So, I was poking through older posts in this thread and reread the collection of Other Tudors and Their Six Spouse (
Elizabeth 1,
Elizabeth 2,
Mary 1,
Mary 2,
Mary 3,
Edward 1,
Henry FitzRoy) (please let me know if I missed one). And I realized we'd skipped the previous Tudor generation(s). So here's my version of Henry VII and His Six Wives
Henry VII Tudor, King of England (b. 1457, d. 1528) married
a) Katherine Woodville (b. 1458, d. 1472) in 1463, marriage never consummated, marriage ended at either the death of Katherine Woodville in 1472 or when Henry fled the country in 1471, no issue
- As a way to bind an erstwhile Lancaster to his family Edward arranges the marriage of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond to Edward’s youngest sister-in-law. The marriage is never consummated, and either ends when Henry flees the country in 1471 or when Katherine Woodville dies from a chill the next year. Depending on who you ask.
b) Margaret of Brittany* (b. 1459, d. 1480) in 1475, marriage ended at the death of Margaret of Brittany in 1480, had female issue:
- The daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and his first wife Margaret of Brittany, Margaret the Younger was a tad spoiled. So, when she started demanding to wed the handsome exiled English lord, or else, Francis eventually caved. She dies in childbirth.
1b) Margaret Tudor, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1478, d. 1556) married Philip von Habsburg, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1478, d. 1505) in 1499, marriage ended at the death of Philip von Habsburg in 1505, with issue
2b) Catherine Tudor of Brittany (b. 1480, d. 1583)
c) Elizabeth of York (b. 1466, d. 1499) in 1486, marriage ended at the death of Elizabeth of York in 1499, had issue:
- Basically the same as OTL.
3c) Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales (b. 1486, d. 1502) married Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485, d. 1554) in 1501, marriage ended at the death of Arthur Tudor in 1502, no issue
4c) Margaret Tudor (b. 1489, d. 1554) married James IV Stewart, King of Scotland (b. 1473, d. 1540) in 1503, marriage ended at the death of James Stewart in 1540
5c) Henry VIII Tudor, King of England (b. 1491, d. 1549) married a) Eleanor of Austria** (b. 1494, d. 1565) in 1509, marriage ended at the death of Henry Tudor in 1549, had issue; had relations with b) Elizabeth Blount (b. 1498, d. 1543); c) Janet Stewart (b. 1502, d. 1562); d) Jane Seymour (b. 1508, d. 1558)
6c) Elizabeth Tudor, (b. 1492, d. 1495)
7c) Mary Tudor (b. 1496, d. 1541) married Charles IX Valois, King of France (b. 1497, d. 1553) in 1513, marriage ended at the death of Mary Tudor in 1541, with issue
8c) Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (b. 1499, d. 1577) married a) Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, Countess of Auvergne (b. 1498, d. 1519) in 1514, marriage ended at the death of Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne in 1519, with issue; b) Anne Boleyn (b. 1501, d. 1577) in 1523, marriage ended in 1577 at the death of Edmund Tudor, with issue
d) Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485, d. 1554) in 1503, marriage annulled in 1503, no issue
- Already widowed with Arthur dies, Henry VII thinks it’s a stellar idea to wed his former daughter-in-law. The wedding had just taken place when word from Ferdinand refusing the marriage reaches England. A bit of back and forth takes place, and eventually Ferdinand agrees to let Henry keep the part of the dowry he’s already received to get Catherine back. She’s definitely happier for it.
e) Margaret of Austria (b. 1480, d. 1522) in 1505, marriage ended at the death of Margaret of Austria in 1520, had issue:
- Henry and Margaret meet at the funeral of Philip of Burgundy. The two bond of their mutual widowhood and wed. The rather happy marriage is marked by a large patch in the middle (from 1508 to 1516) where Margaret is in Burgundy helping her former sister-in-law/stepdaughter. She’s in England from 1516 to 1520 and Margaret dies when her ship is lost at sea crossing back to Burgundy.
9e) Charles Tudor, Duke of Richmond (b. 1506, d. 1569) married Anne Bourchier, Baroness Bourchier, (b. 1517, d. 1580) in 1532, marriage ended at the death of Charles Tudor in 1569, with issue
10e) Eleanor Tudor (b. 1508, d. 1561) married Henry II d’Albret, King of Navarre (b. 1503, d. 1555) in 1525, marriage ended in 1555 at the death of Henry d’Albret, with issue
11e) Lionel Tudor, Duke of Bedford (b. 1517, ) married a) Katherine Willoughby, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, (b. 1519, d. 1551) in 1532, marriage ended at the death of Katherine Willoughby in 1551, with issue;
12e) John Tudor, (b. 1518, d. 1518)
13e) Philippa Tudor (b. 1520, d. 1583) married a) Francis I de Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1517, d. 1545) in 1535, marriage ended at the death of Francis de Lorraine in 1545, with issue; b) Rudolf von Erlach (b. 1525, d. 1580) in 1537, marriage ended at the death of Rudolf von Erlach*** in 1580, with issue
f) Marguerite de Angoulême, (b. 1492, ) in 1526, marriage ended at the death of Henry VII in 1528, had issue:
- When Mary hears that her father is looking around for another bride, she thinks of her widowed cousin-in-law, Marguerite. The marriage is arranged and Henry and Marguerite are relatively happy. Marguerite is often credited with bringing the Reformation to England, though that is an oversimplification.
14f) Louise Tudor (b. 1528, d. 1559) married Frederick II Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway (b. 1532, d. ) in 1547, marriage ended at the death of Louise Tudor in 1559, had issue
*This one is definitely a stretch, but 🤷🏻♀️
**This is not OTL Eleanor of Austria daughter of Philip, but the daughter of Maximillian and Anne of Brittany
***I made him up, but I figured after being a dutiful widow for so long Philippa should get a hot Swiss mercenary