Tudors

WI: Edmund Tudor had lived longer and had at least one more child by Margaret Beaufort. Let this be a daughter. Marriage prospects? And what happens when Henry Tudor becomes king? If this princess has issue, would they have any rights of succession?
 
Marriage prospects are very grim before Bosworth, but afterwards she might be a good match for either the Scottish, French or Imperial thrones to secure borders/allies.

She definately would have rights to the succession, but at least theoretically these would be below all the OTL lines of succession (Henry VIII, the Brandons, Stuarts and later Hannovers), though depending on how the religious lines fall this could be different.
 
If you want to give Margaret Beaufort more children, they could also come from her marriages to Henry Stafford or Lord Stanley (IMO that would be an interesting prospect).

If Henry VII had a sister, I have feeling the Scottish Alliance might have come through a bit earlier. I think both Elizabeth Woodville and Cecily of York were both supposed to be offered in Scottish alliances, but I wonder if the alliance would have come to fruition earlier if Henry had a someone of his own blood to put forward earlier.
 
Cecily of York had been offered to the Scots from her birth - the offer was repeated in 1486 with Cecily marrying the future James IV and Elizabeth Woodville marrying the widowed James III - it fell because of James III's death and James IV wasn't particularly keen on fulfilling the match with Cecily at that point.
A sister or half-sister of Henry Tudor is going to be in a similar position to Elizabeth of York's sisters and will largely depend on how Henry views her.
He married his sisters in law to close supporters.
His own daughters are going to take precedent over his sister in negotiating alliances - and he has the added problem that his dynasty is new and not going to appear too stable given recent history to any foreign power.
If Henry's sister remains with their mother in the 60s and 70s then I wouldn't rule out Edward IV betrothing her to one of his sons - with Henry Tudor in exile then the girl will be heir to her mother's vast estate and as such a catch. Given Edward IV's keenness to endow his own family on the cheap (the Warwick, Beauchamp inheritance to his brothers, the Exeter estates to his step son, Norfolk to his own son etc) there is a strong chance she will be married before Henry's victory at Bosworth.
 
Cecily of York had been offered to the Scots from her birth - the offer was repeated in 1486 with Cecily marrying the future James IV and Elizabeth Woodville marrying the widowed James III - it fell because of James III's death and James IV wasn't particularly keen on fulfilling the match with Cecily at that point.
A sister or half-sister of Henry Tudor is going to be in a similar position to Elizabeth of York's sisters and will largely depend on how Henry views her.
He married his sisters in law to close supporters.
His own daughters are going to take precedent over his sister in negotiating alliances - and he has the added problem that his dynasty is new and not going to appear too stable given recent history to any foreign power.
If Henry's sister remains with their mother in the 60s and 70s then I wouldn't rule out Edward IV betrothing her to one of his sons - with Henry Tudor in exile then the girl will be heir to her mother's vast estate and as such a catch. Given Edward IV's keenness to endow his own family on the cheap (the Warwick, Beauchamp inheritance to his brothers, the Exeter estates to his step son, Norfolk to his own son etc) there is a strong chance she will be married before Henry's victory at Bosworth.

Yes, likely if she will be of the right age can become the second wife of Richard, after Anne Mowbray's death
 
Yes, likely if she will be of the right age can become the second wife of Richard, after Anne Mowbray's death

I think some part of it depends on her age and if her father is still alive. I'm under the impression that you can generally bethrothed before 12, but only married at 12. But of course there are examples of child brides like Isabella of Valois (2nd wife of Richard II) and Anne Mowbray, wife of Prince Richard.

But if her father is Stanley, he's still very much alive and kicking at Bosworth. If Margaret and Stanley had a daughter, she would be 12 or less by Bosworth. Could Edward IV, really compel Stanley to marry his daughter to someone? I understand that he can do that with a ward, but things are generally different if the girl's father is still alive. I can see Edward IV wanting to have some control over Margaret Beaufort's heir, but I wonder what avenues were available to him.

I'm also wondering if Richard III might have considered marrying Margaret Beaufort's daughter to his son Edward.
 
The King is the King and depends by enlarge who he is offering. If the child is Edmund Beaufort's say born in the mid fifties then I wouldn't rule out marriage to Dorset (the Queen,s son who in otl was betrothed to Anne Holland and after her death married Cecily Bonville) if she is daughter of either Stafford or Stanley then I wouldn't rule out Dorset or Edward,s younger son after Anne Mowbray's death.
Stanley is not going to turn down a high ranking match with what in the late 1470s was a relatively stable regime and Margaret had really good relations with Edward IV.
 
The King is the King and depends by enlarge who he is offering. If the child is Edmund Beaufort's say born in the mid fifties then I wouldn't rule out marriage to Dorset (the Queen,s son who in otl was betrothed to Anne Holland and after her death married Cecily Bonville) if she is daughter of either Stafford or Stanley then I wouldn't rule out Dorset or Edward,s younger son after Anne Mowbray's death.
Stanley is not going to turn down a high ranking match with what in the late 1470s was a relatively stable regime and Margaret had really good relations with Edward IV.

The most likely father for a daughter of Margaret Beaufort is Henry Stafford, her second husband... Edmund Tudor was killed only months after they wedding and when Margaret was still pregnant with Henry
 
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