So I've been trying to figure out what would have happened if Henry Frederick Stuart didn't die prematurely. I have him marrying Catherine de'Medici (1593-1629) when he's still the Prince of Wales. When Catherine dies in 1629 he has the chance to remarry without his father's interference. This is where I start running into difficulties. The contemporary Danish Princesses are from a morganatic marriage, and the Swedes are out of the picture. This leaves only the German and Dutch. So, I've stumbled into a personal blind spot. I don't really know how to accurately gauge and compare the relative prestige of different German princesses.
Here is a list of the potential protestant candidates that I've found:
Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609-1671)
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612-1687)
Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (1615-1670)
Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern (1619 – 1688)
Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1616-1650)
Sophie Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1619-1680)
Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar (1619-1647)
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617-1668) – In the original timeline she marries the heir apparent to the Danish throne, but that didn’t happen until 1633.
Susanna Margarete of Anhalt-Dessau (1610-1663)
Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrucken (1607-1648)
Sophie of Bradenburg- Ansbach (1614-1646)
Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610-1684) – she was already betrothed to Duke Friedrich II of Holstien Gottrop, but that can be butterflied.
Am I missing anyone? Which of these brides would be the best catch?
Here is a list of the potential protestant candidates that I've found:
Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609-1671)
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612-1687)
Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (1615-1670)
Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern (1619 – 1688)
Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1616-1650)
Sophie Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1619-1680)
Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar (1619-1647)
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617-1668) – In the original timeline she marries the heir apparent to the Danish throne, but that didn’t happen until 1633.
Susanna Margarete of Anhalt-Dessau (1610-1663)
Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrucken (1607-1648)
Sophie of Bradenburg- Ansbach (1614-1646)
Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610-1684) – she was already betrothed to Duke Friedrich II of Holstien Gottrop, but that can be butterflied.
Am I missing anyone? Which of these brides would be the best catch?