mary's spanish marriage to philip

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when did mary and philip ii get married?

1554

  • Mary = 38

  • Philip = 27

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positives

  • alliance of Tudors and Hapsburgs

  • favourable marriage treaty terms

    • Philip / heirs could not take Mary’s throne

    • heir gets England + Low Countries (but not Spain)

    • couldn’t promote foreigners to hold office in England

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negatives

  • incompatible ages - Philip not as desperate as Mary for child

  • English thought they’d be dragged into foreign wars

  • worried of increasing Spanish influence

    • Simon Renard

    • De Castro = known for prosecuting heretics

  • no child

  • support for Elizabeth

    • rumours of her marriage to Edward Courtenay

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overall assessment of marriage

  • achieved aim of being closer with Habsburgs

    • BUT no heir

  • unpopular perception resulting in uprisings (e.g. 1554 Wyatt’s rebellion)

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Philip’s disinterest concerning an heir with Mary

  • leaves in 1555 when it’s clear she can’t have children (two phantom pregnancies)

  • abdication of Charles V in 1555 = Philip gains west of HRE