friendhsip w burgundy

• Joanna was married to Duke Phillip of Burgundy, and England needed to maintain a good relationship with Burgundy in order to keep trade flowing and have an ally in the event of war with france.
• england's relationshio with Burgundy was good and there was discussion of a burgundian wife for the king's son Henry, but this was derailed after Phillip's death in October 1506.
• Duke Phillip's death weakened Burgundy significantly. his Grieving wife Joanna was deemed unfit to rule, so Ferdinand declared himself King of Castile. in succession to Isabela, was the 6 year old Archduke Charles I (son of Joanna and Phillip).
• Margaret savoy became regent to her nephew Charles, so henry became worried that France may try to seize part of the Netherlands and disrupt the British trade