, maybe Richelieu and Louis XIII can be satisfied with England and Tuscany stopping Soisson and the Queen Mother from making more intrigues?Very true, and also how much Charles likes his sister in law an whether she's pleads for her brother also
Well, maybe Richelieu and Louis XIII can be satisfied with England and Tuscany stopping Soisson and the Queen Mother from making more intrigues?
Possible but maybe he will have his OTL foreign policy and trying to get a Princess of France/Orleans, an infanta of Spain or an Archduchess for his heir. And he will still have loose links with France from his brother's wife. With the OTL situation he will not get a princess of France or Spain because would be none available but likely he will able to choose between the Orleans girls and the ArchduchessesAnother thing this does change is the potential outlook of England's foreign policy, I imagine, Charles would remain perhaps hostile to both Spain and France, and look to support the Protestants on the continent, which might necessitate an alliance with France for a time, but which could also ensure an alliance with Sweden, and other such nations. Perhaps a son of his and Sophia's could marry a daughter of Gustavus Adolphus?
Possible but maybe he will have his OTL foreign policy and trying to get a Princess of France/Orleans, an infanta of Spain or an Archduchess for his heir (with the OTL situation he will not get a princess of France or Spain because would be none available but both the Orleans girl and the Archduchess are possible)