Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester survives

France and/or Spain may even pay Whigs to filibuster the discussion on this particular issue.
I can see that happening, they’d likely be more amenable to a Protestant marriage or a Habsburg as you said before.

Was it common for marriage discussions for royals to be discussed in parliament at this point?
 
So Maria Elisabeth or Maria Anna of Austria it is, it seems, or one of great Protestant dynasties. A Swedish princess may be a possibility if Britain TTL gets militarily involved in Scanian war.
 
So Maria Elisabeth or Maria Anna of Austria it is, it seems, or one of great Protestant dynasties. A Swedish princess may be a possibility if Britain TTL gets militarily involved in Scanian war.
Agreed with you there, Swedish princess perhaps Charles xii older sister?
 
I think Maria Elisabeth of Austria will make a good bride. She is too old to be married to Portugal or to any children of Maria Antonia/Gian Gastone, fits well in double Austrian marriage idea, she is smart & intelligent, may come with trading preferences in what's now Austrian Netherlands/Brabant after the Great Swap.
 
I think Maria Elisabeth of Austria will make a good bride. She is too old to be married to Portugal or to any children of Maria Antonia/Gian Gastone, fits well in double Austrian marriage idea, she is smart & intelligent, may come with trading preferences in what's now Austrian Netherlands/Brabant after the Great Swap.
Agreed, I can see Henry and Maria getting on quite well
 
@Valena ylu mentioned Maria sheremetva as a bride for a healthy Ivan v ttl, do you think she brings more benefits than who we’d thought of originally?
 
She is younger than Ivan so that may be a factor (Marfa would be 2 years older).
She also comes from powerful family with established powerbase.
 
She is younger than Ivan so that may be a factor (Marfa would be 2 years older).
She also comes from powerful family with established powerbase.
Alright this is true, Maria I think would be fascinating, would Marfa still marry Feodor then?
 
I realize I'm a bit late to this party, but this was an idea I was mulling over. Charles II was very chummy with Louis XIV at the Restoration (actually most of his reign), and there were rumours of a French match for Henry. Problem was that Henry refused to marry a Catholic AFAIK. Fortunately, Henry died and there was never any reason for his being Low Church to affect things.

However, I've found a girl the French might put forward as a proxy if they can't get an Orléans girl to London: Christine of Baden-Durlach. Her mother's the eldest sister of King Carl X of Sweden, she's Protestant so no reason for the ministers to get their backs up about ANOTHER Catholic match. She's from a pretty fertile family (1 of 8 kids, of whom 3 died in infancy), plus it gives a chance for diversifying alliances in Germany. Christine's lack of kids OTL may be because husband no 1 died within 2years of the wedding (perhaps not enough time) and husband no. 2 married her 14yrs later, when she was almost 40.

Just a thought
 
However, I've found a girl the French might put forward as a proxy if they can't get an Orléans girl to London: Christine of Baden-Durlach. Her mother's the eldest sister of King Carl X of Sweden, she's Protestant so no reason for the ministers to get their backs up about ANOTHER Catholic match. She's from a pretty fertile family (1 of 8 kids, of whom 3 died in infancy), plus it gives a chance for diversifying alliances in Germany. Christine's lack of kids OTL may be because husband no 1 died within 2years of the wedding (perhaps not enough time) and husband no. 2 married her 14yrs later, when she was almost 40.
Interesting. Not Catholic like Orleans, not "maybe fictional maybe not" like Charlotte de Dunois... Never figured in my analysis - I mostly used OTL Charles II rejects to diversify the alliances (Maria of Nassau/Erdmuthe of Saxony/a Danish princess).
Need to read more on her:)
 
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