Elizabeth Woodville

WI: She had died shortly after giving birth to her third daughter, Cecily. What would be the remarriage possibilities for Edward now?
 
WI: She had died shortly after giving birth to her third daughter, Cecily. What would be the remarriage possibilities for Edward now?
Well in this case EW died around the end of March, 1469 so there are:
Anne Neville (11 June 1456) the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, although she has just lost her previous husband, who was Henry VI's son, Edward.

Marie of Brittany (1444–1506) was the younger daughter of Francis I, Duke of Brittany, by Isabella, daughter of King James I of Scotland.

Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol, daughter of Peter of Luxembourg, lost her husband Arthur III duke of Brittany in 1458.

Also Elizabeth Lucy who was Edward's long-standing mistress, and although there are rumoured to be over five children of theirs, most historians just stick to the two that are known for sure, being, Elizabeth Plantagenet (1464) and Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle.
 
Well given his difficulties in 69/70 a remarriage might have to wait assuming it follows as in otl.
The marriage market was pretty weak at this period though.
Anne Neville would be pretty distastful to him - he himself was tired of Warwick and his advice (their fallout had very little to do with Edward's wife and a lot to do with their differing opinions) - and by 1470/71 she offers no real advantage to him.
Foreign options -
1) My favourite - Edward had on the whole in his first reign and for much of his second favoured a pro-burgundian policy - welcome Anne of Burgundy (she is young though 15 in 1472) - her father might be reluctant if there is a better catch to be had and the French would be incensed but the death of Louis XI's brother in 72 who Charles had been wanting Anne to marry might help. The varying estates might like the idea of a foreign sovereign in terms of it enabling them to maintain their relative independence though.
2) Marie of Brittany isn't the best catch and may well have been married a bit before Edward's supposed widowhood.
3) Catherine of Luxembourg-Saint-Pol - is too old really (she was Elizabeth Woodvilles maternal aunt and her father died in 1433) she had also been married for around 14 years without issue and had no great dowry to bring to Edward.
4) Margaret Stewart (youngest daughter of James II of Scotland) she didn't marry early and was offered to George of Clarence in the 1470s she would be in her mid teens in around 1472.
5) Anne of Savoy (although Louis XI's niece her parents allied Savoy with Burgundy) she would be around 17 in 1472.
 
What about Isabel the Catholic? AFAIK she only married Ferdinand in '70, and they were married under some severely suspicious circumstances (like the papal dispensation for their marriage reportedly being fake or some such), so a pro-Castilian pope could annul her marriage to Ferdinand and she can marry Edward?
 
What about Isabel the Catholic? AFAIK she only married Ferdinand in '70, and they were married under some severely suspicious circumstances (like the papal dispensation for their marriage reportedly being fake or some such), so a pro-Castilian pope could annul her marriage to Ferdinand and she can marry Edward?

Not likely, while from a Papal perspective it was a dodgy marriage you would need to throw some serious butterflies into Iberian Politics to arrange an English match. By the time Elizabeth Woodeville is out of the way there were basically two options either a Portuguese marriage and a Castile-Portugal Union or Ferdinand and a Castile-Aragon Union. Castile was divided on which to pick but as the abortive plans in OTL to marry her off to someone outside the peninsular both sides were able to unite a block any such match.
 
Two fun (but likely improbable matches):

Joanna, Princess of Portugal (later beatified) is a very reasonable 17-18 years old at the time. She is also is one of John of Gaunt's most senior heirs through his eldest daughter Phillippa. A marriage between between EIV and Princess Joanna could represent the unification of the Houses of York and Lancaster and a conciliatory move towards the Lancastrians in England and this TL's version of Henry VII and EoY. In the OTL Princess Joanna never married (despite turning down several several proposals and was even considered as a candidate for RIII's second wife). Also she refused to marry because she wished to be a nun. A women like that may not be the best match for someone with a reputation like EIV. And in 1469/70 she was second in line to the throne. But anyways a Plantagenet Portugal would be a lot of fun.

Why not include Mary of Burgundy because the match would be so much fun. Maybe either Charles or Margaret of York meets a premature end or they have an infant son. Perhaps a few years go by before the marriage takes place.

Off the map:
Ferdinand of Aragon's full sister Joanna would be 15-16 at the time.
 
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