And of course the Auld alliance was specifically against England.
Aye, which seems that France might lose out the most from this.
And of course the Auld alliance was specifically against England.
I wonder which sphere of influence England will fall under during Margaret's reign. If James is advising Margaret then it's possible that we'll see England developing a closer relationship with France during the early part of her reign. There'd be a betrothal of the Prince of Wales (Arthur) to a French princess, more than likely either Renee de France or Madeleine de Valois. If we have a Duke of York in the OTL James then Margaret might soften the French influence in England by betrothing said child to a Spanish/Imperial Infanta/Princess or a Portuguese one if there's any available.
I can not see a James King of England particularly pro-French as his alliance with France was mostly against England (you know the enemy of my enemy is my friend kind of alliance) so I think Spain, Burgundy and Portugal will be the most logical place for searching a daughter-in-law unless a peace treaty do not require his engagement to a French princess so Catalina of Austria/Spain/Burgundy will be a more likely choice than Renee of France. Madeleine of France is a little too young for Henry, Prince of Wales (ATL version of Arthur) and in any case a daughter of Manuel of Portugal by Mary Tudor, of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal or of John of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria around the same age of Francis and Claude’s daughters will be favored over themFrom what I can tell he seemed to get involved in 1513 as part of honouring the auld alliance. That’s about it
I can not see a James King of England particularly pro-French as his alliance with France was mostly against England (you know the enemy of my enemy is my friend kind of alliance) so I think Spain, Burgundy and Portugal will be the most logical place for searching a daughter-in-law unless a peace treaty do not require his engagement to a French princess so Catalina of Austria/Spain/Burgundy will be a more likely choice than Renee of France. Madeleine of France is a little too young for Henry, Prince of Wales (ATL version of Arthur) and in any case a daughter of Manuel of Portugal by Mary Tudor, of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal or of John of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria around the same age of Francis and Claude’s daughters will be favored over them
I can not see a James King of England particularly pro-French as his alliance with France was mostly against England (you know the enemy of my enemy is my friend kind of alliance) so I think Spain, Burgundy and Portugal will be the most logical place for searching a daughter-in-law unless a peace treaty do not require his engagement to a French princess so Catalina of Austria/Spain/Burgundy will be a more likely choice than Renee of France. Madeleine of France is a little too young for Henry, Prince of Wales (ATL version of Arthur) and in any case a daughter of Manuel of Portugal by Mary Tudor, of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal or of John of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria around the same age of Francis and Claude’s daughters will be favored over them
I think that would be likely, though would they get completely involvedVery true. I forgot that the main impetus for the Stewart's alliance with France was as an assurance against England. It's likely then that we'll see Catalina de Austria as the bride of the Prince of Wales with perhaps a daughter of Manuel I and Mary Tudor, given that Mary's child would have precedence over another, as the bride for the Duke of York. Which would lead to a strong Spanish/Imperial bloc in England.
Interestingly enough this means that France will need to look elsewhere a little earlier to circumvent the HRE's circle of alliances. Could we see France supporting the Netherlands independence movement here as an attempt to both weaken Spain and create a new ally?