Catherine of Aragon has Prince Arthur's Child

as you likely know Catherine of Aragon first wife of King Henry VIII was briefly married to Henry's older brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, before Arthur's death, wether or not Catherine and Arthur slept together during this brief marriage became a big issue during Henry VIII's try to divorce Catherine, it is said that the wait before making Henry (then Duke of York) The Prince of Wales (10 months) was due to a belief that Catherine was pregnant with Arthur's posthumous child, turned out of course she wasn't and it can never clearly be known if she was a virgin at the time of her marriage to Henry VIII, but what if Catherine had Arthur's baby? what differences if it was a son vs if it was a daughter?
 
Either way, if it outlives Henry VII it's probably legally the next in line to the throne, unless it's female and Henry VII and/or Parliament decides that her uncle Henry would be preferable.
Also, either way, that answers the "was the marriage consumated" question and thereby makes Henry marrying Catherine impossible.
 
Either way, if it outlives Henry VII it's probably legally the next in line to the throne, unless it's female and Henry VII and/or Parliament decides that her uncle Henry would be preferable.
Also, either way, that answers the "was the marriage consumated" question and thereby makes Henry marrying Catherine impossible.

not quite as the original papal dispensation did cover if they'd consummated it or not
 
Either way, if it outlives Henry VII it's probably legally the next in line to the throne, unless it's female and Henry VII and/or Parliament decides that her uncle Henry would be preferable.
Also, either way, that answers the "was the marriage consumated" question and thereby makes Henry marrying Catherine impossible.

Would Catherine even WANT or need to marry Henry in such a scenario? I mean she wouldn't be Queen but the Mother of the King,so her dowry would remain in England and she would remain in a position of power. Assuming, of course the child is a boy. If its a daughter the throne might just go to Henry Duke of York. It depends in Henry VII's decisions. If he supports his granddaughter as heiress then she'll be the first Queen Regnant. If not she'll be a possible bride for Henry VIII's oldest son. or maybe even Charles V. She would be close in age.
 
Would Catherine even WANT or need to marry Henry in such a scenario? I mean she wouldn't be Queen but the Mother of the King,so her dowry would remain in England and she would remain in a position of power. Assuming, of course the child is a boy. If its a daughter the throne might just go to Henry Duke of York. It depends in Henry VII's decisions. If he supports his granddaughter as heiress then she'll be the first Queen Regnant. If not she'll be a possible bride for Henry VIII's oldest son. or maybe even Charles V. She would be close in age.

in the case of Spain, Queen Juana was ruled by first her husband, Philip, then her father, lastly her son, she may have been mad or just over powered by the men in her life, it was normal for female queens to hand over ruling to husbands, I can see Henry being made King Reagent in her name for his life time, before her husband or son might take over, though Henry isn't above maybe locking up his Brother's daughter, or ship her off to a Nunnery, that said there's always King Henry VII's mother Margaret Beaufort the most powerful person in the kingdom behind her son, idk if she'd support a female queen, she personally always wanted to be Queen, so maybe.
 
Would Catherine even WANT or need to marry Henry in such a scenario? I mean she wouldn't be Queen but the Mother of the King,so her dowry would remain in England and she would remain in a position of power. Assuming, of course the child is a boy. If its a daughter the throne might just go to Henry Duke of York. It depends in Henry VII's decisions. If he supports his granddaughter as heiress then she'll be the first Queen Regnant. If not she'll be a possible bride for Henry VIII's oldest son. or maybe even Charles V. She would be close in age.

Catherine would have exactly zero say. Henry VII might want to marry her to the Duke of York to guarantee her dowry and the succession in case the infant child dies. Ferdinand the Catholic might want her to return back home to be married off elsewhere - 1504 saw a new Duke of Savoy, Charles III, who had no wife or heirs to speak of. In a scenario where Catherine provides Arthur with a child but Arthur still dies, the future Charles V is only a three year old.

Other possible husbands would be Louis XII of France or the Emperor Maximilian I - after all, in this scenario Catherine is a beautiful young princess who's just proven her worth as a royal brood mare.
 
in the case of Spain, Queen Juana was ruled by first her husband, Philip, then her father, lastly her son, she may have been mad or just over powered by the men in her life, it was normal for female queens to hand over ruling to husbands, I can see Henry being made King Reagent in her name for his life time, before her husband or son might take over, though Henry isn't above maybe locking up his Brother's daughter, or ship her off to a Nunnery, that said there's always King Henry VII's mother Margaret Beaufort the most powerful person in the kingdom behind her son, idk if she'd support a female queen, she personally always wanted to be Queen, so maybe.

If a baby girl, the most logical step would be for Henry (VIII) to be betrothed to her immediately and thus prevent any future drama. If the girl lives, Henry marries her circa 1516: naturally he'd actually rule as King. If the girl dies, Henry is still young enough to find a bride elsewhere to start a family with - maybe even her mother, his brother's dowager.
 
First cousins weren't considered a problem as far as consanguinuity -- but would an uncle marrying a niece be too close to incest to be generally acceptible?
 
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