A Victory that changed the world

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A Victory that changed the world

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The position of the Portuguese in India was consolidated with the arrival of a new Viceroy, Afonso de Albuquerque, who conquered Goa in 1510. Having established Goa as the Portuguese eastern headquarters and naval base, de Albuquerque decided to capture Malacca and in April 1511, left Goa with 18 ships and 1400 men, comprising both Portuguese troops and Indian auxiliaries.

Upon their arrival in Malacca, the Portuguese did not attack immediately, but instead began negotiations for the return of their prisoners while the same time try to find any insider information regarding Malacca Fortress.


The generals were determined to win the war Malaccan troops attacked the Portuguese and destroyed the Portuguese troops in Malacca despite the fact that the King was Procrastinating, this happened because someone discovered that someone is collaborating with the Portuguese and convinced the troops that they should never pause because any delay will cause a defeat.


In a separate situation, the traitor was caught and thrown outside of Malacca.

The Sultan of Malacca thought that the war would end up as a failure but ended up as a success to the people of the Sultanate of Malacca.


In the second attempt that they tried to conquer Malacca in 1512 it ended up in failure so it was not tried again.


It is not known what would have happened if the battle was a Portuguese victory since Portugal was able to still establish in the Malay Archipelago.


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Because of the growing Islamic force in Demak and Cirebon, the Hindu king of Sunda, Sri Baduga, sought assistance from the Portuguese at Goa. Sri Baduga would cede the city of Jayakarta to the Portuguese on 1515 in exchange for protection against the muslims. By 1522 the Portuguese were ready to form a full coalition with the Sundanese king in order to gain access to the profitable pepper trade.


The Portuguese would send in missionaries to Sunda to promote Christianity in Sunda, Sri Baduga would support the missionary efforts as he believes that the portuguese would protect his kingdom and allowing christianity would appease their allies, the portuguese.


In 1522, the Portuguese sent a ship from Goa, the São Sebastião under Captain Henrique Leme, to Sunda Kalapa with valuable gifts for the king of Sunda. Two written sources detail the concluding of the treaty: the original Portuguese document of 1522, with the text of the treaty and the signatures of the witnesses.


According to these sources, the Portuguese were welcomed warmly by the former crown prince, now King Prabu Surawisesa Jayapercosa (or King Surawisesa of Pajundan, also called Ratu Sang Hyang, Portuguese Ratu Samian); Barros called him King Samião. The Portuguese were allowed to build a fortress at the mouth of the Ciliwung River where they could load black pepper to their ships. The King also pledged to give one thousand sacks (more than 20 tons) each year to the Portuguese. The treaty was executed in two copies, one for the king of Sunda, one for the king of Portugal; each was signed on August 21, 1522. The Sundanese king's deputies were the chief mandarin Padam Tumangu (Honourable Tumenggung), the mandarins Sangydepaty (Sang Adipati) and Benegar (Bendahara or treasurer), and the shahbandar (harbourmaster) of the land, named Fabian.


"On the said day", these mandarins and other honorable men, together with Henrique Leme and his entourage, went to the mouth of the river where the fortress would be constructed, on the "land called Sunda Kalapa". There they erected a memorial stone, called a padrão, in what is now the Tugu sub-district of North Jakarta. It was a Portuguese custom to set up a padrão (memorial stone) when they discovered a new land. The padrão, now called the Luso-Sundanese padrão, is kept in the National Museum.


Because of troubles in Goa, Portuguese India, the Portuguese failed to keep their promise to come back the following year to construct the fortress. They did not return to the Java Sea until November, 1526, when they arrived in six ships from Bintan under the command of Francisco de Sá.



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Sultan Bolkiah's victory over Maynilad/Kota Seludong by defeating the Majapahitan Hindus in Seludong and as well as his marriage to Laila Mecanai, the daughter of Sulu Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra, widened Brunei's influence in the Philippines.

This increased Brunei's wealth as well as extending Islamic teachings in the region, resulting in the influence and power of Brunei reaching its peak during this period. Bolkiah's rule reached essentially all of coastal Borneo, as far south as Banjarmasin, and as far north as the island of Seludong, including Kota Seludong in Northern Maritime South East Asia.

On the Abdul Kahar and his successor Saiful Rijal in Borneo would prosetylize Islam on the Coastal Seludong just like their predecessor Bolkiah.

Due to the Malaccan defeat of the Portuguese, Aceh and Demak would not be engaged in wars against the Portuugese because they are weaker in the east of the Indian Ocean and they would ignore the Portuguese vassal kingdoms like Sunda since they are weak enough to be a threat to them and due to this the Muslim traders and missionaries from Java and Sumatra would spread to Coastal Seludong inc. Seludong bay and Coastal Borneo causing the coastal towns of Faru, Bigan, Makabebe and Tundun to be totally islamicized in the end of the 16th century, the same would would happen in Kumintang area but the majority of the effort in the Kumintang area would be from Borneo.
 
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On 1520, Eleanor of Castille or Eleanor of Austria marries John, Prince of Portugal due to Queen Maria not dying, Eleanor of Castile is known to be the queen that is known for her loving another man, Frederick II of Palatinate, however John was able to persuade Eleanor that he is the man that would safeguard her own happiness.

Eleanor would give birth to a daughter Maria on 1521, which were followed by two sons, Alfonso b. 1523, John b. 1525 and a daughter named Eleanor b. 1530, Eleanor of Castile is known for her being very ambitious and influenced her husband’s policies.

On 1527, Wosley was informed of the planned divorce of Henry VIII, Wosley suggested a marriage between Renee of France and Henry VIII in order to prevent a marriage between Henry VII and Anne Boleyn to prevent the influence of the Boleyns in the court from happening, in this case marrying Renee of France would be a good trade off.

Charles V heard about the divorce, he still had his own sister as his own bargaining chip and wanted to prevent a break between the alliance between England and Spain and the abandonment of his cousin, he decided that he will propose a marriage between Mary of Austria and Henry VIII, the marriage between Mary of Austria was accepted by Henry VIII and abandoned both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, ending the rise of the mistress as Queen and retaining the alliance between Spain and England, Pope Clement VII would dissolve, the marriage between Catherine and Henry VIII.

the marriage treaty renewing the alliance between Spain and England was signed in 1530, after the finalization of the annulment with Henry VIII and the proxy marriage was also celebrated afterwards.

The annulment of Henry VIII and Catherine would not delegitimize Mary since the marriage was done on good faith.

Henry VIII met with Mary of Austria and married her personally once she arrived on 1531, this has ended Anne Boleyns dreams to become the Queen of England.
 
Henry VIII of England and Philip I of Castile
Philip I of Castile m. Joanna of Aragon(a)
1a. Eleanor of Austria m. John III of Portugal
2a. Emperor Charles V m. Isabella of Portugal
3a. Isabella of Austria m. Christian of Denmark
4a. Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria m. Anne of Bohemia
5a. Mary of Austria m. Louis III of Hungary(a) Henry VIII(b)
6a. Catherine of Austria m. Francis I of France

Henry VIII m. Catherine of Aragon(a) Mary of Austria(a)
1a. Mary of England b. Francis III duke of Brittany
2b. Elizabeth of England
 
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Despite his affection for Mary, Henry was deeply disappointed that his marriage had produced no sons. By the time Mary was nine years old, it was apparent that Henry and Catherine would have no more children, leaving Henry without a legitimate male heir. In 1525, Henry sent Mary to the border of Wales to preside, presumably in name only, over the Council of Wales and the Marches. She was given her own court based at Ludlow Castle and many of the royal prerogatives normally reserved for the Prince of Wales. Vives and others called her the Princess of Wales, although she was never technically invested with the title. She appears to have spent three years in the Welsh Marches, making regular visits to her father's court, before returning permanently to the Home Counties around London in mid-1528.

Throughout Mary's childhood, Henry negotiated potential future marriages for her. When she was only two years old, she was promised to Francis, the infant son of King Francis I of France, but the contract was repudiated after three years. In 1522, at the age of six, she was instead contracted to marry her 22-year-old first cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. However, the engagement was broken off within a few years by Charles with Henry's agreement. Cardinal Wolsey, Henry's chief adviser, then resumed marriage negotiations with the French, and Henry suggested that Mary marry the Dauphin's father, King Francis I himself, who was eager for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed which provided that Mary marry either Francis I or his second son Henry, Duke of Orleans, but Wolsey secured an alliance with France without the marriage.

According to the Venetian Mario Savorgnano, by this time Mary was developing into a pretty, well-proportioned young lady with a fine complexion.

A marriage treaty on 1528, wherein France would recognize the annulment of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and Mary of England would renounce her place in the English succession in place of further sons born to Henry VIII and marry Francis III, duke of Brittany, which caused alarm for Charles V and for that reason he had his widowed sister Mary married to Henry VIII in place of his aunt, Catherine of Aragon in 1530.

Mary of Hungary would bear a daughter named Elizabeth on 1532, in this time; Mary would be preparing to leave to see her Fiance the future King of France, Francis III, duke of Brittany.

On Mary’s arrival to French court in 1533, she would be promptly married to Francis III, duke of Brittany on Saint Denis Cathedral, which is attended with her retinue which was dismissed after the marriage of Mary to Francis III, however the young Anne Boleyn would join her charming Francis I as a mistress, however she would remain as a lowly mistress in that case, however, Francis III duke of Brittany would make Anne Boleyn his own favorite and there were rumors that he loved her and treated her as a mistress but there Is no proof.
 

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Why would Anne become a mistress to Francis?
She went through a lot of trouble in OTL because she didn't want to be a mistress. Remember, she was a very religious lady.

Why didn't Henry find her an English husband? Why didn't her father? Henry had finally stopped pursuing her, and she was now free to get married.
 
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