Hello, and welcome to the latest episode of:
NEK'S WACKY PERSONAL UNIONS!!!
(THAT WERE ACTUALLY PLANNED IN OTL AND ARE AWESOME)
As I was Genociding for my latest attempt at a Bosworth TL, I came across this nugget in the article for Anne of Brittany:
And on the Edward V page:
Of course, this depends on Edward lasting longer than Uncle Richard would approve of. Perhaps King Edward survives for longer - another decade would have him die at fifty, not inconceivably old - and Richard is caught out.
And, of course, France would hate this. It was bad enough when Brittany was about to become Habsburg IOTL (no doubt the subject of a future Wacky Personal Union), but English would be a kick in the face. We could see a war here...
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NEK'S WACKY PERSONAL UNIONS!!!
(THAT WERE ACTUALLY PLANNED IN OTL AND ARE AWESOME)
As I was Genociding for my latest attempt at a Bosworth TL, I came across this nugget in the article for Anne of Brittany:
Wikipedia said:Brittany being an attractive prize, Anne had no shortage of suitors. She was officially promised in marriage to Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward IV of England in 1483; however, the boy disappeared, and was presumed dead, soon after the death of Edward IV and the accession of his brother, Richard III.
And on the Edward V page:
So, the second child (it doesn't explicitly specify girls) would be the Duke/Duchess of Brittany, and England would have a firmer stronghold over France.King Edward IV concluded an alliance in 1480 with the Duke of Brittany, Francis II, and both decided to betroth their heirs, Edward (10 years old) and Anne (4 years old), to each other, promising to marry them at their majority. The devolution of Brittany would have been given to the second child to be born, the first becoming prince of Wales. Those plans disappeared together with Edward V.
Of course, this depends on Edward lasting longer than Uncle Richard would approve of. Perhaps King Edward survives for longer - another decade would have him die at fifty, not inconceivably old - and Richard is caught out.
And, of course, France would hate this. It was bad enough when Brittany was about to become Habsburg IOTL (no doubt the subject of a future Wacky Personal Union), but English would be a kick in the face. We could see a war here...
Comments?