Anne of Brittany married twice - neither time a necessarily willing bride (once bringing two beds to her wedding, and the other hoping that the pope would side with her and not grant the annulment for her second husband to marry her).
Her only son - Charles Orland, dauphin de France - was born of her first marriage; while her only surviving children were two daughters born of her second.
She had at least five children from her first marriage - three boys (Charles-Orland in 1492, a second Charles in 1496; and François, who was either stillborn or lived only a few hours in 1497) and two girls (a stillborn daughter in 1494 and a shortlived daughter Anne in 1498).
Now I'm aware that Louis XII married her due to a clause in her first marriage contract which stipulated that if she had no children with Charles VIII, she was to marry his successor in order to give France a second stab at annexing Brittany. But what if one of her daughters from the first marriage survived? Would she still be required to marry Louis or no? Who might the daughter marry (probably someone French if Louis is pulling the strings, the young Comte d'Angouleme or the duc d'Alencon, perhaps)? If Louis doesn't marry Anne, who might he remarry to?
Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Thanks in advance.
Her only son - Charles Orland, dauphin de France - was born of her first marriage; while her only surviving children were two daughters born of her second.
She had at least five children from her first marriage - three boys (Charles-Orland in 1492, a second Charles in 1496; and François, who was either stillborn or lived only a few hours in 1497) and two girls (a stillborn daughter in 1494 and a shortlived daughter Anne in 1498).
Now I'm aware that Louis XII married her due to a clause in her first marriage contract which stipulated that if she had no children with Charles VIII, she was to marry his successor in order to give France a second stab at annexing Brittany. But what if one of her daughters from the first marriage survived? Would she still be required to marry Louis or no? Who might the daughter marry (probably someone French if Louis is pulling the strings, the young Comte d'Angouleme or the duc d'Alencon, perhaps)? If Louis doesn't marry Anne, who might he remarry to?
Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Thanks in advance.