WI: Richard the Lionheart survived?

Richard the Lionheart's death in 1199 was attributed to a crossbow bolt in his shoulder near the neck which became gangrenous when his surgeon 'carelessly mangled' the operation. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Richard and reckon there's no recovering from such a wound, but what might have happened if he had survived? Would he ever have children with Berengaria of Navarre? If not, might his nephew Arthur succeed him instead of John? If he limps on until the date of John's OTL death in 1216, what of the Magna Carta?
 

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Let's assume he is still wounded but less so. He might survive until John's death, which would cause him to abdicate if it didn't kill him. The Magna Carta might not be made, but the monarchy couldn't always hold power over the nobility. You would need an earlier and different POD to get the nobles to accept less rights, but containing progress has never lasted for long.
 
Richard the Lionheart's death in 1199 was attributed to a crossbow bolt in his shoulder near the neck which became gangrenous when his surgeon 'carelessly mangled' the operation. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Richard and reckon there's no recovering from such a wound, but what might have happened if he had survived? Would he ever have children with Berengaria of Navarre? If not, might his nephew Arthur succeed him instead of John? If he limps on until the date of John's OTL death in 1216, what of the Magna Carta?

The Magna Carta is butterflied away, right off the bat.

Arthur of Brittany lives longer and with him, the Angevin Empire. The older Arthur gets the bigger his chance of succeeding his uncle, uniting Brittany with England and whatever parts of the Angevin Empire (I remember Arthur frequently warred over Anjou and the Angevin possession in Berry, among others) he had managed to nab in the mean time.

John never becomes King and dies the childless Earl of Gloucester. He never marries Isabelle of Angoulême, who instead marries Hugh de Lusignan as originally planned.

Eleanor of Brittany is never locked up and marries, to her brother's profit most likely. If Arthur's line falters her's succeeds.
 
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The Magna Carta is butterflied away, right off the bat.

Arthur of Brittany lives longer and with him, the Angevin Empire. The older Arthur gets the bigger his chance of succeeding his uncle, uniting Brittany with England and whatever parts of the Angevin Empire (I remember Arthur frequently warred over Anjou and the Angevin possession in Berry, among others) he had managed to nab in the mean time.

John never becomes King and dies the childless Earl of Gloucester. He never marries Isabelle of Angoulême, who instead marries Hugh de Lusignan as originally planned.

Eleanor of Brittany is never locked up and marries, to her brother's profit most likely. If Arthur's line falters her's succeeds.

Eleanor of Brittany would make a Great Holy Roman Empress or Duchess of Austria.
 
Eleanor of Brittany would make a Great Holy Roman Empress or Duchess of Austria.

Unlikely. Richard had incurred the displeasure of Duke Leopold V during the Third crusade, and I'm not sure his surviving son, Leopold VI would have better relations. As for being empress, Eleanor was older than Frederick II by ten years, and the Plantagenets' were allies of the Welfs, staunch enemies of the Staufen. The later Otto IV was Richard and John's nephew.

If they're looking for alliances, perhaps the Přemyslids of Bohemia? King Ottokar's eldest daughter Marketa IOTL married King Valdemar II of Denmark.

I'm just rambling, so I'll stop now.
 
Unlikely. Richard had incurred the displeasure of Duke Leopold V during the Third crusade, and I'm not sure his surviving son, Leopold VI would have better relations. As for being empress, Eleanor was older than Frederick II by ten years, and the Plantagenets' were allies of the Welfs, staunch enemies of the Staufen. The later Otto IV was Richard and John's nephew.

If they're looking for alliances, perhaps the Přemyslids of Bohemia? King Ottokar's eldest daughter Marketa IOTL married King Valdemar II of Denmark.

I'm just rambling, so I'll stop now.
Frederick II OTL first wife is 15 years or more older than him.:)
 
Once Eleanor's original Austrian betrothed died, I see no reason for another match in that region to be pursued. With the squabbling between Richard, John, Arthur and Philip over the Angevin Empire she'd be best used in a peace - most likely wedding the dauphin, as was first suggested circa 1195, or King Philip himself if the Pope could be convinced to anull the latter's union to Ingebory-Isambour of Denmark.

Raymond VI of Toulouse, a cousin and widower of her aunt Joan, would be another option, as would King Peter II of Aragon or some other cousin, such as Theobald III, Count of Champagne or the infante Ferdinand of Castile and Léon. Richard's friend and brother-in-law Sancho VII of Navarre is another option.
 
Once Eleanor's original Austrian betrothed died, I see no reason for another match in that region to be pursued. With the squabbling between Richard, John, Arthur and Philip over the Angevin Empire she'd be best used in a peace - most likely wedding the dauphin, as was first suggested circa 1195, or King Philip himself if the Pope could be convinced to anull the latter's union to Ingebory-Isambour of Denmark.

Raymond VI of Toulouse, a cousin and widower of her aunt Joan, would be another option, as would King Peter II of Aragon or some other cousin, such as Theobald III, Count of Champagne or the infante Ferdinand of Castile and Léon. Richard's friend and brother-in-law Sancho VII of Navarre is another option.
Philip II could have married Eleanor instead of Ingeborg.
 
Berengaria of Navarre and Richard have two sons, Prince William and Prince Robert.
William succeeds his father as King William III.
 
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