plantagenets

On 1187, Constance of Brittany would give birth to a posthumous daughter of Geoffrey II of Brittany named Marie[1], named after the eldest sister of Geoffrey II of Brittany she was married to Ranulf de Blondeville at that time and she would have three daughters named Eleanor(1184)...

On 1189, the only son of Constance of Brittany with Geoffrey, Arthur would die and she was married to Ranulf de Blondeville at that time and she would have two daughters named Eleanor(1184) and Mathilde(1185) with Geoffrey that would survive and live adulthood. On 1195, after the failed...

Angevin loss Constance of Brittany Constance of Brittany m. Geoffrey II of Brittany d. 1186(a) Ranulph de Blondeville div. 1198(b) Guy de Thouars(c) 1a. Eleanor of Brittany b. 1182/84 m. 1195 Louis VIII b. 1187(a)[1] 1a1a. Constance of France b. 1203 m. Raymond Berenguer IV of Provence...

What if Black Prince was widowed not long after birth of Richard II and marries Constance of Castile, OTL duchess of Lancaster as his second wife (John of Gaunt likely marries her sister Isabel instead). Say that Black Prince has at leas one child with her. What would be effects? Most obvious...

On 1328, Charles IV would recover from his illness and survive for another decade until 1338 but he would not be able to sire another daughter, due to his sister able to convince that Edward III should succeed Charles IV via the female line which the estates of France supported as they know...

On 1194, Mathilde of Brittany is married to Frederick of Austria with a generous dowry with 35,000 of silver to end the incarceration of Richard I and for that reason, Philippe Auguste would demand the hand of Eleanor of Brittany to his son Louis, the son of Philippe Auguste and Isabella of...

As far as I remember, the Neapolitan Plantagenets inherited France and England after the Lancastrians got extinct, they are from the second marriage of John of Gaunt with Catherine of Naples, daughter of Joanna I of Naples, their inheritance caused Provence to fall to the French royal realm...

Hello everyone. So, Richard of Cornwall, son of King John of England and brother of Henry III, was elected King of Germany in 1257, and formally held that title until his death in 1272. However, he was never crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, and his kingship over Germany was contested by...

1481: - Mary of York survives her illness, but is sent to Wales due to her frail health 1483: - Edward IV dies - Gloucester gains custody of Edward V and beheads Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers and Sir Richard Grey; marches to London - Hastings informs the Queen Dowager (Elizabeth Woodville)...

In 1199, Richard the Lionheart was besieging the Château de Chalus-Chabrol while putting down a revolt in Limousin led by Viscount Aimar V of Limoges. While inspecting the progress the sappers were making, he took a crossbow bolt to the shoulder. The wound became gangrenous, and he died a few...

How much of a difference would make if Battle of Tewkesbury would have end with a complete victory of House of Lancaster instead? Any long lasting effects on English monarchy and future succesion system?

The Lion King Alternative – A Plantagenet TL Constance of Brittany’s safe delivery On 1201, Constance of Brittany would survive the ordeal of a long childbirth and she would be able to have seen the survival of her two daughters, Marguerite and Catherine and she would be able to recover from...

What if Geoffrey had not died in 1186 and gained Anjou as he wanted to, and if Philip had not survived his bout of fever in 1191? Here's a possible start: 1186 - Geoffrey allies with Philip against his father. Like the preceding ones, the rebellion isn’t a success and Philip is defeated...

English Bouvines Eleanor of Brittany on her meeting with her uncle negotiating her release The restoration of Princess Eleanor On 1206, Eleanor of Brittany would decide to deal with her uncle rather than escape her uncle, after she would know what happened in her duchy and decided to ally...

There was a proposal of marriage between Eudes II and Eleanor of Brittany, what if this pushes through, how would Arthur of Brittany benefit in this alliance against both Philippe Auguste and John I of England. @isabella @Kellan Sullivan

Continental Plantagenets A marriage alliance After the signing of the Treaty of Le Goulet, and feeling offended by Philip, Arthur fled to John, his uncle, and was treated kindly, at least initially. However, he later became suspicious of John and fled back to Angers, both he and his mother...

I've recently became interested in the late Capetian dynasty and am surprised to find that no one has (apparently) asked this before. So I think we all know who Philippe IV 'le Bel' is, but for those who don't know, he was the father of the modern bureaucratic state, the man who restored royal...

During his long, pathetic retreat from the invasion of Mortimer and Isabella in 1326, Edward II and his retainers fled to the very strong defensive position of Caerphilly Castle. He abandoned it (along with much of his cash and other valuables) in early November in a probable attempt to flee...

Lionheart timeline A ransom of the King The emperor probably agreed with King Philip, already in conflict with the English king, on Richard's capture. When Richard left the Holy Land in late October 1192, he found the French ports closed and sailed up the Adriatic Sea. He took the country...

King John Release of the Duchess On 1206, Eleanor of Brittany would plead for her release and husbands were chosen by her uncle and her regents in Brittany and an Anglo-Aragonese alliance was made and Prince Ferdinand of Aragon was chosen by John as the consort of the captive duchess and...