WI: Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, Lives

So, Edmund Tudor, was the younger brother of both Arthur and Henry but he died from unknown circumstances at the age of 15 months. What if he survived? Who would he marry? If his elder brother(s) succeeded in only producing daughters, do you think they might be married to any possible sons that Edmund might have? Or do you think in a situation like this that he might even marry one of his nieces?
 
What about Catherine's neice, Isabella of Austria.

If you want an English wife:
-Elizabeth Stafford, the eldest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Lady Eleanor Percy.
- Margaret Courtenay, the only daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York.

If you want an obscure wife:
Or Beatrice of Portugal
Or Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach, but would the 3rd son of an English king marry so highly.

Any of his children would be married to Henry's children, to strengthen the
Tudor line.

Although would Edmund, not follow in his brother's foot steps along the religious route?
 
What about Catherine's neice, Isabella of Austria.

If you want an English wife:
-Elizabeth Stafford, the eldest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Lady Eleanor Percy.
- Margaret Courtenay, the only daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York.

If you want an obscure wife:
Or Beatrice of Portugal
Or Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach, but would the 3rd son of an English king marry so highly.

Any of his children would be married to Henry's children, to strengthen the
Tudor line.


Although would Edmund, not follow in his brother's foot steps along the religious route?

Maybe with a brother who has sons to marry his daughters to, Henry wouldn't go Anglican?
 
Charles V's youngest sister Catherine of Austrias is also a good catch. In the OTL she ended up married to Portugal's King, John III. Originally her older sister Eleanor was supposed to marry John, but unfortunately for her caught the eye of his recently widowed father, Manuel and ended up married to him instead. Changed things around and make Eleanor marry the heir and leave Catherine for Edmund.

Charles' third sister Mary is another option. She was widowed in 1526, so becoming the Duchess of Somerset might not be a bad option.

Rather than marrying his sister Mary off to Louis XII would Henry VIII instead arrange a French match for Edmund with Louis' second daughter Renee? Edmund could have fun times trying to fight for the Duchy of Brittany on his wife's behalf.

Whenever the question of Edmund Tudor's survival comes up, I always question whether Henry VIII would go Anglican in hopes of having a son if the Tudor dynasty wasn't hanging by a single thread?

If Henry VIII ends up marrying and producing as many children as he did OTL, where do you think he puts his brother in the line of succession? I'm guessing behind his son, and ahead of the legal bastards Mary and Elizabeth.
 
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