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  1. X (Guest) on Chapter 14 Tue 27 Feb 2024 10:24PM UTC

    Crap. I switched around Madelaine of Valois with Mary of Guise. Still, if Madelaine doesn't contract tuberculosis, she is still a prestigious match.

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    1. FalconHonour on Chapter 14 Fri 22 Mar 2024 05:20PM UTC

      I think if I was going to go for a Valois match, it would probably be Marguerite, rather than the sickly Madeleine, but at the moment I'm leaning towards either Margaret Douglas or an Imperial Proxy.

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      1. X (Guest) on Chapter 14 Sat 23 Mar 2024 12:14AM UTC

        Why Margaret Douglas? Harry already has a good claim to the throne via his father.

        I suppose Douglas would be good to solidify his claim, though.

        But even without being married to Douglas, I'm sure that the Lords will prefer a bastard son to a legitimate daughter.

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        1. FalconHonour on Chapter 14 Sat 23 Mar 2024 11:58AM UTC

          Yes but Douglas has Margaret's claim, and she's legitimate. She would probably act in the same sort of role for Harry as Elizabeth of York did for Henry VII and shore up his rule.

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          1. X (Guest) on Chapter 14 Sat 23 Mar 2024 04:31PM UTC

            Margaret is also seven years older than Harry. Need I remind you of Catherine and Henry? 20 years of marriage with only a sickly daughter to show for it. Do you want the same for Harry?

            Frances Brandon or Eleanor Brandon might work better, though. Both are the children of Henry's sister and his best friend. With the benefit of not being too much older than Harry. If you were to go for one of the Brandon girls, I'd go with Eleanor. She seems less ambitious than her sister.

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            1. FalconHonour on Chapter 14 Wed 03 Apr 2024 10:35PM UTC

              Frances is the elder though, so she's got the senior claim. If I go with a Brandon, it will definitely be Frances. :)

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