tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post8846598431252504592..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Diane - Serious requests for marriage to Mary after the divorceLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-81342857194664743082009-08-08T10:21:44.742-05:002009-08-08T10:21:44.742-05:00kb - I had to laugh.... One, because I've done...kb - I had to laugh.... One, because I've done the exact same thing, and two, because of the mental image!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-16808603979039569242009-08-08T09:55:24.904-05:002009-08-08T09:55:24.904-05:00Of course I meant throne not thrown....aarggh. The...Of course I meant throne not thrown....aarggh. The perils of posting when tired.kbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840188159816630368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-55010059670759428332009-08-07T11:56:54.180-05:002009-08-07T11:56:54.180-05:00I hate to see a question unanswered. One issue to ...I hate to see a question unanswered. One issue to remember - all royal marriage offers were part of foreign policy. The seriousness of an offer was dependent on the seriousness of the foreign policy. I am not an expert in England's foreign policy before 1554 however...there were offers.<br /><br />I've just done a cursory look through the Calendar of State Papers (available on the Internet Archive) and found a couple of references that indicate that Mary was still considered a valuable matrimonial chess piece.<br /><br />In 1548, there was discussion of Mary wedding the Duke of Ferrara's son. (CSP-Foreign, Edward VI, p. 17)<br /><br />In 1549, there was discussion of her marrying the heir to the Portuguese thrown. (see p.36) William Paget was sent to Emperor Charles V as an envoy to discuss this among other issues.<br /><br />In 1550, Albert Marquis of Brandenburg proposed marrying Princess Mary as part of a deal to also offer to raise troops for Edward. (p.60)<br /><br />In 1551, she was also considered a potential bride for the king of Poland. (p.120)<br /><br />I am sure there are more and would suggest that you find a copy of Anna Whitelock's book on Mary Tudor for more information.kbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840188159816630368noreply@blogger.com