WI: King Charles II of Navarre marries Isabella of England?

What if, instead of Joan, daughter of King Philip VI of France, King Charles II of Navarre ended up marrying Isabella, the eldest (and some say favourite) daughter of King Edward III of England? Would it have much of an effect on the Hundred Years War, or how much of a two-faced, four-flushing toe rag Charles would be compared to OTL?

Any thoughts?
 
Charles already claimed the French throne through his mother, didn't he? Which means that if he marries Isabella, he's going to be a serious rival for the claim to the crown of France to Edward III. I don't see Charles being willing to play second fiddle to Edward, nor Edward being willing to "renounce" his rights to the French throne in favour of Charles and Isabella (although a TL where that happens could be fun). Chances are good that Charles and Edward get along until...well they don't. Isabella being daddy's little girl means that she'd most likely take her father's side in any arguments, which could lead to some serious friction in the marriage, Charles asking something along the lines of "did you marry me or your father?" Isabella probably returns to England (perhaps taking their kids with her?)
 
Charles already claimed the French throne through his mother, didn't he? Which means that if he marries Isabella, he's going to be a serious rival for the claim to the crown of France to Edward III. I don't see Charles being willing to play second fiddle to Edward, nor Edward being willing to "renounce" his rights to the French throne in favour of Charles and Isabella (although a TL where that happens could be fun). Chances are good that Charles and Edward get along until...well they don't. Isabella being daddy's little girl means that she'd most likely take her father's side in any arguments, which could lead to some serious friction in the marriage, Charles asking something along the lines of "did you marry me or your father?" Isabella probably returns to England (perhaps taking their kids with her?)
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Nothing says fun like a little royal family drama. :p
 
:biggrin:x'D
Nothing says fun like a little royal family drama. :p

Admittedly, I would be very interested to see which way a three-way Hundred Years War goes? I'm not sure it would completely balkanize France, but Navarre might end up with permanent (lasting more than a generation, at least) possession of things they claimed OTL through Charles' mother (like Normandy, I think) but couldn't hang on to. And don't think that if France is weaker Edward won't be interested in getting a few pieces of land. Out of curiosity, was he [Edward] interested in being king of France, per se? Or was he simply interested in reclaiming lands in France that were regarded as traditionally English?
 
For Edward and all the English Kings up to Agincourt the claim to France was mostly about getting their ancestral and claimed lands back and free from homage to Paris, they didn't expect to get the whole thing until they so unexpectedly won so big.
 
. Out of curiosity, was he [Edward] interested in being king of France, per se? Or was he simply interested in reclaiming lands in France that were regarded as traditionally English?

For Edward and all the English Kings up to Agincourt the claim to France was mostly about getting their ancestral and claimed lands back and free from homage to Paris, they didn't expect to get the whole thing until they so unexpectedly won so big.
Yes, in practice that meant Aquitaine. Which is why the alliance with Navarre was important as it freed the southern border.
 
Yes, in practice that meant Aquitaine. Which is why the alliance with Navarre was important as it freed the southern border.

Aquitaine was certainly the cash cow and the most secure of the Plantagenet possessions but Normandy also mattered not just because of the history but equally importantly it's proximity to England and the increased risk of raids on the English south coast when held by the French.
 
Aquitaine was certainly the cash cow and the most secure of the Plantagenet possessions but Normandy also mattered not just because of the history but equally importantly it's proximity to England and the increased risk of raids on the English south coast when held by the French.
Well, the fact that the King of Navarre also had extensive lands in Normandy did help.
 
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