While he didn't invade England itself until then, he (together with the Pope) sent troops in support of the second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland in 1579-83.
Interesting.
While he didn't invade England itself until then, he (together with the Pope) sent troops in support of the second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland in 1579-83.
Interesting points raised here, so if we have Balthasar Carlos survive-say his mother does not die and he doesn't fall ill at her funeral- and he marries Marianna, what consequences could this have? Obviously they're less closely related being cousins and all, so could this lead to a slightly more stable succession?
He didn't fall ill at her funeral, he fell ill at a mass to commemorate her death. And Marianna was epileptic apparently, which is why I sought of slaughtered her in my TL: The Prince's Survival, so a healthier wife might make for healthier babies (but I think Spain would need a medical revolution for that (since the three of Felipe II's wives, and his daughter-in-law, who died in childbed all died from medical incompetence, Hell, Élisabeth de Valois would've nearly died during her first pregnancy were it not for a French doctor))
I think Balthasar Carlos survival is enough for a continuing Habsburg dynasty in Spain: if he does not follow his mother in the tomb, he is the heir and thusband-to-be of Mariana of Austria, while his widowed father is free to remarry (and with only one son and a daughter he will remarry) another princess, likely older, healthier and much less related to him than Mariana, so if Carlos and Mariana have trouble with children, he will likely have other healtier heirs
I think Philip's choices are either some italian or german princess (and I have not iddef which princess) or one of the nieces of his first wife likely eitherInteresting, who might be a possible bride for this Philip IV?
I think Philip's choices are either some italian or german princess (and I have not iddef which princess) or one of the nieces of his first wife likely either
a) Anne Marie Louise of Orleans, Duchess of Montpensier (born in 1627)
or b) Luisa Christina of Savoy (born in 1629) if you butterfly her wedding to her paternal uncle in 1642
c) either of Luisa Christina's younger sisters, while a little too young (Margaret is born in 1635, Henriette in 1636)
d) another italian princess (likely Este, Gonzaga, Medicis, Farnese)
e) a German princess (likely a Catholic)
What about Anna Constancja of Poland? Or Anna de Medici (if we go for the older end of the spectrum)?
Hmm interesting, what benefits do they bring?
Well, not sure about the Wasa princess, but Anna de Medici brings an Italian connection, plus she connected to the Further Austrian archducal, Imperial and French royal families.