ferdinand of aragon

  1. The Gybson Boy

    A Different Habsburg Spain: The posthumous daughter of Afonso of Portugal with Isabella of Aragon marries Maximilian I with Bianca Maria Sforza Son's

    Leonor, Queen of Portugal and Princess of Asturias and Girona (January 28, 1492) and his Husband Archduke Franz Josef of Austria (March 22, 1495) in 1510 July 1491: Afonso, Prince of Portugal dies at the age of 16 after falling from a horse, some time later it is discovered that his wife...
  2. DBWI: Fernando of Castile prevails over James III of Aragon in the Compromise of Caspe?

    As we all know, James II, count of Urgell succeeded to the throne of Aragon as King James III after the death of his cousin Martin. Although it looked like a close run thing for a moment (due to parliamentary debate over which claimant had the best claim) James ended up winning the most votes by...
  3. What if Henry VII had been willing to returned Catherine of Aragon's dowry ?

    What would have happened if Henry VII was willing to return the part of Catherine's dowry that Ferdinand had already paid? Would Ferdinand have suggested that Catherine marry Prince Henry? If not, who would he have wanted Catherine to marry next? Would he have used her as a pawn to regain...
  4. WI Fernando el Católico was King of Castile on his own right

    IOTL Ferdinand II of Aragon became King of Castile iure uxoris as husband of Isabel of Castile, but as descendant of Juan I of Castile he was himself high in succession line, just behind Isabel and their children. So lets say that following changes happen-la Beltraneja dies as kid, while Isabel...
  5. HortenseMancini

    Margareta domina: A Margaret of Austria TL
    Threadmarks: I: September 1495

    September 1495 The news spreads quickly. Philip of Austria, Duke of Burgundy is dead at 17 years old. The only son of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Duchess of Burgundy, he was a young man of great promise. Philip had inherited Burgundy from his mother at only four years of age, with his...
  6. Battle of Toro WI: death of Ferdinand of Aragon

    Battle of Toro (4th March 1476) during War of Castilian Succession was military inconclusive, despite this Isabela and Ferdinand were able to portray battle as their victory. As result lots of supporters of Juana 'la Beltraneja' and her husband/uncle Alfonso decided to switch sides, not willing...
  7. Germaine de Foix, Queen of Hungary

    Germaine (niece of King of France Louis XII) and Anne de Foix (first cousin of Queen Anne of Brittany) were planned to marry Jagiellon monarchs as part of French-Jagiellon anti-Habsburg alliance. Germaine was choosen as wife for John Albert, King of Poland, while Anne was choosen for Vladislaus...
  8. WI: Fernando of Aragon Marries Juana "la Beltraneja" Instead of Isabel

    Since Fernando displayed interest in marrying either, let's say Isabel dies before they're wed (maybe around the same time as her brother, maybe she's killed en route to wed Fernando, either way, she's making like a doornail - my reason for this is simple: no power on earth will make her wed...
  9. John of Girona lives-effect on the War of the League of Cambrai

    First stage of that war (Venice vs the rest World) should not be affected, but if son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Germaine de Foix lives to adulthood, would Ferdinand still join Holy League in 1511? According to Treaty of Blois between Ferdinand and Louis XII, Louis passed his rights to Naples...
  10. Teriyaki

    The Moors Defeat Spanish Forces During the Granada War (1482 – 1492)

    Point of Divergence … During the decade between 1482 and 1492, a series of campaigns were launched by the Moors, the remaining Muslim population located on the Iberian Peninsula, against Spanish forces under the banner of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. Rather than an actual drawn...
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