WI: Richard I's Bloodline Returns to the English Royal Family

Henry VIII has accomplished it - what with the current duchess of Cambridge descending from his affair with Mary Boleyn. While Charles II got it right with Diana Spencer (amongst others) marrying Prince Charles.

Richard I left one bastard, Philip of Cognac, who married a French heiress (who died without issue). WI Philip had remarried and left at least one child who later married into the English aristocracy, and somehow, Richard's bloodline (tainted though it may be) returns to the main line of the later kings of England.
 
Henry VIII has accomplished it - what with the current duchess of Cambridge descending from his affair with Mary Boleyn. While Charles II got it right with Diana Spencer (amongst others) marrying Prince Charles.

Richard I left one bastard, Philip of Cognac, who married a French heiress (who died without issue). WI Philip had remarried and left at least one child who later married into the English aristocracy, and somehow, Richard's bloodline (tainted though it may be) returns to the main line of the later kings of England.

That would be pretty cool, and a huge PR boost for the royal family I think, depending on what time it happened. Though is it certain that Philip was Richard's son?
 
That would be pretty cool, and a huge PR boost for the royal family I think, depending on what time it happened. Though is it certain that Philip was Richard's son?
Yes.Even Richard's successor John I,who has nothing to gain from admitting that his older brother has a son,no matter how dubious his birth may be,admitted it and called him the son of King Richard in official documents.
Henry VIII has accomplished it - what with the current duchess of Cambridge descending from his affair with Mary Boleyn. While Charles II got it right with Diana Spencer (amongst others) marrying Prince Charles.

Richard I left one bastard, Philip of Cognac, who married a French heiress (who died without issue). WI Philip had remarried and left at least one child who later married into the English aristocracy, and somehow, Richard's bloodline (tainted though it may be) returns to the main line of the later kings of England.
Richard would have to make his bastard someone more prominent,like give an entire county or earldom for example.That will give his descendants more opportunity to marry a prince or princess from the legitimate line.
 
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Richard would have to make his bastard someone more prominent,like give an entire county or earldom for example.That will give his descendants more opportunity to marry a prince or princess from the legitimate line.

Not necessarily, it took over two hundred years for the bloodline of Charles II to circle back to the throne, and Henry VIII took even longer, so for instance, Richard could marry Philip to another French heiress, and they have kids and grandkids. someone from their line marries into another line which marries into another line, and it ends up in the French royal family, or the Anjou, or the Navarrese or wherever, and through them it enters the main line of Europe's ruling famillies through which it returns to England. Direct of course is best - Philip has a daughter, said daughter marries the Earl of X, and a couple generations later, the last heiress of the earldom of X marries a prince of the royal line - the Duke of Y - who becomes the father of King [insert name here].
 
Not necessarily, it took over two hundred years for the bloodline of Charles II to circle back to the throne, and Henry VIII took even longer, so for instance, Richard could marry Philip to another French heiress, and they have kids and grandkids. someone from their line marries into another line which marries into another line, and it ends up in the French royal family, or the Anjou, or the Navarrese or wherever, and through them it enters the main line of Europe's ruling famillies through which it returns to England. Direct of course is best - Philip has a daughter, said daughter marries the Earl of X, and a couple generations later, the last heiress of the earldom of X marries a prince of the royal line - the Duke of Y - who becomes the father of King [insert name here].
Except there's got to be a reason for someone as prominent as an earl to marry the daughter of a low ranking lord who just so happens to be a previous king's bastard.The easiest way would be if Philip of Cognac was a prominent noble but not yet powerful enough to pose as a threat to Johnny.Another thing is that it's hard to predict how history will turn out in a couple of centuries if there's a pod,so it's best if we make the WI as close to pod as possible.Besides,until the past fifty or so years,royalty only marry prominent people.Even worst was that after the fifteen century,it became increasingly rare for royalty to marry anything other than royalty.Even marriage between royalty and their own nobility became deemed as morganatic.No one important would bother marrying Philip of Cognac's children unless there's benefit to do so,and in a few generations,the very prestige of being Richard's descendants would have faded away.
 
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Any particular reason, esp. if he's Johnny on the spot (pardon the pun), and Philip's away in France campaigning?
Considering his attempts at the throne while Richard was away during the Crusade,Johnny's likely to try something.If Philip's away in France campaigning,he's likely with Richard.If Richard kicked the bucket,Philip's likely to instantly proclaimed king by the rest of the army.If Johnny is in England and he manages to catch news of Richard's death before Philip could secure England with his agents,he's likely to try something,perhaps proclaim Philip to be a bastard and then declare himself king?Regardless,the attempt probably fails because Eleanor of Aquitaine's definitely going to support her favorite son's child.A lot of Richard's vassals like William Marshal's gonna stick with Philip as well.
 
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