In 1501, Anne of Brittany devises the perfect match for her only child by Louis XII, King of France.
Why should her daughter not rule Brittany one day as her successor? Better to be a decision maker as ruler of Brittany, where women are not forbidde.
How else to keep his own bloodline on the throne? Anne is incensed.
Instead, he wishes her to marry his successor.
But Louis balks.
Their daughter will become the most powerful woman in Europe if she marries the future Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1501, Anne of Brittany devises the perfect match for her only child by Louis XII, King of France