Anna de Medici already married by 1646, unless her marriage is butterflied away by earlier "cardinal-Infante+Grande Mademoiselle thing".
No, I decided that the idea was a game not worth the candle
Anna de Medici already married by 1646, unless her marriage is butterflied away by earlier "cardinal-Infante+Grande Mademoiselle thing".
Balthasar Carlos marries Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy.
She is the daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy.
Balthasar Carlos reigns as Charles II.
He and Queen Luisa have several sons, all born healthy.
Interested in the ideas for those several sons. Do we see a partitioning of the Habsburg empire a la Charles V?
Interested in the ideas for those several sons. Do we see a partitioning of the Habsburg empire a la Charles V?
Apologies for the long radio silence, been busy elsewhere
Here are my thoughts for D. Baltasar Carlos' issue, tell me if it seems Habsburg-Spain wank ahoy!
Francisco Domingo (1649-1649)
Fernando Maria (1650-1650)
Maria Isabel (b.1651)
Mariana Antonia (b.1654)
Carlos José (1656-1661)
Felipe Prosper(b. 1657)
Maria Teresa Margarita (1659-1661)
Maria Eugenia Ignacia (b.1661) betrothed to OTL Louis, le Grand Dauphin
Maria Luisa Catalina (b. 1662)
Carlos Tomas (b.1663)
Maria Francisca (b.1664)
Luis Miguel (b.1666)
Fernando Ambrosio (1667-1674)
Considering a rather conservative butterfly effect, for spouses, one can go with OTL people unless they don't exist here
If Baltasar Carlos marry a close relative as Luisa Cristina of Savoy they will lucky to have a couple of surviving children healthy enough to prevent the end of the dynasty. Luisa Cristina is a relative-but-not-close of Felipe IV (descending from Felipe II's daughter from his third wedding) but is a first cousin of Baltasar Carlos (their mothers were sisters) so how can she be better than Mariana?
Still I think Luisa Cristina share too much genetic material with B-C (she is much more related to him than you think) considering who their mothers were sisters and Luisa's father was cousin of both B-C parents' in more than a way... I do not think who Mariana was really so much more closely related to B-C than Luisa CristinaSimply put, Luisa Cristina doesn't share half as much genetic material with B-C as Mariana does. Since in addition to being epileptic, Mariana's parents were cousins, both born from first cousin marriages.
Still I think Luisa Cristina share too much genetic material with B-C (she is much more related to him than you think) considering who their mothers were sisters and Luisa's father was cousin of both B-C parents' in more than a way... I do not think who Mariana was really so much more closely related to B-C than Luisa Cristina