WI: Cleves, Navarre and England Alliance Become More Permanent

Henry VIII married Anna of Kleves in January 1540, but set her aside a few months later. Anna's brother, Wilhelm, married the French king's niece, Jeanne III, queen of Navarre, in June 1541. Both ladies are remembered for the dismal failure of their marriages - Anna as the "Flanders mare/Dutch cow" and Jeanne for having to be carried, kicking and screaming to the altar.

So, what if Anna becomes pregnant at some point between marrying Henry and the annulment (say mid-February to mid-March, which gives us a birth in late 1540; plus let's let Henry be able to get it up - at least enough to be able to make babies). Then, once Henry and Anna have a kid, Wilhelm marries Jeanne. And they STAY married (maybe France is more useful as an ally than OTL), at least long enough to have kids.

How would Kleves being connected to France and England affect its relations with the emperor in the 1540s? Esp. if the relationships are more concretized than OTL (I'm not sure if Jeanne and Wilhelm ever even met, let alone consummated the marriage). Kleves' role in Germany with a Franco-English alliance could make it a near natural rallying point for someone who has issues with the emperor wouldn't it?
 
I'm wondering about Jeanne-Wilhelm's marriage. Would Jeanne be expected to leave France and set up house in Kleve's Schwanenburg? Or would Wilhelm have to go to France every time he needs to see his wife? Jeanne isn't a queen regnant for more than another decade, so she should be able to leave Paris, although I'd imagine the Navarrese might perceive her as a foreigner should she arrive in Bearn in 1555 speaking German-accented French and liking beer and sausages if she leaves France permanently between 1541 and 1555
 
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Another thing to ponder: Anna getting knocked up means that Henry can't get rid of her as quickly or easily as he did OTL (though granted, she made him pay for it by the inch) even IF her 1540 pregnancy is a girl. Henry will hope for a boy next. But this spares Kitty Howard's neck - though I'm guessing she'll still end up in trouble somehow. But also, should Anna and Henry STAY wed (because let's face it, once her brother marries Jeanne of Navarre it's gonna be awkward to get rid of her without international repercussions), it means that Katheryn Parr won't be in the picture to influence the future Edward VI. Anna (considering she changed religions like she changed dresses - born Catholic, went Lutheran, converted to Anglicanism while in England, then became Catholic again in Mary's reign) is presumably LESS religious and wouldn't pay too much mind to Ned's religious education. Which, in turn would have a decided impact on the future of the church of England would it not?

Thoughts?
 
The best way to keep Anna married to Henry is to give her a healthy son. If she gives Henry a healthy boy as backup to Edward, he can't very well put her aside...
 
The best way to keep Anna married to Henry is to give her a healthy son. If she gives Henry a healthy boy as backup to Edward, he can't very well put her aside...

If she's pregnant he can't put her aside. But I agree, give her a boy and she's safer than with a girl. She's still safer than Anne Boleyn is she has a girl first, though.

A boy would also mean that Mary is married off sooner. Most likely to Anna's brother, and I wanted to keep Wilhelm's Navarrese marriage in place, hence why I suggested a girl first, then a boy.
 
If she's pregnant he can't put her aside. But I agree, give her a boy and she's safer than with a girl. She's still safer than Anne Boleyn is she has a girl first, though.

A boy would also mean that Mary is married off sooner. Most likely to Anna's brother, and I wanted to keep Wilhelm's Navarrese marriage in place, hence why I suggested a girl first, then a boy.
I can not see Mary married to the Duke of Cleves but if Anna is pregnant and stay as Queen then the match proposed in OTL between Mary and Anna’s cousin Philip will go ahead (with Mary likely married before her half-sibling’s birth)
 
I can not see Mary married to the Duke of Cleves but if Anna is pregnant and stay as Queen then the match proposed in OTL between Mary and Anna’s cousin Philip will go ahead (with Mary likely married before her half-sibling’s birth)

I like that idea. Gives Henry a further foreign ally, gets Mary out of England and wed a lot earlier (she was quite taken with Phil IIRC, her only objection being he was a Lutheran).
 
I like that idea. Gives Henry a further foreign ally, gets Mary out of England and wed a lot earlier (she was quite taken with Phil IIRC, her only objection being he was a Lutheran).
Well here she will go for it because her stepmother’s pregnancy will likely push Henry to reinforce the ties with her family and Mary’s opinion in religious matter are something who do not interest Henry (plus he do not will marry Mary to a Catholic prince)
 
Well here she will go for it because her stepmother’s pregnancy will likely push Henry to reinforce the ties with her family and Mary’s opinion in religious matter are something who do not interest Henry (plus he do not will marry Mary to a Catholic prince)

True. So, it would possibly wind up in a sort of league against Karl V? Wilhelm of Kleves wants Guelders (he's married to a French (Navarrese) princess, plus his sisters are electress of Saxony and queen of England - both anti-imperial powers), Mary gets married to Philipp of Bavaria (who apparently wanted to use Mary (and her dowry) to stand against Karl V in the next election or depose him or somesuch), and the Church of England takes on a far less Catholic hue?
 
True. So, it would possibly wind up in a sort of league against Karl V? Wilhelm of Kleves wants Guelders (he's married to a French (Navarrese) princess, plus his sisters are electress of Saxony and queen of England - both anti-imperial powers), Mary gets married to Philipp of Bavaria (who apparently wanted to use Mary (and her dowry) to stand against Karl V in the next election or depose him or somesuch), and the Church of England takes on a far less Catholic hue?
Well for me that is absolutely possible, specially if Henry can feel to have finally found trustworthy allies (and the so wanted Duke of York from Anne will reinforce that)
 
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