Not necessarily.In such a situation,the tradition was to give the oldest son the title the family held longest and the more prestigious one,
Ah, so the title of Emperor then?
Not necessarily.In such a situation,the tradition was to give the oldest son the title the family held longest and the more prestigious one,
Definitely.
Hmm not sure. What would him having more sons add?Does Philip get anymore sons?
One extra son might mean Naples and Sicily gets given out.Hmm not sure. What would him having more sons add?
This is true. So Ferdinand gets Spain her empire and Naples and Milan and SicilyLet me repeat: Napels and Sicily are staying with Aragon. Milan is a different matter if there is a third son
Aye that could work, when would this third son be born?Perhaps Milan for the third son?
Ah, so the title of Emperor then?
Alright interesting. Would Ferdinand be better placed to handle whatever situation comes about in the Low Countries?Not quite, since the title of Emperor was an elective one, the highest hereditary titles the house of Habsburg had at this point was archduke of Austria, duke of Burgundy etc. King of Castille, Aragon etc. were more prestigious, in terms of both power and rank (a monarch stands above a noble).
The candidate for the position of Emperor would be the one with his Hausmacht (Dynastic Powerbase) in the Empire, since he would also be the more appealing candidate for the Prince-Electors.
Edit: IMHO Castille-Aragon for Charles, Ferdinand gets Austria-Burgundy and thus the position of Emperor, whereas Milan will be a wild card. Either there's a third son, Maximilian? Otherwise both Ferdinand and Charles could claim it. Charles could claim it compensation for giving up the (other) Imperial possessions to his younger brother, whereas Ferdinand could argue, that the duchy of Milan, an Imperial Fief, should go to the Imperial branch.
Naples was given out to a BASTARD just some years earlier.Napels and Sicily was part of Aragons crown, not something to be given away willy nilly