Louis XII has surviving sons

You are of course right. I just have a negative opinion on the character who indeed made several stupid decisions for which he and his country paid a huge price. Being frivolous, selfish, irresolute and vacillating can turn a not stupid person into a stupid king, in regard with the qualities that are required of a king and of a king's duties.



Seeking support among the young king's enemies would have been a quite foolish choice. Especially in the kingdom of France where all those who chose to go on a collision course with the king of France finally met defeat. The best opponents could hope was getting the king's favor or reducing the king's powers. That was in the reach of the Valois Burgundy because they were very powerful and were in fact a power on the international field. That was not in the reach of the Valois Angouleme who were far from being as powerful as the Valois Burgundy had been and who did not even have the advantage of having its principality close to a border enabling them to get foreign support.

An interesting analysis, so with his marriage to Mary Tudor, and his sister married to Charles V, how might things go with regards to the Italian wars, if indeed they still happen?
 
The italian wars started in 1494, 6 years before Charles V of Habsburg was born.

However, there was an obvious "Yalta" on which France and Aragon-Spin could have easily dealt, if the french rulers had been a little more clever, realistic and compromising :
- Milan-Lombardia for France. They would then unvoidably have swallowed Piedmont-Savoy in the long run,
- Naples for Aragon-Spain.
 
The italian wars started in 1494, 6 years before Charles V of Habsburg was born.

However, there was an obvious "Yalta" on which France and Aragon-Spin could have easily dealt, if the french rulers had been a little more clever, realistic and compromising :
- Milan-Lombardia for France. They would then unvoidably have swallowed Piedmont-Savoy in the long run,
- Naples for Aragon-Spain.

Okay interesting, do you think that this might be possible under Louis XIII?
 
Also with regards to the reformation, how might it be affected in this scenario? Is it possible that Arthur Tudor survives his bout of illness this time around? If so what happens to the english reformation movement?
 
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