joanna the mad

  1. WI: Philip and Charles Habsburg died in 1502

    Say, that Philip Habsburg, son of HRE Maximilian I, and his infant son Charles (OTL HRE Charles V) die from some disease during spring 1502 (alternatively Charles V is born as girl, result would be similar). So Joanna the Mad, heiress of Castilian throne, is young widow with two (or three in...

  2. If Joanna of Castile was unmarried went she became her parents' heir who would she marry?

    What it says on the tin. Let's say, Prince John dies in 1495. Joanna is now the heir. Who do you think she would marry?

  3. A Trastámara Spain

    What if Catalina of Aragon died in 1502 (instead of her husband Arthur) and the death of another child was a too hard blow for her mother Isabella who would die shortly after and before Juana and Philip’s arrival in Castile (as their journey would be delayed by Juana becoming again pregnant...
  4. AltoRegnant

    Who Else Could Joanna of Castile Mary?

    Joanna the Mad and Philip the Handsome was one of the more influential marriages in early modern history, as it occurred right as Spain was becoming one of the most powerful kingdoms in history and made them closely linked to Austria and the HRE. But no marriage is set in stone, and I'm curious...

  5. 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...
  6. kasumigenx

    DBWI:Joanna of Castile has a surviving son with Emperor Philip II

    As I remember after the remarriage of her father, Eleanor of Austria was betrothed to John III of Portugal and married John III, Eleanor was sworn in as Princess of Asturias after the death of her mother, what would be the situation if Joanna's son, Charles survives infancy and Joanna surviving...

  7. As the Sun Rise, A Daughter Falls- a Tudor Timeline
    Threadmarks: A Most Unfortunate Event

    “In late March 1502, the giddy aura of newly wedded bliss halted. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales had taken ill, likely with the sweating sickness that would plague England throughout the 16th century. Around the castle servants fretted, charged with saving the heir to the throne and his...

  8. Joanna the Drowned

    In 1494 Joanna, second daughter of Catholic Monarchs later known as Joanna the Mad barely avoided death when her mule was taken by current during crossing Tagus river in Aranjuez (she was saved by stable boy). Say that in ATL she was less lucky and drowned. So would her younger sister Mary...
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