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A Prophecy Refuted – Richard III TL
Joan of Portugal with Infant Jesus
Verse 1
On March of 1485, a Proxy marriage between the Duke of Beja and Elizabeth of York was successfully proposed and accepted by the King of Portugal and a proxy groom was sent to England, the marriage between Beja and Elizabeth of York is a political one so is another Political marriage between Joan of Portugal and Richard III which Joan of Portugal is still thinking of.
The Proxy marriage between Elizabeth of York and Manuel, duke of Beja was celebrated on June of 1485 on the arrival of the Proxy groom, this rids of the bride for Henry Tudor to marry, this negated the return of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York is sent to Portugal to meet her husband for her to marry him in Portugal.
Joan of Portugal would have reservations since she still has a prophetic dream that Richard III would be defeated by a Lancastrian claimant, her reservations would be cleared by meeting Elizabeth of York who is now married to Manuel of Portugal on 1485 which melted her own objections to the marriage, which would mean there is no challenge and objection to the marriage between Richard III and Joan of Portugal.
She was shocked and sad at the same time, she said.
"The Prophetic dream I had was refuted."
On November of 1485, Joan of Portugal arrives in England, she is a princess of 33 years of age and still on her fertile years, however majority of that time spent on a convent due to her piousness, she is a Princess of Lancastrian descent and would merge the Lancastrian and York lineages.
The marriage would turn as a success since she would give birth to a son named Edward on December of 1486, named after his brother, Edward of Middleham.
The marriage between Richard III and Joan of Portugal is described as a political marriage between them but the marriage between Elizabeth of York and Beja would have the most repercussions in Portugal and England.
The two apparently did not like each other but the two would bed each other due to their own duty to have heirs and spares.