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Post by stevep on Sept 2, 2017 20:13:15 GMT
As long as he and his wife live long enough and he's not away too long fighting there could be a lot of children. Come to think of it, if he lives but she dies, say in childbirth with a later child he could well marry again. Which could set an interesting question as children by a 2nd wife might not be recognied by the French. So if OTL Henry VI dies or proves incapable as in OTL and a younger son took over then you could see a large section of the French possibly seeking to break away, or keeping loyal to Henry VI if deposed. That could bring a quick end to an Anglo-French union but results in a new period of Anglo-French conflict. Well at least if he lives on and his wives dies early in given birth to their second child we know he will not turn into a Henry VIII as he already has a heir in Henry VI. Yes but if the heir dies young, which isn't uncommon, or proves as weak/unstable as OTL, then a younger brother could have a much stronger claim to the throne. However that might cause problems in the empire's French lands, since part of Henry VI's legality was though his mother. |
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Post by lordroel on Sept 2, 2017 20:16:13 GMT
Well at least if he lives on and his wives dies early in given birth to their second child we know he will not turn into a Henry VIII as he already has a heir in Henry VI. Yes but if the heir dies young, which isn't uncommon, or proves as weak/unstable as OTL, then a younger brother could have a much stronger claim to the throne. However that might cause problems in the empire's French lands, since part of Henry VI's legality was though his mother. So you think that if Henry V lives pass 1422 his son might die before him and thus if Henry V has no second ore third child will trow England into chaos. |
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Post by stevep on Sept 3, 2017 19:59:27 GMT
Yes but if the heir dies young, which isn't uncommon, or proves as weak/unstable as OTL, then a younger brother could have a much stronger claim to the throne. However that might cause problems in the empire's French lands, since part of Henry VI's legality was though his mother. So you think that if Henry V lives pass 1422 his son might die before him and thus if Henry V has no second ore third child will trow England into chaos. No actually the opposite. What I was suggesting was if Henry lived but his wife died fairly young and he then remarried. Part of the deal for accepting him as king of France was his marriage to Catherine of Valois. If after Henry's death his oldest son Henry VI either dies or proves as weak/unstable [depending on the sources] as OTL and is replaced in England by a younger son from Henry's 2nd wife I could see it causing dissent in much of France. Its a cast-iron excuse for anyone unhappy with an English ruler to seek seperation. If Henry VI is still alive you could see him fleeing to France and gaining a lot of support there, opening up a new period of conflict. |
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