Anglo-Portuguese pact – a Timeline

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Anglo-Portuguese pact – a Timeline

Treaty of Lisbon

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Treaty of Lisbon

The fundamental terms of the treaty were:

-The Spanish Habsburgs finally recognized the legitimacy of the Braganza dynasty in Portugal. Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540–1614), former Duchess of Braganza and grandmother of João IV of Portugal, was retrospectively acknowledged as a legitimate heir to the throne.

-Portuguese sovereignty over its colonial possessions was reconfirmed, except for the African exclave of Ceuta, who did not recognize the House of Braganza as the new ruling dynasty.

-Spain’s rights to the Philippines is confirmed but Luzon is ceded to Portugal and the Spanish rights to Spice Islands is confirmed and the British and the Spanish would recognize Celebes as a Portuguese Colony, not a Dutch colony. (Due to the Portuguese acquisition of Luzon or Selurong, at least 60 percent of the population of the island would remain Pagan or Hindu even in the Present.)[1]

-Agreements on the exchange of prisoners, reparations, and the restoration of commercial relations were reached.

-Portugal ceded the African city of Ceuta to Spain. Seven years earlier, the nearby city of Tangiers had been awarded to Charles II of England as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza; this was stipulated in the Treaty of Lisbon of 1661.

1. The Spanish would fail to quell the revolts in Luzon even if they had the leaders of the Maniago, Malong and Almazan revolts killed.

 

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Catherine of England

On 1669, Catherine of Braganza would announce a pregnancy which would lead to the birth of a baby girl on December 10, 1669, a bouncing baby girl who would be raised in the Anglican faith as she would be the only child born in the marriage, the child would be named as Catherine of England, she would be beautiful and she would inherit her mother’s being pragmatic.

Her marriage would be sought by many and many would want to marry her including the dauphin himself but the marriage negotiations would be for protestants only since she needs to lead the Church of England herself, a marriage between her and many people.

However, Mary of York would be sent to marry Charles II of Spain instead of Marie Louise of Orleans based on the talks of Charles II of England and his minister and the other would be that the marriage of Princess Catherine of England would be unknown as Catherine of England would be sought by suitors.

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Celebes issue

In 1672, the English and Portuguese would seize Celebes for the Portuguese due to the English alliance with Portugal and it was stipulated on the treaty between England and Portugal in the 1669 treaty and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance will be upheld during the reign of Charles II and James II of England.

The English and Portuguese would dislodge and destroy Dutch Celebes and ally with the Christians and Pagans against the Muslims who are allied with the Dutch, the Pagan and Christian population would have a better advantage over the Muslim one, the Portuguese would solidify their control of Celebes in 1678 when it had completely expelled the Dutch from Celebes.

 

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Isabel of Beira

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Isabel of Beira

It was planned that she would marry Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, a first cousin through her aunt Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy, then regent for her son. The marriage was opposed by most of the Savoyard court as it meant that Victor Amadeus would live in Portugal and his mother would remain in power. But that plan was not implemented.

On 1686, the marriage proposal of Gian Gastone de Medici and Isabel of Beira was approved and she left for Tuscany.

 

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Elisabeth Farnese

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Elisabeth Farnese

Elisabeth was raised in seclusion in an apartment in the Palace in Parma. She had a difficult relationship with her mother, but was reportedly deeply devoted to her uncle-stepfather. She could speak and write Latin, French, and German and was schooled in rhetoric, philosophy, geography and history, but, reportedly, she found no interest in her studies and lacked intellectual interests. She was a better student within dance, studied painting under Pietro Antonio Avanzini and enjoyed music and embroidery. She survived a virulent attack of smallpox shortly after the War of the Spanish Succession.

Because of the lack of male heirs of her father, her uncle-stepfather, and her youngest uncle, who all succeeded one another, preparations were made for the succession of the Duchy of Parma through the female line (her). She consequently received many marriage proposals. Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont and Francesco d'Este, Hereditary Prince of Modena both asked for her hand but negotiations eventually failed, as well as Prince Pio della Mirandola.

On 16 September 1710 she was married by proxy at Parma to Prince John of Portugal. The marriage was arranged by the ambassador of Parma, Cardinal Alberoni, she would take the name Isabel on her arrival to Portugal.
Issue:
Isabella of Portugal (4 December 1711 – 27 August 1758), married Ferdinand VI of Spain, no issue.

Pedro of Portugal (19 October 1712 – 24 October 1714), Prince of Brazil, died in infancy.

Joseph I of Portugal (6 June 1714 – 24 February 1777), married Mariana Victoria of Spain.

Infante Carlos of Portugal (2 May 1716 – 1 April 1736), died before his parents.

Peter III of Portugal (5 July 1717 – 25 May 1786), married Maria I, Queen regnant of Portugal.

Alexandre of Portugal, duke of Parma (24 September 1723 – 2 August 1778).

 

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The Prince Consort

A marriage proposal of the parliament between Frederick August of Hanover and Queen Catherine of England would be arranged on the latter part of 1683, on the condition that he would function as a Prince-Consort and not a King de jure uxoris.

On 1684 Frederick August of Hanover would embark to England to meet his bride, Catherine I of England, the fifteen year old queen of England who is quite reluctant to the marriage itself, Frederick August would make Catherine love him and was able to convince her to marry her, the two would be very fond of each other and the two married on the Westminister on May 10, 1684 and he would be passionately in love with her for all his own life compared to that of Sophia Dorothea.

Frederick August of Hanover and Catherine I of England would be loved by the subjects and George Louis would be a dutiful husband for Catherine I and obliged her to listen to the parliament and he would remain devoted to her.

Their Surviving Children are as follows;

Louise, Princess Royale b. May 10, 1685 m. Frederick William of Prussia

Charles, Prince of Wales b. June 4, 1687

George, Duke of York b. May 10, 1690

Catherine of England b. December 10, 1694 m. Philip V of Spain

 

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The marriage alliance between France and Poland

On his coronation at 1674 John III Sobieski wanted an alliance with France and the Ottomans against the Austrian Empire and Brandenburg in order to gain both Silesia and Prussia, even if knowing that he would have problems in his borders, he decided to go further of the alliance and marry his son, James Louis Sobieski to Marie Louise of Orleans.

On 1679, Marie Louise of Orleans marries James Louis Sobieski.
It was said that the alliance of Poland and France wrecked Christendom.
The marriage to Marie Louise of Orleans made the Sobieski Family directly related to the two Kings of Poland and Bohemia namely Wenceslaus II and Wenceslaus III, this is used as a propaganda to legitimize their hold in Poland.
Marie Louise would give birth to two surviving children named Waclaw December 10, 1684 and Stanislaw May 2, 1687.