WI: Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France had lived?

As stated above, what would be the long term consequences?

Here's a link to the Wikipedia page: Charles Orlando. Dauphin of France

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Well, I don't think Louis d'Orléans will be divorcing Jeanne de France to marry Anne of Bretagne any time soon. Although, if Charles Orland lives, he would be of the right age should Ferdinand of Aragon still piss of Henry VIII enough that Henry marries Mary Rose Tudor to the French king. Instead of getting a tired old man, Mary gets a young husband (unlikely to die in the sack:D).

Also, Charles Orland will need a regency if his dad dies on schedule, so then Anne de Bretagne and Anne de France might butt heads over who gets it. Probably Anne de Bretagne (since she was the young king's mother) but Anne de France had a very forceful personality, so she might get it instead.

As to French foreign policy, the Italian wars of Louis XII would be butterflied to only occur later (due to the young king being just that - young; and regencies are never good for wars, so an early peace if Charles VIII is still bickering with the Italians).
 
As Queen mother Anne of Brittany would probably be in a stronger position than as mere Queen Dowager: that is, Louis d'Orléans wouldn't be able to force her into a marriage and she'd be at liberty to remarry according to her own will.

As has been mentioned, Louis would probably be harder pressed to divorce the princess Jeanne, perhaps bringing the Bourbons to the fore sooner than OTL if Orlando doesn't sire a male heir.
 
As Queen mother Anne of Brittany would probably be in a stronger position than as mere Queen Dowager: that is, Louis d'Orléans wouldn't be able to force her into a marriage and she'd be at liberty to remarry according to her own will.

As has been mentioned, Louis would probably be harder pressed to divorce the princess Jeanne, perhaps bringing the Bourbons to the fore sooner than OTL if Orlando doesn't sire a male heir.

The Valois-Orléans-Angoulême branch is still taking precedence over the ducs d'Alençon before the Bourbons can even dream of mounting the throne.

Also, Anne de Bretagne might NOT remarry. Why would she need to. She can't disinherit Charles Orland in favor of another son by a second marriage. She tried this OTL by designating her younger daughter Renée as her successor in Brittany over her elder daughter Claude, future queen of France. Also, Anne might use the excuse of "queens of France do not remarry".
 
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