Spanish marriage Mary I of England

philip of spain titian

at age 37, mary turned attention finding husband , producing heir, prevent protestant elizabeth (still next-in-line under terms of henry viii s , act of succession of 1544) succeeding throne. edward courtenay , reginald pole both mentioned prospective suitors, cousin charles v suggested marry son, prince philip of spain. philip had son previous marriage , heir apparent vast territories in continental europe , new world. part of marriage negotiations, portrait of philip, titian, sent in september 1553.

lord chancellor gardiner , house of commons unsuccessfully petitioned consider marrying englishman, fearing england relegated dependency of habsburgs. marriage unpopular english; gardiner , allies opposed on basis of patriotism, while protestants motivated fear of catholicism. when mary insisted on marrying philip, insurrections broke out. thomas wyatt younger led force kent depose mary in favour of elizabeth, part of wider conspiracy known wyatt s rebellion, involved duke of suffolk, father of lady jane. mary declared publicly summon parliament discuss marriage, , if parliament decided marriage not advantage of kingdom, refrain pursuing it. on reaching london, wyatt defeated , captured. wyatt, duke of suffolk, daughter lady jane, , husband guildford dudley executed. courtenay, implicated in plot, imprisoned, , exiled. elizabeth, though protesting innocence in wyatt affair, imprisoned in tower of london 2 months, put under house arrest @ woodstock palace.

mary was—excluding brief, disputed reigns of empress matilda , lady jane grey—england s first queen regnant. further, under english common law doctrine of jure uxoris, property , titles belonging woman became husband s upon marriage, , feared man married thereby become king of england in fact , in name. while mary s grandparents, ferdinand , isabella, had retained sovereignty of own realms during marriage, there no precedent follow in england. under terms of queen mary s marriage act, philip styled king of england , official documents (including acts of parliament) dated both names, , parliament called under joint authority of couple, mary s lifetime only. england not obliged provide military support philip s father in war, , philip not act without wife s consent or appoint foreigners office in england. philip unhappy @ conditions imposed, ready agree sake of securing marriage. had no amorous feelings toward mary , sought marriage political , strategic gains; philip s aide ruy gómez de silva wrote correspondent in brussels, marriage concluded no fleshly consideration, in order remedy disorders of kingdom , preserve low countries.

mary , husband, philip

to elevate son mary s rank, emperor charles v ceded philip crown of naples claim kingdom of jerusalem. therefore, mary became queen of naples , titular queen of jerusalem upon marriage. wedding @ winchester cathedral on 25 july 1554 took place 2 days after first meeting. philip not speak english, , spoke in mixture of spanish, french, , latin.