Mary is not too old for Henry II of Navarre? And Madeleine was note the hands of Ferdinand II of Aragon?
List of Alternate Monarchs and Aristocratic Lineage
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Alternate descendants of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Inspired by my recent discussion with @isabella and @Kellan Sullivan
Maximilian I (1459-1519) King of the Romans 1486-1519, Holy Roman Emperor 1508-1519 m. a) 1477 Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482) b) 1490 Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) annuled 1492 c) 1494 Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1521)
1a) Philip IV (1478-1506) Duke of Burgundy m. 1496 Joanna of Castile (1479-1555)
2a) Margaret (1480-1535) Duchess of Burgundy 1506-1535 m. 1497 John, Prince of Asturias (1478-1497)
and Hungary (1503-1525)
6c) Kunigunde (1501-1561) m. 1515 Christian II of Denmark (1481-1559)
People with * explained:
Elizabeth of Lorraine is daughter of Francis I of Lorraine and Anna of Cleves (OTL Queen of England)
Henry I of Portugal is son of John III of Portugal and Mary Tudor (b. 1508) oldest daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, who ITTL married earlier (in 1505) because Trastamara dynasty survives while Philip of Burgundy has no daughter to offer for future Henry VIII
Albert and Barbara of Saxony are grandchildren of George the Bearded of Saxony, children of his son John of Saxony and Elizabeth of Hesse. ITTL Elizabeth of Hesse has kids with John, but dies giving birth to second one. John is depressed by her death and soon follows her. Their children are raised by grandfather as Catholics.
Margaret of Savoy is daughter of Philibert II of Savoy and Yolande Louise of Savoy.
Maximilian I (1459-1519) King of the Romans 1486-1519, Holy Roman Emperor 1508-1519 m. a) 1477 Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482) b) 1490 Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) annuled 1492 c) 1494 Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1521)
1a) Philip IV (1478-1506) Duke of Burgundy m. 1496 Joanna of Castile (1479-1555)
2a) Margaret (1480-1535) Duchess of Burgundy 1506-1535 m. 1497 John, Prince of Asturias (1478-1497)
1) John III of Spain (1498-1544) King of Castile and Aragon, Duke of Burgundy, m. 1517 Isabella of Portugal (1503-1559)
3c) Eleanor (1495-1553) m. 1512 Sigismund I of Poland (1467-1548)1) Ferdinand VI (1521-1575) King of Spain 1544-1574 m. 1541 Margaret of France (1523-1574)
2) Margaret (1523-1529)
3) John III (1525-1588) Duke of Burgundy 1544-1588 m. 1559 Elizabeth of Lorraine* (1541-1585)
4) Joanna (1527-1528)
5) Alfonso (1530-1532)
6) Beatrice (1534-1592) m. 1551 Henry I of Portugal* (1533-1582)
2) Margaret (1523-1529)
3) John III (1525-1588) Duke of Burgundy 1544-1588 m. 1559 Elizabeth of Lorraine* (1541-1585)
4) Joanna (1527-1528)
5) Alfonso (1530-1532)
6) Beatrice (1534-1592) m. 1551 Henry I of Portugal* (1533-1582)
1) Sigismund II (1515-1577) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland (1548-1577) m. 1540 Barbara of Saxony* (1522-1587)
2) Hedwig (1517-1588) m. 1535 Joachim II of Brandenburg (1505-1571)
3) Anna (1519-1565) m. 1540 Albert of Saxony* (1520-1590)
4) Elizabeth (1520-1525)
5) Sophia (1522-1576) m. 1545 Charles Victor of Brunswick (1525-1579)
6) Catherine (1524-1572) m. 1543 Louis III of Bohemia and Hungary
7) Albert (1526-1547)
8) Barbara (1528-1599) m. 1546 Albert V of Bavaria (1528-1579)
9) Elizabeth (1530-1589) m. 1547 William of Cleves (1516-1592)
4c) Ernest I (1498-1524) Holy Roman Emperor 1519-1524 m. 1519 Anna of Bohemia2) Hedwig (1517-1588) m. 1535 Joachim II of Brandenburg (1505-1571)
3) Anna (1519-1565) m. 1540 Albert of Saxony* (1520-1590)
4) Elizabeth (1520-1525)
5) Sophia (1522-1576) m. 1545 Charles Victor of Brunswick (1525-1579)
6) Catherine (1524-1572) m. 1543 Louis III of Bohemia and Hungary
7) Albert (1526-1547)
8) Barbara (1528-1599) m. 1546 Albert V of Bavaria (1528-1579)
9) Elizabeth (1530-1589) m. 1547 William of Cleves (1516-1592)
and Hungary (1503-1525)
1) Ernest (1525-1526)
5c) Bianca (1499-1504)6c) Kunigunde (1501-1561) m. 1515 Christian II of Denmark (1481-1559)
1) John of Denmark (1518-1536)
7c) Anna (1503-1557) m. 1521 Louis II (1506-1541) King of Bohemia and Hungary1) Louis III (1524-1585) King of Bohemia and Hungary 1541-1585 m. 1543 Catherine of Poland
2) Stephen (1526-1533)
8c) Rudolf II (1506-1569) Holy Roman Emperor 1525-1569 m. a) 1528 Margaret of Savoy* (1510-1547) b) 1549 Mechtild of Bavaria (1532-1565)2) Stephen (1526-1533)
1a) Eleanor (1531)
2a) Maximilian (1536-1545)
3b) Maximilian II (1550-1597) Holy Roman Emperor 1569-1597
4b) Rudolf (1553-1558)
5b) Ernest (1555-1560)
6b) Anna (1556-1609)
7b) Albert (1558-1594) Archduke of Tirol
8b) Frederick (1562-1564)
Children of people born after 1506 and spouses of people born after 1534 are not included.2a) Maximilian (1536-1545)
3b) Maximilian II (1550-1597) Holy Roman Emperor 1569-1597
4b) Rudolf (1553-1558)
5b) Ernest (1555-1560)
6b) Anna (1556-1609)
7b) Albert (1558-1594) Archduke of Tirol
8b) Frederick (1562-1564)
People with * explained:
Elizabeth of Lorraine is daughter of Francis I of Lorraine and Anna of Cleves (OTL Queen of England)
Henry I of Portugal is son of John III of Portugal and Mary Tudor (b. 1508) oldest daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, who ITTL married earlier (in 1505) because Trastamara dynasty survives while Philip of Burgundy has no daughter to offer for future Henry VIII
Albert and Barbara of Saxony are grandchildren of George the Bearded of Saxony, children of his son John of Saxony and Elizabeth of Hesse. ITTL Elizabeth of Hesse has kids with John, but dies giving birth to second one. John is depressed by her death and soon follows her. Their children are raised by grandfather as Catholics.
Margaret of Savoy is daughter of Philibert II of Savoy and Yolande Louise of Savoy.
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No living kids, Juana and Philippe ITTL have the same misfortune as Anne of Brittany and Charles VIII.
A lot different from the one about we were talking... I still like it...
Yes, I've changed some things, but main idea-Habsburgs without Spain and Burgundian inheritance, is preserved.
Royal Family of the United Kingdom of America
Washington Dynasty (1789-1857)
Spotswood Dynasty (1857-1994)
Pauline Dynasty (1994-0000)
1. George I (George Washington) (1789-1799) [1]
2. George II (George Washington Parke Curtis) (1799-1857) [2]
3. Spotswood I (Spotswood Washington) (1857-1865) [3]
4. Bushroot I (Bushroot Washington II) (1865-1918) [4]
5. James I (James Washington) (1918-1924) [5]
6. Lee I (Lee Washington) (1924-1969) [6]
7. William I (William Washington) (1969-1994) [7]
8. Paul I (Paul Washington) (1994-2014) [8]
9. Richard I (Richard Washington) (2014-0000) [9]
[1] George Washington accepted the position of King of America and ruled for ten years before his death in 1799.
[2] The royal throne passed to his adopted son George Washington Parke Curtis. While many would think of him as a just king, some disliked that this monarch would even rule at all.
[3] Spotswood inherited the throne after the death of George II. With his ascension to the throne, pro-Republican factions in the nation rose up in the northern part of the nation forming the Freedonian Republic. The war would last from 1858-1865 with the monarchists winning the war thanks to help from their ally of Spain.
[4] Bushroot I would oversee the reconstruction of the north. He chose to give some of the more rebellious states slightly more autonomy from the monarchy in hopes that it would quell rebellion. While his reign would be plagued by terrorist actions in the north, most of his time as ruler was mostly peaceful, unlike his successor.
[5] After the death of his father, James I would take the throne. His reign would be overseeing the Great War of Europe (1917-1925). He allied America to the Allied nations of France, Britain, and Russia. He would die before the war ended.
[6] Lee I would take the United Kingdom of America in a new direction, helping create the League of Countries after the Great War. He would also be ruler as the monarchy went from having power to being only a figurehead in the nation. His reign would be over the passing of multiple civil rights legislation in the 1940s and 1960s.
[7] William I would be king during the American Space Age where the UKA would put a man on the moon and sent multiple probes into space. The Space Age would end with the death of William in 1994. Upon his death, he would formalize the rule that female members of the royal family can inherit the throne.
[8] Paul I was a distant relative of the Washington family and the next male heir. His rule is marked by a period of decline in the UKA, leaving many to feel that the monarchy might need to be abolished completely.
[9] Richard I is the current reigning monarch of the UKA. He has had to deal with a growing reemergence of the American Republican Movement, especially in the provinces of New England, New York, and Louisiana.
Washington Dynasty (1789-1857)
Spotswood Dynasty (1857-1994)
Pauline Dynasty (1994-0000)
1. George I (George Washington) (1789-1799) [1]
2. George II (George Washington Parke Curtis) (1799-1857) [2]
3. Spotswood I (Spotswood Washington) (1857-1865) [3]
4. Bushroot I (Bushroot Washington II) (1865-1918) [4]
5. James I (James Washington) (1918-1924) [5]
6. Lee I (Lee Washington) (1924-1969) [6]
7. William I (William Washington) (1969-1994) [7]
8. Paul I (Paul Washington) (1994-2014) [8]
9. Richard I (Richard Washington) (2014-0000) [9]
[1] George Washington accepted the position of King of America and ruled for ten years before his death in 1799.
[2] The royal throne passed to his adopted son George Washington Parke Curtis. While many would think of him as a just king, some disliked that this monarch would even rule at all.
[3] Spotswood inherited the throne after the death of George II. With his ascension to the throne, pro-Republican factions in the nation rose up in the northern part of the nation forming the Freedonian Republic. The war would last from 1858-1865 with the monarchists winning the war thanks to help from their ally of Spain.
[4] Bushroot I would oversee the reconstruction of the north. He chose to give some of the more rebellious states slightly more autonomy from the monarchy in hopes that it would quell rebellion. While his reign would be plagued by terrorist actions in the north, most of his time as ruler was mostly peaceful, unlike his successor.
[5] After the death of his father, James I would take the throne. His reign would be overseeing the Great War of Europe (1917-1925). He allied America to the Allied nations of France, Britain, and Russia. He would die before the war ended.
[6] Lee I would take the United Kingdom of America in a new direction, helping create the League of Countries after the Great War. He would also be ruler as the monarchy went from having power to being only a figurehead in the nation. His reign would be over the passing of multiple civil rights legislation in the 1940s and 1960s.
[7] William I would be king during the American Space Age where the UKA would put a man on the moon and sent multiple probes into space. The Space Age would end with the death of William in 1994. Upon his death, he would formalize the rule that female members of the royal family can inherit the throne.
[8] Paul I was a distant relative of the Washington family and the next male heir. His rule is marked by a period of decline in the UKA, leaving many to feel that the monarchy might need to be abolished completely.
[9] Richard I is the current reigning monarch of the UKA. He has had to deal with a growing reemergence of the American Republican Movement, especially in the provinces of New England, New York, and Louisiana.
Sigismund Augustus has children with his Habsburg wives. First one, Elizabeth, lives longer (as mother of Sigismund's children she enjoys higher position and suffers less stress) so no place for Barbara Radziwiłł. Without perspective of Jagiellon Dynasty dying out there is no Union of Lublin-Sigismund Augustus would not give up his hereditary rights to Lithuania if he has male heirs.
Zygmunt II August (1520-1572) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1529-1572, King of Poland 1530-1572 m. a) 1543 Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1551) b) 1553 Katharina of Austria (1533-1571)
1a) Zygmunt III Ferdynand (1545-1602) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1572-1602, King of Poland 1573-1602 m. 1571 Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551-1608)
2a) Jadwiga (1549-1596) m. 1569 Johan III (1537-1592) King of Sweden
3a) Władysław (1551)
4b) Władysław/Ladislao (1554-1616) Duke of Bari and Rossano m. 1580 Margherita Gonzaga (1564-1618)
5b) Elżbieta (1556-1621) m. 1573 Albrecht Friedrich (1553-1618) Duke of Prussia
6b) Anna (1557-1628) m. 1575 Henri III (1551-1601) King of France
7b) Zofia (1561-1614) m. 1582 Ferdinand (1529-1595) Archduke of Tirol
8b) Kazimierz (1563-1565)
Would be updated with next generation added.
EDIT: next generation added.
Zygmunt II August (1520-1572) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1529-1572, King of Poland 1530-1572 m. a) 1543 Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1551) b) 1553 Katharina of Austria (1533-1571)
1a) Zygmunt III Ferdynand (1545-1602) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1572-1602, King of Poland 1573-1602 m. 1571 Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551-1608)
1) Jadwiga (1574-1575)
2) Jadwiga (1575-1629)
3) Zygmunt (1577-1584)
4) Władysław ( 1579-1584)
5) Kazimierz (1581-1582)
6) Aleksander II (1582-1645) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1602-1645
7) Elżbieta (1586-1591)
2) Jadwiga (1575-1629)
3) Zygmunt (1577-1584)
4) Władysław ( 1579-1584)
5) Kazimierz (1581-1582)
6) Aleksander II (1582-1645) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1602-1645
7) Elżbieta (1586-1591)
2a) Jadwiga (1549-1596) m. 1569 Johan III (1537-1592) King of Sweden
1) Gustav II (1573-1626) King of Sweden 1592-1626
3a) Władysław (1551)
4b) Władysław/Ladislao (1554-1616) Duke of Bari and Rossano m. 1580 Margherita Gonzaga (1564-1618)
1) Caterina (1583-1634)
2) Sigismondo (1585-1589)
3) Ladislao II (1588-1643) Duke of Bari and Rossano 1616-1643
5) Eleonora (1590-1623)
6) Anna (1596-1599)
2) Sigismondo (1585-1589)
3) Ladislao II (1588-1643) Duke of Bari and Rossano 1616-1643
5) Eleonora (1590-1623)
6) Anna (1596-1599)
5b) Elżbieta (1556-1621) m. 1573 Albrecht Friedrich (1553-1618) Duke of Prussia
1) Anna Elisabeth (1575-1641)
2) Albrecht Friedrich II (1578-1625) Duke of Prussia
3) Maria Katharina (1580-1619)
4) Sigismund August (1584-1636) Margrave of Ansbach
5) Johann Georg (1586-1588)
6) Sophie Dorothea (1589-1661)
2) Albrecht Friedrich II (1578-1625) Duke of Prussia
3) Maria Katharina (1580-1619)
4) Sigismund August (1584-1636) Margrave of Ansbach
5) Johann Georg (1586-1588)
6) Sophie Dorothea (1589-1661)
6b) Anna (1557-1628) m. 1575 Henri III (1551-1601) King of France
1) Charles X (1577-1603) King of France 1601-1603
2) Catherine (1579-1637)
3) Louis (1582-1585)
4) Henri IV (1584-1631) King of France 1603-1631
2) Catherine (1579-1637)
3) Louis (1582-1585)
4) Henri IV (1584-1631) King of France 1603-1631
7b) Zofia (1561-1614) m. 1582 Ferdinand (1529-1595) Archduke of Tirol
1) Ferdinand ( 1584-1590)
8b) Kazimierz (1563-1565)
Would be updated with next generation added.
EDIT: next generation added.
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Next generation added. Now it is time for next step-spouses for that generation. Suggestions welcomed.
From the story I am working on today:
Henry IX Fitzroy, King of England ( b.1519, r. 1553 – 1580) m. Lady Mary Howard, dau. of the Duke of Norfolk in 1533.
Children:
1. Henry, Prince of Wales (b. 1538) m. Maria of Nassau (b.1539) in 1558.
2. Gilbert, Duke of Richmond (b. 1539) m. Lady Katherine Grey (b.1540) in 1554.
3. Miscarriage (1541)
4. Cecily, Princess of England (b. 1542) m. Christian II of Denmark (b.1534) in 1558
5. Mary (b.1544 d.1551)
6. William, Duke of Somerset (b.1546 d. 1580)
7. Stillborn girl (b.1547)
Notes: Henry Fitzroy survives his father and younger half-brother, becoming King in accordance with the terms of his father’s Alt!1544 Act of Succession, which named him Edward’s heir ahead of Mary and Elizabeth by virtue of his gender.
His heir and his only surviving daughter, Princess Cecily, marry their respective spouses in a double wedding in 1558, the crowning glory of Henry’s wide-spread anti-Catholic alliance.
His youngest son William dies unmarried at the age of 34, putting down a Catholic rebellion in Ireland. The news devastates Henry, and he dies of the shock and the grief just days after hearing of it. Father and son are buried together in York Minster in a grand State funeral.
I may do another generation at some point - I have a sneaking suspicion that the Prince of Wales' eldest daughter with Maria of Nassau marries James VI of Scotland in this AU, for example, but for now, this is as far as I've got.
Henry IX Fitzroy, King of England ( b.1519, r. 1553 – 1580) m. Lady Mary Howard, dau. of the Duke of Norfolk in 1533.
Children:
1. Henry, Prince of Wales (b. 1538) m. Maria of Nassau (b.1539) in 1558.
2. Gilbert, Duke of Richmond (b. 1539) m. Lady Katherine Grey (b.1540) in 1554.
3. Miscarriage (1541)
4. Cecily, Princess of England (b. 1542) m. Christian II of Denmark (b.1534) in 1558
5. Mary (b.1544 d.1551)
6. William, Duke of Somerset (b.1546 d. 1580)
7. Stillborn girl (b.1547)
Notes: Henry Fitzroy survives his father and younger half-brother, becoming King in accordance with the terms of his father’s Alt!1544 Act of Succession, which named him Edward’s heir ahead of Mary and Elizabeth by virtue of his gender.
His heir and his only surviving daughter, Princess Cecily, marry their respective spouses in a double wedding in 1558, the crowning glory of Henry’s wide-spread anti-Catholic alliance.
His youngest son William dies unmarried at the age of 34, putting down a Catholic rebellion in Ireland. The news devastates Henry, and he dies of the shock and the grief just days after hearing of it. Father and son are buried together in York Minster in a grand State funeral.
I may do another generation at some point - I have a sneaking suspicion that the Prince of Wales' eldest daughter with Maria of Nassau marries James VI of Scotland in this AU, for example, but for now, this is as far as I've got.
I'm only planning it to be a one-shot that takes us through to 1558, but if you want to take it up once I am done with it, be my guest!
Another tree on European Royalty (maybe still work-in-progress)
Maximilian I of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519) married a) Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482) in 1477 b) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510) in 1494
Maximilian I of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519) married a) Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482) in 1477 b) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510) in 1494
1a) Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy (1478-1506) married Joanna of Aragon and Castile
(1479-1525) in 1498
4b) Eleanor (1495-?) married Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland (1467-?) in 1510
5b) Ernest II, Holy Roman Emperor (1498-?) married Anna of Hungary (1503-?) in 1515
6b) Bianca (1499-?) married Christian II of Denmark (1481-?) in 1515
7b) Kunigunde (1501-1507)
8b) Frederick (1503-1503)
9b) Anna (1505-?) married Louis II of Hungary (1506-?) in 1515
10b) Isabella (1507-?)
11b) Beatrice (1509-?)
12b) Maximilian II, Duke of Milan (1510-?) married Isabella Beatrice Sforza, Duchess of Milan and Bari (1515-?)
Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (1401-1466) married Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (1425-1468) in 1441(1479-1525) in 1498
1) Isabella, Duchess of Burgundy and Lorraine (1498-?) married Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489-?) in 1510
1) Charles I, King of Lotharingia (1512-?)
2) Anne of Lorraine (1515-1518)
3) Mary of Lorraine (1518)
4) Francis of Lorraine (1520-?)
5) Anne of Lorraine (1523-?)
6) Isabelle of Lorraine (1525-?)
2) Charles (1500-1502)
3) stillborn daughter (1501)
4) stillborn son (1503)
5) Mary (1505-1507)
6) miscarriage (1507)
2a) Margaret of Burgundy (1480-1530) married Juan, Prince of Asturias (1478-1497) in 14971) Charles I, King of Lotharingia (1512-?)
2) Anne of Lorraine (1515-1518)
3) Mary of Lorraine (1518)
4) Francis of Lorraine (1520-?)
5) Anne of Lorraine (1523-?)
6) Isabelle of Lorraine (1525-?)
3) stillborn daughter (1501)
4) stillborn son (1503)
5) Mary (1505-1507)
6) miscarriage (1507)
1) Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1498-?) married Miguel I of Portugal, King of Spain (1498-?) in 1512
3a) Francis (1481)1) Isabella of Spain (1513-1522)
2) Catherine of Spain (1514-1522)
3) John III, King of Spain (1516-?)
4) Manuel of Spain (1519-1522)
5) Ferdinand of Spain (1521-?)
6) Eleanor of Spain (1522-?)
7) Beatrice of Spain (1522-?)
8) Anna Isabella of Spain (1525-?)
2) Catherine of Spain (1514-1522)
3) John III, King of Spain (1516-?)
4) Manuel of Spain (1519-1522)
5) Ferdinand of Spain (1521-?)
6) Eleanor of Spain (1522-?)
7) Beatrice of Spain (1522-?)
8) Anna Isabella of Spain (1525-?)
4b) Eleanor (1495-?) married Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland (1467-?) in 1510
5b) Ernest II, Holy Roman Emperor (1498-?) married Anna of Hungary (1503-?) in 1515
6b) Bianca (1499-?) married Christian II of Denmark (1481-?) in 1515
7b) Kunigunde (1501-1507)
8b) Frederick (1503-1503)
9b) Anna (1505-?) married Louis II of Hungary (1506-?) in 1515
10b) Isabella (1507-?)
11b) Beatrice (1509-?)
12b) Maximilian II, Duke of Milan (1510-?) married Isabella Beatrice Sforza, Duchess of Milan and Bari (1515-?)
1) Galeazzo Maria, Duke of Milan (1444-1476) married a) Dorotea Gonzaga (1449-1467) in 1466 b) Bona of Savoy (1449-1503) in 1468
3) stillbirth
4) Filippo Maria, Count of Corsica (1449-1492)
5) Sforza Maria, Duke of Bari (1451-1479) eng to Eleonora of Aragon of Naples
6) Ludovico Maria, Duke of Bari and Duke of Milan (1452-1508) married Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497) in 1491
8) Ascanio Maria (1455-1505), Cardinal
9) Elisabetta Maria (1456-1473) married Guglielmo VIII Paleologo, Margrave of Montferrat
Ferdinando I of Aragon, King of Naples (1423-1494) married a) Isabella of Clermont of Taranto (1424-1465) in 1444 b) Juana of Aragon (1454-1517) in 1476
1b) Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan (1469–1494) married Isabella of Aragon of Naples (1470-1510) in 1489
1) Francesco Sforza (1491–1512)
2) Ippolita Maria Sforza (1493–1501)
3) Bona Sforza, Duchess of Milan and Bari (1494–1557) married Ercole Massimiliano, Duke of Milan (1493-1520) in 1514
4) Bianca Maria Sforza (1495–1496)
2b) Hermes Maria Sforza, Marquis of Tortona (1470–1503)
3b) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510) married a) Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) in 1476 b) Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519) in 1494
4b) Anna Sforza (1476–1497) married Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-?) in 1491
2) Ippolita Maria (1446-1484) married Alfonso II, King of Naples (1448-1495) in 14651) Francesco Sforza (1491–1512)
2) Ippolita Maria Sforza (1493–1501)
3) Bona Sforza, Duchess of Milan and Bari (1494–1557) married Ercole Massimiliano, Duke of Milan (1493-1520) in 1514
4) Bianca Maria Sforza (1495–1496)
3b) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510) married a) Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) in 1476 b) Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519) in 1494
4b) Anna Sforza (1476–1497) married Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-?) in 1491
3) stillbirth
4) Filippo Maria, Count of Corsica (1449-1492)
5) Sforza Maria, Duke of Bari (1451-1479) eng to Eleonora of Aragon of Naples
6) Ludovico Maria, Duke of Bari and Duke of Milan (1452-1508) married Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497) in 1491
1) Ercole Massimiliano, Duke of Milan (1493-1520) married Bona Sforza, Duchess of Bari (1494-?) in 1514
7) Francesco Galeazzo Maria (1453-54)1) Isabella Beatrice Sforza, Duchess of Milan and Bari (1515-?) married Maximilian II, Duke of Milan (1510-?)
2) Francesco (1495-?)
8) Ascanio Maria (1455-1505), Cardinal
9) Elisabetta Maria (1456-1473) married Guglielmo VIII Paleologo, Margrave of Montferrat
1) Bianca di Montferrato (1472–1519) married Charles I, Duke of Savoy (1468-1490) in 1485
10) Ottaviano Maria, Count of Lugano (1458-1477)1) A stillborn son (1486)
2) Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487-1516), married Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1520) in 1496
4) Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1489-1496)
5) A daughter (1490)
2) Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487-1516), married Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1520) in 1496
1) Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1504-?)
2) Margaret (1506-?)
3) Louise (1508-?)
4) Anne (1510-?)
5) Philip (1513-1514)
6) Charlotte (1516-1520)
3) A son (1488)2) Margaret (1506-?)
3) Louise (1508-?)
4) Anne (1510-?)
5) Philip (1513-1514)
6) Charlotte (1516-1520)
4) Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1489-1496)
5) A daughter (1490)
Ferdinando I of Aragon, King of Naples (1423-1494) married a) Isabella of Clermont of Taranto (1424-1465) in 1444 b) Juana of Aragon (1454-1517) in 1476
1a) Alfonso II, King of Naples (1448-1495) married a) Ippolita Maria Sforza, Duchess of Calabria (1446-1484) in 1465, b) had children by mistress Trogia Gazzela
1a) Charlotte
2b) Ferdinando III, King of Naples (1488-?) married
3b) Giulia (1492-?)
4b) Alfonso (1499-1515)
5b) Isabella (1500-?)
6b) Cesare (1501-1503)
7b) Beatrice (1503-?)
4a) Giovanni (1456-1485) Cardinal
5a) Beatrice (1475-1508), Queen of Hungary married a) Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (1443-1490) in 1476 b) Vladislaus II Jagiellon, King of Bohemia and Hungary (1456-1516) in 1491 (annulled in 1500)
6a) Francesco, Duke of Sant Angelo (1461-1486)
7b) Giovanna (1478-1518), Queen of Naples married Ferdinando II, King of Naples (1469-1496) in 1496
8b) Carlo (1480–1486)
1a) Ferdinando II, King of Naples (1469-1496) married Giovanna of Aragon (1478-1518) in 1496
2a) Isabella (1470-1510) married Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan (1469-1494) in 1490
3a) Piero (1472-1491), Prince of Rossano
4b) Sancha of Aragon, Princess of Squillace (1478 in Gaeta) married Gioffre Borgia (1481-1517) in 1494
5b) Alfonso, Duke of Bisceglie and Prince of Salerno (1481-1500) married Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) in 1498
1) Rodrigo of Aragon, Duke of Bisceglie and Sermoneta (1499–?)
2a) Eleonora (1450-1493), Duchess of Ferrara married Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431-1505) in 14732a) Isabella (1470-1510) married Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan (1469-1494) in 1490
3a) Piero (1472-1491), Prince of Rossano
4b) Sancha of Aragon, Princess of Squillace (1478 in Gaeta) married Gioffre Borgia (1481-1517) in 1494
5b) Alfonso, Duke of Bisceglie and Prince of Salerno (1481-1500) married Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) in 1498
1) Rodrigo of Aragon, Duke of Bisceglie and Sermoneta (1499–?)
1) Isabella d’Este (1474-?), Marchioness of Mantua married Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466-1519) in 1490
2) Beatrice d’Este (1475-1506), Duchess of Milan married Ludovico I Sforza, Duke of Milan and Bari (1452-1510) in 1491
3) Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-?) married a) Anna Maria Sforza (1476-1497) in 1491 b) Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) in 1502
3a) Federico III, King of Naples (1452-1520) married a) Anne of Savoy (1455-1480) in 1478 b) Isabella del Balzo, Duchess of Andria (1463-1525) in 14872) Beatrice d’Este (1475-1506), Duchess of Milan married Ludovico I Sforza, Duke of Milan and Bari (1452-1510) in 1491
3) Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-?) married a) Anna Maria Sforza (1476-1497) in 1491 b) Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) in 1502
1a) Charlotte
2b) Ferdinando III, King of Naples (1488-?) married
3b) Giulia (1492-?)
4b) Alfonso (1499-1515)
5b) Isabella (1500-?)
6b) Cesare (1501-1503)
7b) Beatrice (1503-?)
5a) Beatrice (1475-1508), Queen of Hungary married a) Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (1443-1490) in 1476 b) Vladislaus II Jagiellon, King of Bohemia and Hungary (1456-1516) in 1491 (annulled in 1500)
6a) Francesco, Duke of Sant Angelo (1461-1486)
7b) Giovanna (1478-1518), Queen of Naples married Ferdinando II, King of Naples (1469-1496) in 1496
8b) Carlo (1480–1486)
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This is something I've never fully understood. Ludovico il Moro rode roughshod over his grandnephew's claims to Milan. Which would've been fine and dandy had he been the next in line. But Ermes never seems to have contested it or even made a fuss. Which always struck me as weird. Its not like he was underage à la the Earl of Warwick at Richard of Gloucester's usurpation. But he just seems to have accepted it, no questions asked. Do you know why?
Likely for the same reason Ludovico’s older brother Filippo accepted his de-facto rule of Milan: Ludovico had the skill and the support and ambition for ruling Milan, they had not. The nobility had wanted/elected Ludovico as Duke after Gian Galeazzo’s death and Emperor invested Ludovico of the Ducal title (and none of his Sforza’s predecessors ever had it). Ermes likely supported his nephew’s claim but had never any ambition on Milan for himself and was both unable and unwilling to contest the power of Ludovico, who was already the de-facto ruler of Milan for many years.
Barbara Zapolya has only one child with Sigismund (a son, born in 1513 instead of Hedwig) but lives longer-she does not die in childbirth in 1515.
Zygmunt I (1467-1548) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1506-1548, King of Poland 1507-1548, m. 1512 Barbara Zapolya (ca. 1495-1533)
1) Zygmunt II (1513-1574) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1548-1574 m. 1543 Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1563)
Zygmunt I (1467-1548) Grand Duke of Lithuania 1506-1548, King of Poland 1507-1548, m. 1512 Barbara Zapolya (ca. 1495-1533)
1) Zygmunt II (1513-1574) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1548-1574 m. 1543 Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1563)
1) Jadwiga (1544-1592) m. 1565 Johann Friedrich (1542-1600) Duke of Pomerania
2) Barbara (1547-1601) m. 1569 Joachim Friedrich (1546-1608) Elector of Brandenburg
3) Zygmunt (1549-1557)
4) Władysław (1551-1556)
5) Anna (1554-1616) m. 1573 Albrecht Friedrich (1553-1618) Duke of Prussia
6) Kazimierz IV* (1556-1608) m Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1574-1608, m. 1578 Sibylle of Cleves (1557-1627)
7) Zygmunt (1561-1575)
* That number is not mistake-Casimir IV, father of Sigismund the Old, used number III during his reign (he is described in documents as Casimirus Tertius ), also, Jan Długosz in his chronicle used that numeration (Casimir the Great is Casimir II for Długosz) so it is likely that grandson of Sigismund the Old would adapt that numeration too, he'd be followed by next Casimir, so regnal number would need to be used to distinguish the two, thus, later historians would not change Długosz's numeration).2) Barbara (1547-1601) m. 1569 Joachim Friedrich (1546-1608) Elector of Brandenburg
3) Zygmunt (1549-1557)
4) Władysław (1551-1556)
5) Anna (1554-1616) m. 1573 Albrecht Friedrich (1553-1618) Duke of Prussia
6) Kazimierz IV* (1556-1608) m Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1574-1608, m. 1578 Sibylle of Cleves (1557-1627)
1) Jadwiga (1580-1586)
2) Zygmunt (1582-1589)
3) Kazimierz V (1583-1641) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1608-1641
4) Elżbieta (1586-1651)
5) Władysław (1588-1633)
2) Zygmunt (1582-1589)
3) Kazimierz V (1583-1641) Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland 1608-1641
4) Elżbieta (1586-1651)
5) Władysław (1588-1633)
7) Zygmunt (1561-1575)
Maximilian of Burgundy m. Mary of Burgundy d. 1482(a) Elizabeth of York (b)
1a.Archduke Philip b. 1478 m. Catherine of York
2a.Archduchess Margarethe b. 1480 m. Juan, Prince of Asturias d. 1498(a) Frederick III, Elector of Saxony(b)
3a.Archduke Francis b. 1481 m. Mary of Aragon
4b. Archduchess Eleanor b. 1484 m. Philibert of Savoy
5b. Archduchess Margaret b. 1489
6b. Archduke Henry b. 1490
7b. Archduke Edmund b. 1498
Eleanor of Brittany m. Theobald VI of Blois
*Geoffrey III of Brittany b. 1207 – Blanche of France
*Constance of Brittany b. 1208 – Henry III of England
*Eleanor of Brittany b. 1209 – Philippe III of France
*Theobald VII of Blois b. 1211
*Arthur of Brittany, count of Nantes b. 1217
*Yolande of Brittany b. 1220
1a.Archduke Philip b. 1478 m. Catherine of York
2a.Archduchess Margarethe b. 1480 m. Juan, Prince of Asturias d. 1498(a) Frederick III, Elector of Saxony(b)
3a.Archduke Francis b. 1481 m. Mary of Aragon
4b. Archduchess Eleanor b. 1484 m. Philibert of Savoy
5b. Archduchess Margaret b. 1489
6b. Archduke Henry b. 1490
7b. Archduke Edmund b. 1498
Eleanor of Brittany m. Theobald VI of Blois
*Geoffrey III of Brittany b. 1207 – Blanche of France
*Constance of Brittany b. 1208 – Henry III of England
*Eleanor of Brittany b. 1209 – Philippe III of France
*Theobald VII of Blois b. 1211
*Arthur of Brittany, count of Nantes b. 1217
*Yolande of Brittany b. 1220