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I know this question has been asked before on this forum, but I don't want to start necro-ing threads 3 or 4 year old threads. Basically, if Charles Orlando, the eldest, healthiest and longest-surviving child of King Charles VIII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany avoids the measles that killed him in 1495 IOTL and becomes King when his father dies in 1498, what might happen?

In 1498, TTL's Charles IX would be five turning six. The OTL Second Italian War would be butterflied away due to a combination of the regency and the debts incurred by the first war. Anne of Brittany may still want to keep Brittany independent from France, but as Dowager Queen and the most likely candidate for the regency, that's not likely to happen. Louis, Duke of Orleans, may use the regency to get a divorce from Joan of Valois, especially if Anne of France isn't regent.

In terms of marriage prospects, I can only see one possible foreign prospect - Mary Tudor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France), OTL third wife of Louis XII. No Italian brides come to mind, especially after the French invasion. I've found a few domestic options:

* Margaret of Angouleme (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_Navarre), IOTL Queen of Navarre and sister of Francis I of France.

* Antoinette de Bourbon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_de_Bourbon)

* Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel and Nevers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_d'Albret,_Countess_of_Rethel)

Any thoughts on the subject?
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