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Portrait of Mary of Burgundy, accredited to Michael Pacher, c. 1490
Survival of Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy would have three children namely Philip b. 1478, Margaret b. 1480 and Francis b. 1481, this would mean that the Habsburgs would depend upon the birth of the heirs to Philip of Burgundy
the child would be followed by two children Mary b. December 10, 1485 and Elizabeth b. June 4, 1489.
Mary of Burgundy being alive would stop the French from attempting to conquer the Burgundian inheritance aside from the Duchy of Burgundy and she would focus on strengthening the Burgundian Possessions against the French by having his second daughter Mary to marry Juan, Prince of Asturias, her son Philip is betrothed to Juana of Castile and her oldest daughter, Margaret to marry Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Mary would choose those marriages in order to strengthen the relations of Burgundy with other countries, the last marriage she would have arranged is the betrothal between her daughter Elizabeth and Charles Orlando which would include the dowry of Artois and the County of Burgundy and another marriage between Catherine of France and Archduke Francis.
During her life the French would be hostile to the Burgundians because the French have taken the Duchy of Burgundy which is a french appanage.
However even if she failed she would have reestablished the relations between the North Sea countries and Burgundy and that was important for her and she would have taken things with care and left her husband to care for being the Future Holy Roman Emperor.
She would handle the Burgundian Estates fairly since her own Ascension in 1477 to her death on 1489, on 1489 her son, Philip the Fair would replace her and she would try to fix the damage caused by her own father, Charles the Bold of Burgundy, however, her son, Philip would be the one who would be able to do the reforms.
Her husband, Maximilian would marry Beatrice of Naples, the widow of Mathias of Hungary after her own death acquiring Bohemia and Hungary in the process.
Mary of Burgundy would be remembered as the person who ruled the Transition of the Burgundian estates to the Habsburg Empire..