He had been married to Elizabeth’s half sister Mary.
He must be of a suitable rank to marry the Queen any old peasant would not do!.He should not be too powerful (a foreign King was no good) Englishmen did not want foreigners interfering in England’s business.It would please her Protestant subjects if her was a Protestant and make them angry if he was a Catholic.Elizabeth did not want to repeat her sister’s mistake by marrying a man who would be unpopular with her people. What did Elizabeth need to think about when choosing a suitable husband? Making the right choice of husband would not be so easy. She received offers of marriage from Kings, Princes and Dukes but whom should she marry? Elizabeth was the most sought after women in Europe. In the early weeks of her reign there were many suitors for Elizabeth’s hand.
Many feared that the rivalry for the crown would lead to civil war. If Elizabeth died without having a child the future would be uncertain. They expected her to select a husband to help here run the country, and more importantly, to get her pregnant so that there would be an heir to succeed her.Įlizabeth was young and there were high hopes that soon England would have a royal family again. From the moment Elizabeth I became Queen, there was one question that everyone was asking-who will the Queen marry? Most people believed it would be one of theįirst things Elizabeth would do.
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