Henry V of England marries earlier in around 1408

One thing that has always puzzled me is the fact that Henry of Monmouth, later Henry V would enter his reign and a campaign against France without having married and sired an heir, how whilst that might've been because he had three grown brothers by the time he became king, I still find it odd.

What I am wondering now is, what if whilst his father is still alive, Henry is married to either Catherine of Burgundy eldest daughter of John the Fearless, or perhaps to Isabella of Portugal?

Which one is more likely to occur in 1408?

And finally, what would the consequences of this be?
 
Is it possible that he could be wed to Richard II's second wife Isabella of Valois? If this marriage occurs at the beginning of the fifteenth century?
 
Henry V was not married before OTL because he wanted marry a French princess and from the other side were not interested in this kind of match. Isabella in particular was the initial choice of Henry IV as bride for the future Henry V but she was totally against a such match and in the end the king was forced to let her go back in France
 
Henry V was not married before OTL because he wanted marry a French princess and from the other side were not interested in this kind of match. Isabella in particular was the initial choice of Henry IV as bride for the future Henry V but she was totally against a such match and in the end the king was forced to let her go back in France

Okay, and if Henry IV had her married to his son anyway?
 
Okay, and if Henry IV had her married to his son anyway?

Henry IV couldn't force Isabelle to do anything she didn't want to. She was not his subject - she was French born - nor was he her warder. So, if Henry forces the match, he likely gets outrage from the French.

As to brides for Henry V, these were considered at various points:

Marie de Valois (OTL a nun and who openly scoffed in the English envoys' faces when brought the marriage proposal, saying that 'what bridegroom can compensate me for Christ?'
Catherine (OTL wife of Henry V)
Katharina of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (i.e. Pomerania)
An unspecified daughter of the duke of Burgundy
One of his stepmother's daughters, a Breton princess
A Navarrese infanta
 
Henry IV couldn't force Isabelle to do anything she didn't want to. She was not his subject - she was French born - nor was he her warder. So, if Henry forces the match, he likely gets outrage from the French.

As to brides for Henry V, these were considered at various points:

Marie de Valois (OTL a nun and who openly scoffed in the English envoys' faces when brought the marriage proposal, saying that 'what bridegroom can compensate me for Christ?'
Catherine (OTL wife of Henry V)
Katharina of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (i.e. Pomerania)
An unspecified daughter of the duke of Burgundy
One of his stepmother's daughters, a Breton princess
A Navarrese infanta

Okay and which would might be the most likely to happen?
 
A North Sea marriage would be interesting, in that it would allow him to safely concentrate his attentions south-eastward on the continent with his Scandinavian allies acting as a counter-balance to the Scots and any French allies in the Low Countries.
 
A North Sea marriage would be interesting, in that it would allow him to safely concentrate his attentions south-eastward on the continent with his Scandinavian allies acting as a counter-balance to the Scots and any French allies in the Low Countries.

Interesting, so Katherine of Denmark then?

When might such a marriage occur do you think?
 
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