An Imperial Match: Anne Boleyn marries Charles V
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No problem, I was looking through sites to see if it's true and for the most part it does seem to be.
Better yet it mentioned Louis being appointed in May of 1522, so right when this story begins!
2nd of July, 1522.
Bishop’s Waltham, England. 2nd of July, 1522.
Lodewijk van Praet is nothing if not a loyal man. He had faithfully served his Duke, now Emperor, with the best of his capabilities, as grand bailiff of Ghent and Bruges, and since May, as the Imperial Ambassador to England. Personally, he considered the Emperor’s betrothal to Princess Mary as his greatest achievement, since it had taken many months to convince the King of England to accept such a deal. It was his work alone that the Emperor had acquired great trading deals with the English and when the children from his marriage to young Mary Tudor eventually came, Lodewijk would be proud to know that it was his words that had brought them to life.
Except they would never come. Except for the fact that Charles of Austria summoned Lodewijk and two of his attendants in the middle of the night, having them meet him in the chapel of Bishop’s Waltham, a market town just outside Bishop Waltham’s Palace. There, Lodewijk met the Emperor, with a woman holding his arm as they talked with a priest.
Lodewijk hadn’t wanted to believe what was before his eyes, and so he lied to himself. He lied to himself as they stepped inside the chapel. He lied to himself when the Emperor introduced the woman, Anne Boleyn, to them. She had dark hair and eyes but was not a great beauty herself. Lodewijk noticed her fine green dress and the diamond necklace around her neck that was supposed to have been given to Princess Mary at the end of the Emperor’s visit.
No, he thought, as the priest, whose name he did not know, started and finished the wedding ceremony, You cannot do this. You are promised already.
Lodewijk said nothing. He couldn’t say anything, because this ceremony was a secret. He was there only as a witness, to assure the world that it was a godly bond, legal and binding. It was not up to him to say anything against it.
But the Emperor felt the need to tell them, “Say nothing of this until we have returned to Castile.” He was holding the hand of Anne, his wife, tightly, as if he was afraid she would soon leave, “We do not know how Henry will react and the Spaniards deserve to know first. They will be the most disappointed, after all.”
“Of course, Your Majesty,” said Lodewijk, “I would not dream to go against your will.”
“Thank you, Lodewijk.” the Emperor smiled, “I will never forget your service to me. To us.”
Lodewijk nodded. His service was a loyal one, true. He would keep his mouth shut until the Emperor announced his marriage to Anne Boleyn and, when it was done, would do his best to calm the temper of the King of England. He would be the one more disappointed about this marriage, more angry, not the Spaniards.
“Now, my lord,” said the Emperor, “I must retire for the night with my bride.”
The Empress giggled then, high and proud on the arm of her husband. No one could tear her away from him, it seemed. Lodewijk would never dare to try.
The madlad actually went and did it. Can’t wait to see everyone’s reactions to Anne marrying Charles! Love Charles’ guys just agreeing to not say anything for or against the match.
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Oh my goood it’s happened...Catherine and Henry are gonna be so pissed!! But hopefully Charles and Anne have many happy years together!
Well, he's married to her now and he doesn't have the power of being his own head of the church to get rid of her if gets tired.
Charles is his boss. You don't tell your boss, that can execute you, that hes being dumb.
The relationship between Charles and the Church is different from Henry and the Church.
Charles owns Spain, Austria, he even has Sardinia and Sicily. Rome should be very brave or stupid to challenge Charles, it's like asking for an invasion.
If Charles requests a divorce or papal dispensation, the Papacy gives it to him. Only if France supports the Pope would it make sense for them to refuse.
Haha! I laughed out loud at this chapter. The reactions when this news breaks... Oh, they're going to be spectacular!
I think there may be something wrong with us. We do enjoy chaos far too much...
Oh, please. Anne Boleyn is NOT a princess and any King or ruler would have zero troubles in freeing himself from such wedding with Papal approbation (and also Anne would likely consent to such annulment as she was NOT stupid). Charles V in particular would only need to ask an annulment to the Pope and would quickly get it