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In September 1554, Mary stopped menstruating.
She gained weight, and felt nauseous in the mornings.
Virtually the whole court, including her doctors, thought she was pregnant.
Parliament passed an act making Philip regent in the event of Mary's death in childbirth.
In the last week of April 1555, Elizabeth was released from house arrest, and called to court as a witness to the birth, which was expected imminently.
According to Giovanni Michieli, the Venetian ambassador, Philip may have planned to marry Elizabeth in the event of Mary's death in childbirth, but in a letter to his brother-in-law, Maximilian of Austria, Philip expressed uncertainty as to whether his wife was pregnant.
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