A destiny fulfilled - An Eleanor of Austria TL

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Trees - 1515 (Savoy, Austria, Tudors and others)
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    As promised a (simplified) tree on the house of Savoy who I hope will help to understand the various kinship of which I have talked in the last chapter

    Louis I, Duke of Savoy (1413-1465) married Anne of Cyprus (1418-1462) in 1434
    1. Amadeus X, Duke of Savoy (1435-1472) married Yolande of France (1434-1478) in 1452
      1. Anne of Savoy (1455-1480) married Frederick of Aragon-Naples, Prince of Squillace, Altamura and Taranto (later Frederick IV, King of Naples) (1452-1504)* in 1479
        1. Charlotte of Aragon-Naples (1480-1506)* married Guy XV, Count de Laval (b. 1476) in 1500
          1. Francis (1503-1513)
          2. Catherine (b. 1504) engaged to Charles III, Duke of Savoy (b. 1486)
          3. Anne (b. 1505) engaged to François de la Trémoille (b. 1505)
      2. Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) married Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510)** in 1474
      3. Charles I, Duke of Savoy (1468-1490) married Blanche of Montferrat (b. 1472)** in 1485
        1. Yolande Louise (1487-1499) married Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1504) in 1496
        2. Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1489-1496)
      4. other 7 children
    2. Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497) married a) a Margaret of Bourbon*** (1438-1483) in 1472, b) Claudine de Brosse (1450-1513) in 1485
      1. a) Louise (b. 1476) married Charles, Count d’Angouleme (1459-1496) in 1488
        1. Margaret (b. 1492) married Charles IV, Duke d’Alençon (b. 1489) in 1509
        2. Francis, Duke of Valois (b. 1494) married Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1499)**** in 1514
      2. a) Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1504) married a) Yolande Louise of Savoy (1487-1499) in 1496, b) Margaret of Austria-Burgundy (b. 1480)***** in 1501 without issue by either
      3. b) Charles III, Duke of Savoy (b. 1486) engaged to Catherine de Laval (b. 1504)
      4. b) Philiberta (b. 1498) married Giuliano de’ Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479) in 1515
      5. other 5 children (one by Margaret and four by Claudine)
    3. Charlotte (1441-1483) married Louis XI, King of France (1423-1483) in 1451
      1. Anne of Beaujeu (b. 1461) married Pierre II, Duke of Bourbon*** (1438-1503) in 1473 with issue
      2. Jeanne of France (1464-1505) married Louis XII, King of France (b. 1462)**** in 1476 (annulled in 1498) without issue
      3. Charles VIII, King of France (1470-1498) married Anne, Duchess of Brittany (1477-1514)**** in 1491 without surviving issue
      4. other 5 children
    4. Bona of Savoy (1449-1503) married Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan** (1444-1476) in 1468
      1. Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469-1494) married Isabella of Aragon-Naples (b. 1480)* ** in 1489 with issue
      2. Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510)** married a) Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) in 1474 b) Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)***** in 1494 without issue by either
      3. other two children
    5. other 15 children
    NOTES:
    * Charlotte and Isabella of Naples are first cousins as Isabella’s father is Frederick’s older brother
    ** Bianca Maria Sforza, Isabella of Naples and Blanche of Monferrat are all first cousins as the mothers of the latter two are sisters of Galeazzo Sforza
    *** Pierre II, Duke of Bourbon and Margaret of Bourbon are siblings
    **** Claude of France is the elder of the two daughters of Anne of Brittany and Louis XII, from what was the second wedding for both of them (third for Anne if you count her wedding to Maximilian)
    ***** Margaret of Austria Burgundy is the daughter of Emperor Maximilian by his first wife (Mary of Burgundy). Bianca Maria was the second or third (depending if you count or not the annulled wedding of Maximilian and Anne of Brittany).



    Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459) married a) Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457-1482) in 1477 b) Anne, Duchess of Brittany (1477-1514) in 1490 annulled in 1492 c) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510) in 1494 d) engaged to Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1503)
    1. a) Philip, Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile (1478-1506) married Joanna I, Queen of Castile and Aragon (b. 1479) in 1496
      1. Eleanor (b. 1498) married Henry VIII, King of England (b. 1492) in 1514
      2. Karl II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1500) married Mary of England (b. 1496) in 1514
      3. Isabella (b. 1501) married Maximilian I, Duke of Milan (b. 1493) in 1515
      4. Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias and Girona (b. 1503) engaged to Renée of France (b. 1510)
      5. Mary (b. 1505) engaged to Louis of Hungary (1506-1526)
      6. Catherine (b. 1507) engaged to John, Prince of Portugal (b. 1502)
    2. a) Margaret of Austria (b. 1480) married a) Charles VIII of France (1470-1498) in 1483 annulled 1492 b) John, Prince of Asturias and Girona (1478-1497) in 1497 c) Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1504) in 1501
      1. b) stillborn daughter (1498)
    Henry VII Tudor, King of England (1457-1509) married Elizabeth of York (1466-1503) in 1486
    1. Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486-1502) married Catherine of Aragon (1485-1513) in 1501
    2. Margaret (b. 1489) married a) James IV, King of Scotland (1473-1522) in 1503 b) Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (b. 1484) in 1514
      1. a) James, Duke of Rothesay (1507-1508)
      2. a) stillborn daughter (1508)
      3. a) Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (1509)
      4. a) James V, King of Scotland (b. 1512)
      5. a) stillborn daughter (1512)
      6. a) Alexander, Duke of Ross (b. 1514)
    3. Henry VIII, King of England (b. 1491) married a) Catherine of Aragon (1485-1513) in 1509 b) Eleanor of Austria (b. 1498) in 1514
      1. a) stillborn daughter (1510)
      2. a) Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511)
      3. a) stillborn son (1513)
    4. Elizabeth (1492-1495)
    5. Mary (b. 1496) married Charles II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1500) in 1514
    6. Edward, Duke of Richmond (1498-1499)
    7. Edmund, Duke of Somerset (1499-1500)
    8. Katherine (1503)

    John III de la Tour d’Auvergne, Count of Auvergne, Boulogne and Lauraguais (1467-1501) married Jeanne of Bourbon-Vendôme (1465-1511) in 1495
    1. Anne, Countess of Auvergne and Lauraguais (b. 1496) married John Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1484) in 1505
    2. Madeleine, Countess of Boulogne (b. 1498) married Louis XII, King of France (b. 1464) in 1514


    Stephen Zápolya, Palatine of Hungary (14?- 1499) married Hedwig of Cieszyn (b. 1469) in 1483
    1. John Zápolya (b. 1491)
    2. George Zápolya (b. 1494) married Elisabeth Corvinus (b. 1496) in 1510
      1. John Zápolya (b. 1512)
    3. Barbara Zápolya (b. 1495) married Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1467) in 1512
      1. Hedwig of Poland (b. 1513)
      2. Anna of Poland (b. 1515)
    4. Magdalena Zápolya (1499)

    Another little bonus with some spoiler as we have not yet meet the Zápolyas but they will have some importance in the future (and yes Anna will be born at the OTL date, meaning who she is not yet born but I still kept her on the tree)
     
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    Awkwardvulture

    Nice to see the Savoy's making good matches, though I suppose they were similarly lucky IOTL (with the siblings Louise, Philibert and Charles all making grand ones)
     

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    Awkwardvulture said:
    Nice to see the Savoy's making good matches, though I suppose they were similarly lucky IOTL (with the siblings Louise, Philibert and Charles all making grand ones)
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    All this matches are OTL excluding the engagement between Charles III of Savoy and Catherine de Laval (and in OTL he would eventually marry higher than here) as butterflies had not yet started their full effect here.
     
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    Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459) married a) Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457-1482) in 1477 b) Anne, Duchess of Brittany (1477-1514) in 1490 annulled in 1492 c) Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510) in 1494 d) engaged to Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1503)
    1. a) Philip, Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile (1478-1506) married Joanna I, Queen of Castile and Aragon (b. 1479) in 1496
      1. Eleanor (b. 1498) married Henry VIII, King of England (b. 1492) in 1514
      2. Karl II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1500) married Mary of England (b. 1496) in 1514
      3. Isabella (b. 1501) married Maximilian I, Duke of Milan (b. 1493) in 1515
      4. Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias and Girona (b. 1503) engaged to Renée of France (b. 1510)
      5. Mary (b. 1505) engaged to Louis of Hungary (1506-1526)
      6. Catherine (b. 1507) engaged to John, Prince of Portugal (b. 1502)
    2. a) Margaret of Austria (b. 1480) married a) Charles VIII of France (1470-1498) in 1483 annulled 1492 b) John, Prince of Asturias and Girona (1478-1497) in 1497 c) Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480-1504) in 1501
      1. b) stillborn daughter (1498)
     
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    Henry VII Tudor, King of England (1457-1509) married Elizabeth of York (1466-1503) in 1486
    1. Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486-1502) married Catherine of Aragon (1485-1513) in 1501
    2. Margaret (b. 1489) married a) James IV, King of Scotland (1473-1522) in 1503 b) Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (b. 1484) in 1514
      1. a) James, Duke of Rothesay (1507-1508)
      2. a) stillborn daughter (1508)
      3. a) Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (1509)
      4. a) James V, King of Scotland (b. 1512)
      5. a) stillborn daughter (1512)
      6. a) Alexander, Duke of Ross (b. 1514)
    3. Henry VIII, King of England (b. 1491) married a) Catherine of Aragon (1485-1513) in 1509 b) Eleanor of Austria (b. 1498) in 1514
      1. a) stillborn daughter (1510)
      2. a) Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511)
      3. a) stillborn son (1513)
    4. Elizabeth (1492-1495)
    5. Mary (b. 1496) married Charles II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1500) in 1514
    6. Edward, Duke of Richmond (1498-1499)
    7. Edmund, Duke of Somerset (1499-1500)
    8. Katherine (1503)
     

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    John III de la Tour d’Auvergne, Count of Auvergne, Boulogne and Lauraguais (1467-1501) married Jeanne of Bourbon-Vendôme (1465-1511) in 1495
    1. Anne, Countess of Auvergne and Lauraguais (b. 1496) married John Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1484) in 1505
    2. Madeleine, Countess of Boulogne (b. 1498) married Louis XII, King of France (b. 1464) in 1514


    Stephen Zápolya, Palatine of Hungary (14?- 1499) married Hedwig of Cieszyn (b. 1469) in 1483
    1. John Zápolya (b. 1491)
    2. George Zápolya (b. 1494) married Elisabeth Corvinus (b. 1496) in 1510
      1. John Zápolya (b. 1512)
    3. Barbara Zápolya (b. 1495) married Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1467) in 1512
      1. Hedwig of Poland (b. 1513)
      2. Anna of Poland (b. 1515)
    4. Magdalena Zápolya (1499)

    Another little bonus with some spoiler as we have not yet meet the Zápolyas but they will have some importance in the future (and yes Anna will be born at the OTL date, meaning who she is not yet born but I still kept her on the tree)
     
    1515 (March) - An unexpected visitor
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    The young Duchess of Milan was doing her best for overseeing the arrangements for Congress in Vienna, as she had taken her role of formal hostess for the Holy Roman Emperor, her grandfather, really seriously, and that was something who her younger sister, Archduchess Mary was finding extremely funny. Well, at least the Emperor was appreciating her efforts, or at least she hoped that as her grandfather was approaching her with an extremely serious expression who was not promising anything good…
    Isabella was extremely worried when her grandfather invited her to follow him as they needed to talk, as she feared who she was about to being scolded for some big mistake she had made during the arrangements, but the Emperor had just received news who needed to share with her as the Duke of Milan would arrive at Vienna in few days as he “was too impatient to meeting her for waiting her arrival in Milan“ and so had decided to came personally to visit the Emperor for discussing about some state matter instead of sending an envoy or instructions to his ambassador.
    After hearing the news, Isabella tried to keep her composure but she was finding extremely complicated breathing, something not unexpected for the Emperor, who had chosen to inform her personally and in private exactly for that reason.
    Still few days of torments were everything who separated Isabella from the meeting, days who she spent asking questions about her husband to the people who knew him, as Duke Maximilian and his younger brother, after their father had lost the Duchy, were raised in the Imperial Court by their cousin, the late Empress Bianca Maria.

    The Duke of Milan, Ercole Maria Massimiliano Sforza, as that was his full name, was a young man of 22 years, tall and blonde and without doubt handsome, albeit without his father’s famous charme, and Isabella was definitely pleased with his appearance and his attentions to her, hoping who he also would not be unhappy with her…
    The next few days, as the Duke of Milan would remain in Austria less than two weeks, would do much for dissipate Isabella’s fears as Duke Maximilian was constantly near to her, talking to her or following her with his eyes in the short time they were not together, like he feared to see her disappear…
    Isabella knew who Duke Maximilian‘s behaviour was motivated more by her rank than by any sentiment towards her, but while she was not yet 14 years old, she found herself agreeing with her elder’s sister opinion of love, as she wanted nothing to do with that dangerous emotion, and was happy to leave it to Charles and Marie, and maybe to little Mary, if she was inclined that way, but what she wanted from her marriage was respect, happiness, trust and a comfortable companionship…
     
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    Awkwardvulture

    Ooh, it's very good that Isabella finds her Duke to be handsome, perhaps one day she'll defy her preconceptions and fall for Maximilliano. Great update!
     

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    Awkwardvulture said:
    Ooh, it's very good that Isabella finds her Duke to be handsome, perhaps one day she'll defy her preconceptions and fall for Maximilliano. Great update!
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    We will see, she is just searching a reliable partner who will respect her… she is still some months away from her 14th birthday,..

    HortenseMancini said:
    Well that sounds like a solid royal partnership, especially for the era’s standards. Glad to see that Isabella is happy.
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    Yes, the premises are good... We can say who Isabella learned to put together love and sufferance (and we can not blame her, with her family’s precedents)… What she and Eleanor absolutely do not wanted is making the same end of their late step grandmother, Empress Bianca Maria, whose wedding to Maximilian was quite an hell of indifference and disinterest…
     
    1515 (April) - Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi ?
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    Madeleine, Queen of France was over worried as soon she was informed who King Louis had felt ill during a meeting, and was immediately brought back in his chambers, were he was currently visited by his doctors, who were trying to save his life but were not much hopeful to save him. In the meantime she was pregnant with a possible Dauphin, who at this point would be most likely born as King of France, as only a miracle would consent to Louis to live until the birth of their child, still months away, in the already unlikely case in which the King survived this round of fits… The only thing who she was able to do was praying for an heathy son and her husband’s life and waiting, but she had little hopes for the latter…
    Initially King Louis looked to be on the mend, but was still forced to bed rest and in the end all the efforts of the doctors were able to give him only another couple of weeks of life as King Louis would die the 17 April of 1515, meaning who Madeleine would be forced to wear mourning dresses for the remaining of her pregnancy, with the only concession of the white of Queen Consorts instead of the black of Dowager Queens as the French crown would be in a limbo until the birth of her child.
    Louise of Savoy had been incensed for “the insufferable delay in the coronation of her beloved son“ as she was sure who Madeleine would not give birth to a King of France, at the point who both her children had told her to keep her thoughts for herself as she was putting all of them at risk, as the young Dowager Queen was herself French and with many friends and connections at court who would keep her well informed…
    Francis, Duke of Valois and Brittany and Count of Angoulême for now had the control of France, but was too often reminded who this power was only temporary as he was not yet the heir of his late father-in-law and the ambitious prince struggled to deal with the situation: everything he had wanted was near to him, close to his hands but still far away enough to risk to lose it and that was what would happen if Queen Madeleine birthed Louis’ long awaited heir and Francis thought bitterly who King Louis was surely enjoying the situation who he had left behind him from anywhere he was now…
     
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    Awkwardvulture said:
    Ah darn, guess Old Louis is dead now. I really hope her child is a boy, as that would make things very interesting...
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    HortenseMancini said:
    I think your plan
    is for Madeleine to give Louis a posthumous son
    but I’m here for whatever happens!
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    Yeah, Louis is dead. We will see what will happen there… Madeleine would give birth in October and a lot of things can happen in six months

    By the way Louise is the one who wanted Madeleine to not exist or at least to lose her child, while Francis has nothing of negative against them and is just angry for Louis’ inability to live until the birth of his child, leaving them in a limbo. He had celebrated the announce of Madeleine’s pregnancy like everyone else and would have accepted without troubles the situation if she had birthed a son while Louis still lived…
     
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