ANy thoughts for this? Perhaps a marriage between a Howard, and a daughter of Edward IV, or perhaps between a Howard and a daughter of Henry VII?
Anne of York married Lord Surrey, but besides a son who died before his mom, her other 3/4kids died in infancy. Her husband later remarried to Elizabeth Stafford, and had four kids (including Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset).
As to the how, shouldn't be TOO difficult. Margaret Douglas, OTL Css of Lennox was in love with a Howard boy (Thomas or Charles). Simply have her marry him, and her son marries either one of his royal cousins in Scotland or in England
How does this sound as a possible Royal House of Howard:
Thomas Howard, Duke of York (b. 1473: d.1543) m Anne of York (b. 1475: d. 1511.)
Issue: Thomas I Howard (b. 1496: d. 1556)
I'm thinking either THomas succeeds after overthrowing Henry VIII during a war over religion, or perhaps in something drawn to insight war over some slight or the other. Perhaps in the 1530s, or perhaps in the 1510s, over a falling of some sort?
All three are interesting scenarios.
Say Thomas Howard, the son of Surrey and Anne of York, survives and does marry Mary Tudor-Dowager Queen of France-, what are the chances that their son could marry Mary Tudor the younger, daughter of Henry VIII?
Ages might be wrong I suspect especially if Mary Tudor the elder still marries France first.
Here is a weird idea, what if Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, (the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England and his mistress, Elizabeth Blount) who himself is married to Lady Mary Howard, second daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, have a son before Henry dies in 1536 aged 17 or allow him to live long enough to be placed into the Second Succession Act, permitted King Henry VIII to designate his successor, whether legitimate or not. So we could see the succession go along the lines of:
- Prince Edward of Wales
- Howard Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Somerset
- Lady Mary Tudor
- Lady Elizabeth Tudor
Howard Fitzroy could marry his cousin, Katherine Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and when he accends the throne on the death of his half uncle, King Edward VI, he uses a joint house name of Tudor-Howard as his regal house, rather than a bastard surname.
This is what I though, Catholic Mary who has been declared illegitimate could find contesting the young man hardOh very interesting, that could well lead to some interesting consequences
Very true, would thisThis is what I though, Catholic Mary who has been declared illegitimate could find contesting the young man hard![]()