The Dauphin married Marie of Anjou in April 1422, prior to Henry V's death.
Actually, the most likely husband for a daughter of Henry V is Louis XI.The Dauphin married Marie of Anjou in April 1422, prior to Henry V's death.
Actually, the most likely husband for a daughter of Henry V is Louis XI.
Inherit property and pass the titles involved through her husband to her her son, yes; transmit a claim on the English throne to her children, yes; actually inherit the English throne in her own right, unlikely: We'd only had one Queen Regnant by that point, and a lot of the nobles had rebelled against her.Catherine de Valois gives birth, and the child is a girl. I believe Lancastrian entails permitted for a female to inherit
Inherit property and pass the titles involved through her husband to her her son, yes; transmit a claim on the English throne to her children, yes; actually inherit the English throne in her own right, unlikely: We'd only had one Queen Regnant by that point, and a lot of the nobles had rebelled against her.
Maybe Bedford takes the throne and marries the princess to Charles VII.
Actually, a Cousin marriage between Louis XI and the daughter of Henry V could be used in a cease fire or peace treaty.Charles isn't going to wait until this girl is grown; and quite apart from that, a more pressing consideration is that she would have been his niece. Needless to say, that is a no-no.
Bedford would become King, and would most likely be a very good one. The chances of an English collapse on the continent would be lessened, as would the likelihood of an analogue of the instability of the middle of the century occurring. Gloucester would still be the consummate intriguer that he was, but with no minority his scope for manoeuvre would be truncated.
Inherit property and pass the titles involved through her husband to her her son, yes; transmit a claim on the English throne to her children, yes; actually inherit the English throne in her own right, unlikely: We'd only had one Queen Regnant by that point, and a lot of the nobles had rebelled against her.
Hr'rmm, one learns something new every day...The entail of King Henry III provided for his daughters Eleanor and Joan to reign as Queens regnant if his sons left no descendants.
Actually, a Cousin marriage between Louis XI and the daughter of Henry V could be used in a cease fire or peace treaty.
I wonder what would have happened if that situation had actually been put to the test, though?