WI: Margaret of Austria's Betrothal to Charles VIII Not Cancelled?

I don't think that just because Charles is married to Margarethe we're gonna see the Habsburgs and the Valois teaming up to do anything anytime soon. If Anne isn't in the picture it works better, since if she is, she's either married to an English prince or to Maximilian (I'm never sure why he didn't offer her to marry Philipp - the Burgundian estates would give a lot more to him than his old man?). And if she's married to a Habsburg, they have a nice backdoor into France they can exploit to bring pressure to bear on the French king (I'm not saying they would, or even that they would be successful if they did, but I think it's a realistic assumption that it's going to be a thing in many people's minds).

So, I could see if the Habsburgs were by some circumstance (although this would probably be close to ASB since the POD is in the 1480s and this only happened from 1497-on.) to still inherit Spain, the French ass is starting to nip at the prospective encirclement. So, I would say France is going to still look for non-Habsburg allies abroad - hence why I suggested a marriage between Charles' eldest daughter and the king of England. (Although, interestingly enough, a good way to solve this problem would just be to avoid Richard of Gloucester's usurpation - Edward V lives, he could marry Anne of Brittany (which means her duchy isn't controlled by Vienna; if she died in infancy the point becomes moot); Katherine of York marries Juan of the Asturias (since Margarethe is marrying Charles); Charles-Margarethe's eldest daughter marries the PoW.) So, I could see a Valois-Jagiellon alliance still being on the cards.

As to Anne de Foix, it's given me an idea:
Anne marries François, Comte de Longueville.
Vladislaus marries Germaine de Foix
Longueville's OTL wife, Françoise d'Alençon marries into Italy - like her sister. Maybe to one of Ludovico/Gian Galeazzo Sforza's sons (after all, Charles is worried about Naples, it was Louis XII who had the claim to Milan)
Perhaps we can have Maximilian marry Isabella of Aragon as second husband since he has rights to Portugal, her kids inherit Spain not Joanna who is going to marry somewhere while Philip marries Anne of Brittany.
 
Perhaps we can have Maximilian marry Isabella of Aragon as second husband since he has rights to Portugal, her kids inherit Spain not Joanna while Philip marries Anne of Brittany.

That's assuming of course Isabel is available - she might be married to the prince/king of Portugal, she might be married to the king of England (if Edward V can't marry Anne of Brittany, a Spanish match seems the next best option).
 
That's assuming of course Isabel is available - she might be married to the prince/king of Portugal, she might be married to the king of England (if Edward V can't marry Anne of Brittany, a Spanish match seems the next best option).
I think Joanna can marry Edward V, Max marries Isabella if she remains widowed as OTL.
 
As to Anne de Foix, it's given me an idea:
Anne marries François, Comte de Longueville.
Vladislaus marries Germaine de Foix
Longueville's OTL wife, Françoise d'Alençon marries into Italy - like her sister. Maybe to one of Ludovico/Gian Galeazzo Sforza's sons (after all, Charles is worried about Naples, it was Louis XII who had the claim to Milan)
I was thinking about TL where Germaine marries Vladislaus, Anne marries François de Longueville and Françoise d'Alençon marry Ferdinand of Aragon.
 
I was thinking about TL where Germaine marries Vladislaus, Anne marries François de Longueville and Françoise d'Alençon marry Ferdinand of Aragon.

I suppose that could also work - if Charles decides he needs an alliance with Fernando. Because if Juan, Prince of the Asturias has survived - or at least left survivng issue - Fernando might not feel the need to remarry.
 
@Cornelis on another thread pointed out that Charles VIII squandered his father's gains, and when I asked what is a suggested way of getting around that this is what was recommended:
  1. Marry Margaret of Austria
  2. Strongarm François of Brittany for a French-controlled succession
  3. Subdue at least one important vassal (Bourbon or Armagnac or Foix-Navarre)
  4. Try to push the rift between Ferdinand and Maximilian post-1505
All the best

Now, point 1) is already sorted. And when I asked what was meant by a "French controlled succession" in Brittany, this was the response:

2. Make Anne pay the price of her succession and a marriage outside of the immediate french royal family by restricting the Breton state apparel to a dependent position vis-a-vis the french royal courts.

Also, Armagnac was considered the most likely target for royal subjugation.
Any other thoughts?
 
What about Margaret of Austria's daughter marrying Miguel da Paz..
A match between Miguel and a french princess is a good one.

This is a rough outline of the Iberian family tree:

Fernando & Isabel
Isabel (b.1470) m: Affonso VI, King of Portugal (b.1475)
João (b.1493)
Isabel (b.1496)​
Juan, Prince of the Asturias (b.1477) m:
Fernando (b.1498)​
Juana (b.1479) m: Philipp of Burgundy (b.1478)
OTL (with Ferdinand being called Friedrich) - because I'm lazy​
Maria (b.1482) m: (haven't decided yet, maybe the king of Scots or the king of Portugal - to follow her sister)
Catalina (b.1485) 1m: Arthur, Prince of Wales (d.1501); 2m: 1506 Louis II, duc d'Orléans (b.1462)
Claude (b.1508)
Isabelle (b.1511, d.1515)
Marie (b.1513)
Louis III, duc d'Orléans, duke of Milan (b.1515)​
 
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