Elizabeth I becomes a mother?

So, this is something I've been pondering recently, if Elizabeth Tudor had married and had kids, how do people think she'd have done as a mother?
 
Depends on who she marries and her own position in life. (If she's not queen, she will be different than if she is; her priorities would demand it.)
 
Well since the title is 'Elizabeth I' I assume that this motherhood happens when she is Queen of England and Ireland.

Well normally this would mean that she got married, now there's a lot of candidates for that. Though I've always wanted to see TLs involving Elizabeth I/Ivan the Terrible, or Elizabeth I/Erik XIV of Sweden, and the OP did a Elizabeth/John of Austria that I liked.

But... She could also wind up having a bastard, in this case Robert Dudley has the best odds of being the father... Imagine the drama, the chaos, especially if Elizabeth decides to legitimize her bastard son or daughter and make the child her heir.
 
Having a bastard and making him/her the heir. Now, that's Elizabeth. Although, it does butterfly the "Virgin Queen" title.

PS: I thought "Elizabeth I" was used to instantly identify the subject of the question, not necessarily that she had a family as Queen. My bad.
 
I'd like to see her have a bastard before Mary kicks it. Would Mary chose a different successor (my guess would be yes, and parliament would go along - who wants an obvious whore as Queen)?
 
But... She could also wind up having a bastard, in this case Robert Dudley has the best odds of being the father... Imagine the drama, the chaos, especially if Elizabeth decides to legitimize her bastard son or daughter and make the child her heir.

Other favorite option, Thomas Seymour, while he's married to her step mum.
 
So if. Elizabeth marries before becoming queen who are her options?

Secondly Liz and Thomas seymaoaur would be hilarious
 
So if. Elizabeth marries before becoming queen who are her options?

Secondly Liz and Thomas seymaoaur would be hilarious
Not really. I think the suggestion is because of the documents showing him trying to molest her (and possibly suceeding) when he was her legal guardian. She always made sure to be awake and fully dressed early in the morning before he could get to her bedroom. Some suggest the reason Catherine Parr tickled her and joined in the 'fun' was partially to overlook things and make sure her husband didn't tKe things too far. So no, this would not be hilarious.
 
Another possibility is that Mary I decides that to ensure that England stays Catholic if she should die, or in her later reign becomes aware that she won't have a child and Elizabeth is her only real heir, is to force Elizabeth to marry someone of Mary's choosing. A nice Catholic Princeling or Lord who would be more than happy to come to England and become a King in all but name, or maybe be crowned at Beth's side.

Not exactly the best start to a marriage and motherhood, but it's a possibility.
 
Not really. I think the suggestion is because of the documents showing him trying to molest her (and possibly suceeding) when he was her legal guardian. She always made sure to be awake and fully dressed early in the morning before he could get to her bedroom. Some suggest the reason Catherine Parr tickled her and joined in the 'fun' was partially to overlook things and make sure her husband didn't tKe things too far. So no, this would not be hilarious.
Always got to be someone who takes something very seriously. But fair enough.
 
Another possibility is that Mary I decides that to ensure that England stays Catholic if she should die, or in her later reign becomes aware that she won't have a child and Elizabeth is her only real heir, is to force Elizabeth to marry someone of Mary's choosing. A nice Catholic Princeling or Lord who would be more than happy to come to England and become a King in all but name, or maybe be crowned at Beth's side.

Not exactly the best start to a marriage and motherhood, but it's a possibility.
Oh now that is interesting. Perhaps an Austrian Habsburg? Or perhaps even a porygueuse infante?
 
Oh now that is interesting. Perhaps an Austrian Habsburg? Or perhaps even a porygueuse infante?

Well it's complicated, on one hand Elizabeth Tudor is Mary's legal heir, on the other hand she is legally a bastard. For royalty that's a BIG blackmark, this is one of the reasons why Mary didn't try to get Elizabeth married off, she'd have struggled to find anyone who would accept her, unless it become obvious that marrying Elizabeth comes with a Kingdom.

I don't think there are any Portuguese Infante's available... There are several Habsburgs who could marry her, even Philip's bastard brother could be married to the girl, though that could be a hard-sell for England's nobility.

Marrying Elizabeth off to a subject would be seen as degrading to her status as royalty, especially since Elizabeth IS the legal heir...

There are a couple French princes she could marry, or be betrothed too by the time Mary dies and she can't get out of the contract. Though with what happened to the sons of Henri II of France that could lead to all sorts of messy succession issues with their children...
 
Hmm this is true. Is the best bet for Liz to get married having Edward VI survive until around the 1560s then?
 
Hmm this is true. Is the best bet for Liz to get married having Edward VI survive until around the 1560s then?

If Edward VI lives longer then, while he'll just wait for Mary to die unwed and childless, Elizabeth Tudor IS his half-sister, bastard or not, so he'll marry her to a highly positioned nobleman in England, probably someone that gets into the King's inner circle, maybe even a friend. Though if it's an older gentleman who's already married, she could be married off to that man's sons.
 
If Edward VI lives longer then, while he'll just wait for Mary to die unwed and childless, Elizabeth Tudor IS his half-sister, bastard or not, so he'll marry her to a highly positioned nobleman in England, probably someone that gets into the King's inner circle, maybe even a friend. Though if it's an older gentleman who's already married, she could be married off to that man's sons.

Okay interesting, which one would be more interesting to you?
 
Okay interesting, which one would be more interesting to you?

The POD involving Edward VI is rather dull, he would turn England into a Calvinist Kingdom and Elizabeth would wind up married to some Duke, live quietly with him, produce some children, and then fade from the pages of history.

An Elizabeth who gets married during Mary's reign, especially once it's certain that Mary will have no children of her own, is in a more complicated, and thus more interesting position (to us).

She's the heir and future Queen Regnant, but she's either betrothed or already married, so the political forces will favor swirling around her new husband, since as 'the Man' he's expected to wield considerable power, either being a King in all but name, or maybe even crowned at Elizabeth's side, or pushing it even further he'd just be crowned King by Right of Marriage and push Elizabeth down to 'Queen-consort' of her own country. That last one is the least likely to occur, especially if her husband is NOT English.
 
The POD involving Edward VI is rather dull, he would turn England into a Calvinist Kingdom and Elizabeth would wind up married to some Duke, live quietly with him, produce some children, and then fade from the pages of history.

An Elizabeth who gets married during Mary's reign, especially once it's certain that Mary will have no children of her own, is in a more complicated, and thus more interesting position (to us).

She's the heir and future Queen Regnant, but she's either betrothed or already married, so the political forces will favor swirling around her new husband, since as 'the Man' he's expected to wield considerable power, either being a King in all but name, or maybe even crowned at Elizabeth's side, or pushing it even further he'd just be crowned King by Right of Marriage and push Elizabeth down to 'Queen-consort' of her own country. That last one is the least likely to occur, especially if her husband is NOT English.

Oh now this is interesting. So, possible options:

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Emannuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy

Francsesco De Medici

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
 
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