WI: Sultan of Morocco marries the daughter of Louis XIV

Moulay Ismaïl apparently asked Marie Anne de Bourbon, the illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV, to marry him.

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IOTL she declined, but what if she accepted the offer? Which effect would this have on Morocco, if any?
 
Marie-Anne de Bourbon was a legitimized child of the king, which actively searched for a prestigious union for her (mostly because he didn't have legitimate daughters that survived the infancy), even if the Conti marriage was probably disappointing it made her a really wealthy person.
IOTL, Louis XIV simply didn't answer the proposition of the Moroccean ambassador : I'd say we're on a "nope" level of 10.
 
I think Louis has a better chance of the non-Catholic Willem III of Orange agreeing to marry Marie-Anne than consenting to allow her to marry a non-Christian. Besides, the whole reason that Marie Anne turned it down was because (IIRC) she'd tasted freedom - no husband to control her etc - and she was loathe to give that up. Especially to go to a court where she wouldn't be able to get away with half the stuff that she got away with at Versailles.
 

aenigma

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would have been interesting to see Louis XIV and her consent but demand that the king of moroco convert to catholic in exchange for the marriage
considering its ussually the other way arround
 
I don't think that the French king will accept to marry his daughter with a muslim leader that held many thousands of French slaves and concubines, the same one that torture a lot of chirstian, he will only accept if in exchange Moulay Ismaïl convert to catholicism and i don't see him do this. (he can also promise to convert
then deny it after the wedding causing a serious diplomatic crisis)

The Sultan of Morocco can propose a capitulation (like the Ottomans Empire OTL) in exchange of this wedding, but I wonder if that would be enough.
 
Capitulations nor conversion can make Louis XIV accept this. Morocco in the ths middle of 17th century was strong enough to conquer enclaves in North West Africa but not strong enough to fight outside Morocco.

Hell, if 17th century Morocco was a power like the Almohads it would maybe and that in worst case scenario for France. Like wars with most Catholic nations and already excommunicated.

But if somehow he married her anyway Louis XIV might be viewed a bit negatively. The corporation will last until one of them dies.
 
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