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At the negotiations with the French, Warwick had intimated that King Edward was interested in a marriage arrangement with the French crown, the intended bride being [[Louis XI of France|Louis XI]]'s sister-in-law, Bona, daughter of [[Louis, Duke of Savoy]].<ref>Hicks (1998), p. 261.</ref> This marriage was not to be, however, because in September 1464, Edward revealed that he was already married, to [[Elizabeth Woodville]].<ref name="R91">Ross (1997), p. 91.</ref> The marriage caused great offence to Warwick: not only due to the fact that his plans had been sabotaged, but also the secrecy with which the king had acted.<ref>Pollard (2007), p. 56.</ref> The marriage – contracted on 1 May of the same year – was not made public before Warwick pressed Edward on the issue at a council meeting, and in the meanwhile Warwick had been unknowingly deceiving the French into believing the king was serious about the marriage proposal.<ref name="R91"/> For Edward the marriage may very well have been a love match, but in the long run he sought to build the Woodville family into a powerhouse independent of Warwick's influence.<ref>Carpenter (1997), pp. 169–70.</ref>
This was not enough to cause a complete fallout between the two men, though from this point on Warwick increasingly stayed away from court.<ref>Pollard (1988), pp. 26–7.</ref> The promotion of Warwick's brother George to Archbishop of York shows that the earl was still in favour with the king. In July 1465, when Henry VI was once more captured, it was Warwick who escorted the fallen king to his captivity in the Tower.<ref>Hicks (1998), pp. 230, 253.</ref>
Then, in the spring of 1466, Warwick was sent to the continent to carry out negotiations with the French and Burgundians. The negotiations centred around a marriage proposal involving Edward's sister [[Margaret of York|Margaret]].<ref>Hicks (1998), p. 263.</ref> Warwick increasingly came to favour French diplomatic connections.<ref>Pollard (2007), p. 59.</ref> Meanwhile, Edward's father-in-law, [[Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers|Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers]], who had been created [[Lord High Treasurer|treasurer]], was in favour of a Burgundian alliance.<ref>Ross (1997), p. 95.</ref> This set up internal conflict within the English court, which was not alleviated by the fact that Edward had signed a secret treaty in October with Burgundy, while Warwick was forced to carry on sham negotiations with the French.<ref>Pollard (2007), p. 60.</ref> Later, George Neville was dismissed as chancellor, while Edward refused to contemplate a marriage between Warwick's oldest daughter [[Isabella Plantagenet, Duchess of Clarence|Isabel]], and Edward's brother [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence|George, Duke of Clarence]].<ref>Hicks (1998), pp. 259–64.</ref> It became increasingly clear that Warwick's position of dominance at court had been taken over by Rivers.<ref>Pollard (2007), p. 58.</ref>
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