Not really, specially considering who neither Mary or Elizabeth was seen as legitimate at this point.
Absolutely untrue, excluding Catherine Parr. The truth is who Henry married whatever lady he wanted with the exception of Anne of Cleves, who was his only political match.
Absolutely not, Thomas wanted power and IOTL Elizabeth was Edward's preferred heiress. ITTL he is brother-in-law to the king and uncle to multiple princes and Elizabeth is just the bastard daughter with NO legal claim to the throne
for what reason he would? Mary at the end is Henry’s daughter and subject and he is a foreign King without any right to interfere or dictate who Mary can or can NOT marry. And Charles valued a lot Henry’s alliance, as demonstrated by the fact who as soon his aunt Catherine died, he not only recognized Anne as Queen but also proposed a match between Elizabeth and his heir for sealing the alliance. Doing more than suggesting potential husbands for Mary would likely push Henry again towards a French alliance and that is the last thing who Charles want.
Actually - why wouldn't Charles just ask for Mary to be his second wife? With Jane's sons as heirs, Henry would quite likely be happy with Mary as Queen of Spain and Holy Roman Empress
What about an Italian match for Manuel II? Maria de Medici marries Alfonso d'Este , Isabella de Medici marries someone, Lucrezia de Medici marries Manuel? Mary Tudor is likely going to have an attack of vapors at the idea of her oldest wedding a Medici nothing, but Manuel is the grandson of two kings and second-in-line to the Portuguese throne, hardly a nobody but not important enough to get an archduchess or an enfant de France.
Because Karl didn't want to remarry. François I ruined the emperor's 1540 visit to France by broaching the subject of a match between Karl and Marguerite de Valois. Karl told him to sod off
Fair enough, would Mary potentially still marry Philip but earlier?
Yeah, Philip is still way too young for Mary.
He's six years younger. Henry would know that that rarely ends well...
It can work, but Beja is likely a better option. Especially if Karl V keeps his promise to Beja that he'd give him the duchy of Milan.
But why would he? Philip did this IOTL to try and win Henry over for an alliance, Hans wouldn't need to...
To try and interest Henry in backing him to get the Danish throne back?
or to bring pressure to bear on Frederik I to release Christian II. It has the added advantage of Karl V removing another tug at his sleeve (Christian) and bein able to say "look, I am doing something"
Beautiful. We need Hans or John to get back the thrones and kick Frederick off now...
I suspect the first opportunity might arise when Christian III dies. Depending on how much of a propaganda campaign Hans can mount in Denmark (AIUI he was very nearly elected in Norway in 1533 after Frederik's death).
