Spanish Succession question: what if Baltasar Carlos, Prince of the Asturias, had lived past 1647; married and had descendants, and married his eldest son and heir to a reasonably distant relation (like how distant Maria Anna of Neuberg was to Carlos II).
I realize this question has been posted before, but as far as I know, the thread went cold.
An interesting piece of trivia was that King Charles I of England originally planned to marry his eldest daughter, the Princess Royal to Baltasar Carlos (could someone explain the Stuart obsession with Spanish marriages? James I wanted a Spanish daughter-in-law, Charles I wanted a Spanish son-in-law, and James I wanted a Spanish infanta for his grandson the Electoral Prince Palatine, Heinrich). However, the plan never got further than the ground floor since both Madrid and London were staunchly opposed to the idea, and she got sent to Holland instead (a bit of machinations by Marie de Medici, since Charles had originally promised Frederik Hendrik the Princess Elizabeth of England for his son instead). IMO an interesting match that never was.
I realize there are countless Spanish succession threads bouncing around, but I think this would be an interesting alternative to letting Carlos II or Felipe Prosper being healthy enough to sire an heir.
I realize this question has been posted before, but as far as I know, the thread went cold.
An interesting piece of trivia was that King Charles I of England originally planned to marry his eldest daughter, the Princess Royal to Baltasar Carlos (could someone explain the Stuart obsession with Spanish marriages? James I wanted a Spanish daughter-in-law, Charles I wanted a Spanish son-in-law, and James I wanted a Spanish infanta for his grandson the Electoral Prince Palatine, Heinrich). However, the plan never got further than the ground floor since both Madrid and London were staunchly opposed to the idea, and she got sent to Holland instead (a bit of machinations by Marie de Medici, since Charles had originally promised Frederik Hendrik the Princess Elizabeth of England for his son instead). IMO an interesting match that never was.
I realize there are countless Spanish succession threads bouncing around, but I think this would be an interesting alternative to letting Carlos II or Felipe Prosper being healthy enough to sire an heir.