The Blooming Red Rose - A Lancastrian TL

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The Blooming red rose
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Anne of Burgundy, Duchess of Bedford

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On November 15, 1430, Anne of Burgundy, the wife of the Duke of Bedford and the daughter of the duke of Burgundy bears a son who is strong enough to survive and Anne of Burgundy would be able to survive giving birth to her son and named their son as Henry named after the dead brother of the Duke of Bedford.

Anne of Burgundy is reported to have dreamt of a blooming red rose on her dream, she spoke to her husband.

John, I dreamed of a rose that is blooming.

John, duke of Bedford said

Anne, this means that we will win this war in the future.

John, the Duke of Bedford would baptize the son as Henry, named after his late brother who died a decade ago.

Anne of Burgundy would give birth to a daughter named Margaret born on August 14, 1432 and another daughter named Anne on May 2, 1435, which would be her last child.

Anne of Burgundy's marriage with the Duke of Burgundy would mean that the Burgundians would continue to ally with the English.

On 1432, the English and the Navarrese would declare an alliance betrothing Eleanor of Navarre to Henry VI of England.

Anne of Burgundy's survival is seen by the english as a blessing since her survival would mean that the Burgundian alliance is to stay against the main capetians.

A benefit from that the marriage and betrothal to Eleanor of Navarre is that it would solidify the English claims to the French throne something the French would be very much against.


Catherine of Valois marries Gaston IV of Foix in 1440 which would strengthen the ties of Foix-Bearn to the French crown.
 
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The Dowager Duchess of Brittany, Blanche of Navarre would personally visit Navarre on 1434 to fetch the bride of Henry VI, Eleanor, the two would arrive on 1436 safely, Henry VI and Blanche would get along well and married with Henry VI on 1440 and the Dowager Queen Blanche would die upon seeing the marriage.

Eleanor of Navarre is crowned after a short time after her marriage in 1440, she is seen by the court as a lively queen.

Eleanor would give birth to a son named Henry on May 2, 1441, which made Henry VI happy since he now has a heir to the throne which would be followed by more children namely, Eleanor (February 10, 1444), John (June 7, 1449), Mary(February 4, 1552), Margaret(March 10, 1555), Catherine(November 10, 1458), Anne(July 2, 1462) and Thomas(May 2, 1468).

Eleanor of Navarre would start to affect the policies of Henry VI after the marriage by giving Henry a more hostile policy against France, she is luckier than Blanche who experienced two marriages.

Blanche of Navarre is betrothed in 1436 and later married to the heir of Castile, the Prince of Asturias in 1440 due to a peace treaty in 1436, Prince Henry of Castile, providing him with two daughters namely Blanche b. May 4, 1442 and Isabella b. July 4, 1452.

Meanwhile in Poland...

Prince Wladyslaw of Poland was offered the crown of Hungary. However, accepting it would have led to numerous problems. Hungary was under a growing threat from the Ottoman Empire, and some Polish magnates did not want to agree to the king of Poland also being the monarch of Hungary, while Elisabeth of Luxembourg, widow of the deceased King of Hungary, Albert II of Germany with whom she had a daughter, attempted to keep the crown for herself as she is the heiress of the late King, Sigismund of Luxembourg who was the Holy Roman Emperor. Such inconveniences aside, Wladyslaw finally took the Hungarian throne, having married Elisabeth of Luxembourg. He had received significant support from Pope Eugene IV, in exchange for his help in organising an anti-Turkish crusade. The eighteen-year-old king, although thus far a king solely by title, became deeply involved in the war against the Turks, having been brought up in the standard of a pious Christian monarch and ideal Christian knight, and paid no heed to the interests of Poland and of the Jagiellonian dynasty.

The two daughters of Elizabeth of Luxembourg, namely Anna and Elizabeth were promised to Wladyslaw I of Plock and Frederick II of Brandenburg who have ambitions to the Polish throne, Wladyslaw I of Plock would be promised to marry Anna of Austria on 1440 and Frederick of Brandenburg on 1441 would be promised to marry Elizabeth of Austria which would happen due their interest to the throne of Poland but they called it off once the two sons of Elizabeth and Wladyslaw III are born.

The two would bear two sons Vladislav b. May 2, 1442 and Casimir b. October 2, 1445, Elizabeth of Luxembourg would live a long life after giving birth to the two sons.
 
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marry Anna of Austria on 1440 and Frederick of Brandenburg on 1441 would marry Elizabeth of Austria.

You realize that under medieval law, neither marriage is legal (a fact that will be exploited by their enemies), right? Both girls are 8yo and 4-5yo respectively, under the age of consent. So, they can be engaged/promised, but not married yet. And Elisabeth (their mom) wouldn't have held onto them. As Habsburgs they would've wound up under the guardianship of the head of house, Emperor Friedrich III to marry where he saw fit.

Also, if Blanca produced two girls, that's proof enough of her fertility. And in Castile, they allow female succession, so it wouldn't have been seen as a problem. I'm skeptical about her marrying Charles the Bold, since OTL her dad tried to arrange a match for her to a French prince, she said no, and ended up in jail.

But, I suppose with a POD in 1430 (I'm still confused, is Bedford's boy Thomas or Henry, cause both are listed?), things have shifted enough by the 1450s that Blanca has another plan marrying Charles.
 
You realize that under medieval law, neither marriage is legal (a fact that will be exploited by their enemies), right? Both girls are 8yo and 4-5yo respectively, under the age of consent. So, they can be engaged/promised, but not married yet. And Elisabeth (their mom) wouldn't have held onto them. As Habsburgs they would've wound up under the guardianship of the head of house, Emperor Friedrich III to marry where he saw fit.

Also, if Blanca produced two girls, that's proof enough of her fertility. And in Castile, they allow female succession, so it wouldn't have been seen as a problem. I'm skeptical about her marrying Charles the Bold, since OTL her dad tried to arrange a match for her to a French prince, she said no, and ended up in jail.

But, I suppose with a POD in 1430 (I'm still confused, is Bedford's boy Thomas or Henry, cause both are listed?), things have shifted enough by the 1450s that Blanca has another plan marrying Charles.
Done, the son's name is Henry and Blanca remains married to Henry IV..I plan a Castile-Portugal union..

Anne and Elizabeth are brides that the Radzwils or Piasts scions might want to marry into in the future..
 
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