1: 1500 - 1501
"The marriage of Maria of Aragon to James IV of Scotland would take place on the 18th of June 1500, a little more than a week before Maria's birthday and just a month prior the death of Miguel de Paz, the heir apparent to Portugal, Castile and Aragon. Miguel's death left his father, King Manuel I of Portugal, a childless widow that was in need of heirs, and these heirs were expected to be from the womb of the eldest unmarried daughter of the Catholic monarchs, to which there existed only one, Catherine of Aragon."
--Carlos de Granada y Fernandez "El Catalico: Fernando II de Aragon"
"The Catholic Monarchs ruled that the arrangements for their daughter Catalina's marriage to the English Prince were too far along to abandon them, considering the fact that their daughter was planned to begin her voyage to England in a year's time. However, the Catholic Monarchs presented Manuel of Portugal with a compromise candidate. Margaret of Austria and Burgundy was the only daughter of Emperor Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy, she had Portuguese blood on both sides of her family and was also the paternal aunt to Charles, the eldest grandson of Isabella and Ferdinand who many believed would one day be King of Spain too.
Margaret was also the widower of Isabella and Ferdinand's late son, Juan, who died in 1497 after being married only a few months. King Manuel accepted the compromise, as not only would she come with a handsome dowry, but it would also mean the next King of Portugal would not only be cousin to the King of Spain, but to the Duke of Burgundy and likely the Holy Roman Emperor too. His Austrian bride would also come with a good alliance for Portugal as well as better trade with Burgundy.
Both the Catholic Monarchs and Manuel would write to Emperor Maximilian and his son, Philip of Burgundy, persuading them to accept this marriage which they thankfully also saw the benefit of, and on the 28th of July 1501, Margaret of Austria would become Queen of Portugal."
--Joana Malheiro "Portugal: A Puzzling Past"
"Catalina de Aragon would depart from La Coruna in August, but violent storms in the Bay of Biscay would force her retinue of ships to return to Castilian shores, where she would remain for another month before voyaging from Laredo on the 27th of September 1501 and arriving in Plymouth and her new life on the 2nd of October 1501. On the 10th of November Catalina, now known as Catherine, would receive a letter from her sister the Scottish Queen, congratulating her on her upcoming marriage and to inform her of the birth of her son, James, who was born on the 6th of November. Catherine would marry Arthur Tudor on the 14th of November.
--Lewis Bell "The Pomegranate Queens: Maria and Catherine"
--Carlos de Granada y Fernandez "El Catalico: Fernando II de Aragon"
"The Catholic Monarchs ruled that the arrangements for their daughter Catalina's marriage to the English Prince were too far along to abandon them, considering the fact that their daughter was planned to begin her voyage to England in a year's time. However, the Catholic Monarchs presented Manuel of Portugal with a compromise candidate. Margaret of Austria and Burgundy was the only daughter of Emperor Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy, she had Portuguese blood on both sides of her family and was also the paternal aunt to Charles, the eldest grandson of Isabella and Ferdinand who many believed would one day be King of Spain too.
Margaret was also the widower of Isabella and Ferdinand's late son, Juan, who died in 1497 after being married only a few months. King Manuel accepted the compromise, as not only would she come with a handsome dowry, but it would also mean the next King of Portugal would not only be cousin to the King of Spain, but to the Duke of Burgundy and likely the Holy Roman Emperor too. His Austrian bride would also come with a good alliance for Portugal as well as better trade with Burgundy.
Both the Catholic Monarchs and Manuel would write to Emperor Maximilian and his son, Philip of Burgundy, persuading them to accept this marriage which they thankfully also saw the benefit of, and on the 28th of July 1501, Margaret of Austria would become Queen of Portugal."
--Joana Malheiro "Portugal: A Puzzling Past"
"Catalina de Aragon would depart from La Coruna in August, but violent storms in the Bay of Biscay would force her retinue of ships to return to Castilian shores, where she would remain for another month before voyaging from Laredo on the 27th of September 1501 and arriving in Plymouth and her new life on the 2nd of October 1501. On the 10th of November Catalina, now known as Catherine, would receive a letter from her sister the Scottish Queen, congratulating her on her upcoming marriage and to inform her of the birth of her son, James, who was born on the 6th of November. Catherine would marry Arthur Tudor on the 14th of November.
--Lewis Bell "The Pomegranate Queens: Maria and Catherine"
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