L’Empire Plantagenet
The birth that changed history
On 1332, Aldona of Lithuania dies after giving birth to a third daughter, she would die after giving birth to Kunigunde[1]
Prince Casimir, mourned for his own wife, Anna of Lithuania, he himself chose that Agrippina of Poland, his daughter would marry a Silesian Piast, Przemyslaw, a grandson of Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (due to Elisabeth Richeza’s arrangement with her partner Henry of Lipa)[1], the future duke of Jawor and Glogow and Kunigunde would marry Wladyslaw of Opole, while for Elisabeth of Poland, she would marry Boguslaw, the Duke of Pomerania-Stolp it was decreed that if he does not have a legal son, it would be the children of Kunigunde of Poland that will succeed the throne, the ties of Jawor, Swidnica and Opole would cause these duchies to stay out of Bohemia’s orbit and stay loyal to their mother Poland.
On 1333, he knew that his former betrothed, Judith of Bohemia would marry John of Valois, so he sent messengers to Queen Isabella of England, in order to arrange a possible marriage between him and an English Princess, the English Princesses that was available was Eleanor of England and Joanna of England, he chose Eleanor because she is more or less 15 years of age and the marriage can be consummated easily , and for him it would create an alliance between Poland and England.
On 1334, the Princess finally arrived in Poland with her retinue and they were married on the Wawel Cathedral, Eleanor of England made steps to erase the legacy of Anna of Lithuania, and she did succeed since Anna of Lithuania did not have any son.
The two were crowned, the King and Queen of Poland on the death of Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh on 1335.
The marriage did actually succeed since the two did have a son immediately after the wedding named Wladyslaw on 1336, this would strengthen the relationship of Poland and England, the birth of a son was followed by two sons and daughters namely, Stephen(1338), George(1341), Catherine(1343) and Richeza(1345).
1.They have three daughters, Elisabeth, born 1326, Agrippina, born 1328 and Kunigunde born 1332.
2. Agnes of Bohemia does not experience her miscarriage and falling from a horse and carries a child in 1325 to term.
Edward the Black Prince, King of Naples
In order to reconcile his bloodline with the descendants of his older brother, King Robert arranged the marriage of Joanna with her six-year-old kinsman Andrew, the younger son of Robert's nephew Charles I of Hungary. Through his father he had a claim to Naples, which could be argued to be superior to that of Robert and consequently also to that of Joanna. The marriage contract between Joanna and Andrew was signed on 8 November 1332, and they were formally married at Santa Chiara Basilica on 26 September 1333, despite being both underage (Joanna was around five-years-old and Andrew six). In the ceremony, Andrew was created Duke of Calabria and began to live in Naples.
When King Robert of Naples died on 20 January 1343, in his last will and testament, he formally bequeathed his kingdom to Joanna, and made no mention of Andrew, even as a consort, and tried to exclude him from rule. In the event of Joanna's death without children, the crown would fall to her younger sister Maria and not to him.
Poorly prepared for her role, Joanna was placed (following her grandfather's will, who wanted to end the Papal influence over Naples) under regency council led by her stepgrandmother, the queen dowager Sancha of Majorca; the Vice-Chancellor Philippe de Cabassoles, Bishop of Cavaillon; Fillipo di Sanginetto, Great Seneschal of Provence; and Admiral Giffredo di Marzano.Faced with the ineffectiveness of the Council, the Pope, in his capacity as overlord, decided to impose his direct rule by sending a Legate, Cardinal Aimery de Châtelus.
On 1344, Andrew died and Joanna has no children and she talked to her friend, Wladyslaw of Poland[1], Wladyslaw introduced Joanna to Edward the Black Prince who was a few years her junior, the two came to like each other very much and want to be and the two are married on 1350, the bride was 22 and the groom was 20, Edward III told his son that his marriage to the Duchess of Provence and Queen of Naples, is very strategic.
1.Wladyslaw of Poland is a nephew of Elisabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary and son of Casimir III to Eleanor of Poland who is the aunt of Edward the Black Prince.
Abdication of England
On 1351, Joanna of Naples gives birth to a son named Napoleon, because she thinks that is the best name for a future great monarch, the Black Prince abdicates his claims to England in order to regain France for his lineage but at what cost, in the same time, Joanna of Naples purchases the Dauphinate of Viennois and for that reason, John II, the usurper had Margaret, the heiress to Flanders and Burgundy married to the crown prince of the Valois, Charles who was earlier married to Philip of Rouvres, next year, Edward the Black Prince was given the Duchy of Aquitaine in order for him to have support against the Valois.
In Poland, English troops were sent to Silesia against the Bohemians, the Plague would kill Charles, the son of John I of Bohemia, this meant constant war of Poland against Bohemia, but Poland would gain the support of the rest of the Silesian Duchies due to the fear of the three great Silesian duchies, this is the start of the fall of the house of the Luxembourg which will lead to their extinction later on, the Silesian Duchies one by one fell back to Poland except for Breslau which is directly controlled by the Bohemians.
There is a discussion for the marriage of Wladyslaw to a daughter of Algirdas named Maria which was accepted by King Casimir III the Great and Eleanor of England, in order to restart the Polish-Lithuanian alliance which ended in the death of Aldona of Lithuania, this will further tangle the English to ally with the Lithuanians against Bohemia and the Teutonic Knights, after that it would be France that would be the Target, weakening Bohemia would help the English in the long Run.
Short History of the Plantagenet Empire AD 2000
The Plantagenets are a dynasty that originated from Anjou and and became the Kings of England, gained the Half of France and lost most of it and were able to Gain France with Provence and Dauphine with an initial personal union with Naples and France which was broken after the death of Edward I of France and Naples, the countries that the Plantagenets ruled were England France, Naples, Aragon and Hungary and they changed the course of history.
Les Plantagenets sont une dynastie qui proviennent de l'Anjou et et est devenu les rois d'Angleterre , a gagné la moitié de la France et a perdu plus de lui et étaient en mesure de gagner la France avec la Provence et le Dauphiné avec une union personnelle initiale avec Naples et la France qui a été rompu après la mort d'Edouard I de la France et de Naples , les pays qui les Plantagenets régnèrent étaient l'Angleterre , la France, Naples, Aragon et la Hongrie et ils ont changé le cours de l'histoire.
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The birth that changed history
On 1332, Aldona of Lithuania dies after giving birth to a third daughter, she would die after giving birth to Kunigunde[1]
Prince Casimir, mourned for his own wife, Anna of Lithuania, he himself chose that Agrippina of Poland, his daughter would marry a Silesian Piast, Przemyslaw, a grandson of Elisabeth Richeza of Poland (due to Elisabeth Richeza’s arrangement with her partner Henry of Lipa)[1], the future duke of Jawor and Glogow and Kunigunde would marry Wladyslaw of Opole, while for Elisabeth of Poland, she would marry Boguslaw, the Duke of Pomerania-Stolp it was decreed that if he does not have a legal son, it would be the children of Kunigunde of Poland that will succeed the throne, the ties of Jawor, Swidnica and Opole would cause these duchies to stay out of Bohemia’s orbit and stay loyal to their mother Poland.
On 1333, he knew that his former betrothed, Judith of Bohemia would marry John of Valois, so he sent messengers to Queen Isabella of England, in order to arrange a possible marriage between him and an English Princess, the English Princesses that was available was Eleanor of England and Joanna of England, he chose Eleanor because she is more or less 15 years of age and the marriage can be consummated easily , and for him it would create an alliance between Poland and England.
On 1334, the Princess finally arrived in Poland with her retinue and they were married on the Wawel Cathedral, Eleanor of England made steps to erase the legacy of Anna of Lithuania, and she did succeed since Anna of Lithuania did not have any son.
The two were crowned, the King and Queen of Poland on the death of Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh on 1335.
The marriage did actually succeed since the two did have a son immediately after the wedding named Wladyslaw on 1336, this would strengthen the relationship of Poland and England, the birth of a son was followed by two sons and daughters namely, Stephen(1338), George(1341), Catherine(1343) and Richeza(1345).
1.They have three daughters, Elisabeth, born 1326, Agrippina, born 1328 and Kunigunde born 1332.
2. Agnes of Bohemia does not experience her miscarriage and falling from a horse and carries a child in 1325 to term.
Edward the Black Prince, King of Naples
In order to reconcile his bloodline with the descendants of his older brother, King Robert arranged the marriage of Joanna with her six-year-old kinsman Andrew, the younger son of Robert's nephew Charles I of Hungary. Through his father he had a claim to Naples, which could be argued to be superior to that of Robert and consequently also to that of Joanna. The marriage contract between Joanna and Andrew was signed on 8 November 1332, and they were formally married at Santa Chiara Basilica on 26 September 1333, despite being both underage (Joanna was around five-years-old and Andrew six). In the ceremony, Andrew was created Duke of Calabria and began to live in Naples.
When King Robert of Naples died on 20 January 1343, in his last will and testament, he formally bequeathed his kingdom to Joanna, and made no mention of Andrew, even as a consort, and tried to exclude him from rule. In the event of Joanna's death without children, the crown would fall to her younger sister Maria and not to him.
Poorly prepared for her role, Joanna was placed (following her grandfather's will, who wanted to end the Papal influence over Naples) under regency council led by her stepgrandmother, the queen dowager Sancha of Majorca; the Vice-Chancellor Philippe de Cabassoles, Bishop of Cavaillon; Fillipo di Sanginetto, Great Seneschal of Provence; and Admiral Giffredo di Marzano.Faced with the ineffectiveness of the Council, the Pope, in his capacity as overlord, decided to impose his direct rule by sending a Legate, Cardinal Aimery de Châtelus.
On 1344, Andrew died and Joanna has no children and she talked to her friend, Wladyslaw of Poland[1], Wladyslaw introduced Joanna to Edward the Black Prince who was a few years her junior, the two came to like each other very much and want to be and the two are married on 1350, the bride was 22 and the groom was 20, Edward III told his son that his marriage to the Duchess of Provence and Queen of Naples, is very strategic.
1.Wladyslaw of Poland is a nephew of Elisabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary and son of Casimir III to Eleanor of Poland who is the aunt of Edward the Black Prince.
Abdication of England
On 1351, Joanna of Naples gives birth to a son named Napoleon, because she thinks that is the best name for a future great monarch, the Black Prince abdicates his claims to England in order to regain France for his lineage but at what cost, in the same time, Joanna of Naples purchases the Dauphinate of Viennois and for that reason, John II, the usurper had Margaret, the heiress to Flanders and Burgundy married to the crown prince of the Valois, Charles who was earlier married to Philip of Rouvres, next year, Edward the Black Prince was given the Duchy of Aquitaine in order for him to have support against the Valois.
In Poland, English troops were sent to Silesia against the Bohemians, the Plague would kill Charles, the son of John I of Bohemia, this meant constant war of Poland against Bohemia, but Poland would gain the support of the rest of the Silesian Duchies due to the fear of the three great Silesian duchies, this is the start of the fall of the house of the Luxembourg which will lead to their extinction later on, the Silesian Duchies one by one fell back to Poland except for Breslau which is directly controlled by the Bohemians.
There is a discussion for the marriage of Wladyslaw to a daughter of Algirdas named Maria which was accepted by King Casimir III the Great and Eleanor of England, in order to restart the Polish-Lithuanian alliance which ended in the death of Aldona of Lithuania, this will further tangle the English to ally with the Lithuanians against Bohemia and the Teutonic Knights, after that it would be France that would be the Target, weakening Bohemia would help the English in the long Run.
Short History of the Plantagenet Empire AD 2000
The Plantagenets are a dynasty that originated from Anjou and and became the Kings of England, gained the Half of France and lost most of it and were able to Gain France with Provence and Dauphine with an initial personal union with Naples and France which was broken after the death of Edward I of France and Naples, the countries that the Plantagenets ruled were England France, Naples, Aragon and Hungary and they changed the course of history.
Les Plantagenets sont une dynastie qui proviennent de l'Anjou et et est devenu les rois d'Angleterre , a gagné la moitié de la France et a perdu plus de lui et étaient en mesure de gagner la France avec la Provence et le Dauphiné avec une union personnelle initiale avec Naples et la France qui a été rompu après la mort d'Edouard I de la France et de Naples , les pays qui les Plantagenets régnèrent étaient l'Angleterre , la France, Naples, Aragon et la Hongrie et ils ont changé le cours de l'histoire.
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