James was never so convinced to marry Mary and wanted Madeleine. He had almost accepted the Bourbon match when he meet Madeleine and they basically fell in love… Because Francis I would not have consented to the match if marrying James had not been also an explicit wish of his most beloved Madeleine
The Prince of the Roses - A Tudor TL
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Yes and I don't want her to die at the age of 17 in Scotland in this story, so perhaps she will marry someone else och just stay in her cozy Loire Valley.
So keeping Madeleine out of James sight might help with him wedding either Mary or Isabella of Navarre. Are there any other matches for Madeleine? Perhaps the Low Countries or England?
Maybe.
No. The reason for which Francis I was against marrying Madeleine to James was who she was frail and he feared who the harsher climate would kill her so Madeleine most likely will NOT marry at all.
I do love playing around with matches after all.
Perhaps that will be better for her in the long run. She might join a nunnery after a while.
I shall wrap my namesake princess in a cosy blanket and feed her tea with honey.
She could remain at the French Court unmarried. And in any case she was NOT killed by the Scottish climate (to which she could very well survive) but by tubercolosis who she had contracted in France, before meeting James and who would most likely kill her also if she continued to live in France
Oh dear. Poor girl had doomed written all over her before she even got to Scotland. I better give Francis a few daughters by his second wife. At this point only one of Claude's girls will be standing.
Yes, or you can butterfly Madeleine’s tuberculosis and let her live happily with James
Or just Butterfly the TB and have her marry someone else. It's all up to you...
I did write that she was frail already, but I haven't gotten to the TB yet so who knows. But her sisters, Margaret and Anne are doing better. I completely forgot about Anne! Either two can make brides for James as well.
*googles mountain castles in France*
*Provides list of Castles*
20 Castles in France
Castles in France are part of the landscape and beautiful to admire. Exploring French castles is a great way to soak up history as well.
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Thank you @Tudorfan.*Provides list of Castles*
20 Castles in France
Castles in France are part of the landscape and beautiful to admire. Exploring French castles is a great way to soak up history as well.
But also if Madeleine doesn't fall ill with tuberculosis, then François of Lorraine can be a good option for her. They are a French aligned duchy and the climate should be good.
The only issue is that Lorraine has "a continental climate renowned for being quite tough during the winter months but hot during the summertime. The Lorraine French region weather and climate are quite similar with the Alsace's one which is its neighbour. Thus winters can be quite long, cold and snowy", so Madeleine would struggle during the winter months.
Realistically, she needs a marriage to somewhere that gets no snow at all and is super warm and hot 99.9999999999% of the time..
I swear I'm sending her to Spain soon. She would be a good match for Prince Juan.
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It's either: Spain, which is super hot and good climate and dry as dry can be, or a nunnery, or death. They are her only options due to her frail health.