Catherine of Aragon - The Valois Queen

I want that more than her becoming queen of England too. I can see Catherine and Louis raising a illustrious generation of kings and queens. Also if Louis dies before 1520, there is a strong chance that Catherine will end up dowager regent of France and that is almost to fun to not write about.
 
*furiously blushing* I'm not a strong writer actually, Philippe le Bel is the one writing in our TL. But yes, if you want too.
 
A beta just reads the story you're about to post and points out issues (like dates wrong, names). You probably need someone more familiar with France than me (and one not doing three other TLs that she can't get going on). I've got health issues (they want to do neck surgery!), my shoulder's not healing.
 
I just had this weird thought today - if we wanted Kate in France as wife of Louis, might not a better way to do it be to give Charles VIII a surviving son? That way, Anne of Brittany's done her duty and she's not necessarily so desirous a match for Louis - since any kids would be BEHIND Charles VIII's son in the succession (to both France and Brittany). Also, while Queen Mothers had first dibs on a regency, given what happened in England in 1483 (where the regent was commonly thought to have murdered his nephews), an outright marriage of Anne to Louis II d'Orléans might not be so popular. Fernando still wants a chance to meddle in French affairs (because Anne of Beaujeu might sideline her sister-in-law), and what better way to do that than by supporting the guy who has the best claim (after the queen mother) to be regent? And what better way to cement the ties than marriage?
 
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