IOTL, Mary the Rich married Maximilian, Archduke of Austria. Suppose, ITTL, Mary instead married Charles VIII of France. If she married Charles, her hunting accident (and consequent death) can be butterflied away. Let us say she lives longer.
But then, what happens to Brittany? Obviously, if Charles is married to Mary, he cannot marry Anne of Brittany. If Anne marries her Habsburg heir (was it not Maximilian himself?), what happens then? Can Brittany be held as an independent country in face of mounting tensions between the Habsburgs and France? Or will there be far fewer tensions ITTL, since without the great wealth of Burgundy, the Habsburgs are much weaker. Can Brittany remain Habsburg, while Netherlands remain in the hands of the Burgundians (and her French allies)?
But then, what happens to Brittany? Obviously, if Charles is married to Mary, he cannot marry Anne of Brittany. If Anne marries her Habsburg heir (was it not Maximilian himself?), what happens then? Can Brittany be held as an independent country in face of mounting tensions between the Habsburgs and France? Or will there be far fewer tensions ITTL, since without the great wealth of Burgundy, the Habsburgs are much weaker. Can Brittany remain Habsburg, while Netherlands remain in the hands of the Burgundians (and her French allies)?
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