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Bona of Savoy marries Edward IV


Bona of Savoy

In 1462 Bona was to have been betrothed to Edward IV of England, until she married Edward IV on 9 November 10, 1464 and crowned as the Queen of England and France as the Queen of the Yorkist lineage.

Bona of Savoy would have produced many children for Edward IV, her two most important children would have important betrothals decided by 1480 as an alliance between Brittany and England was decided and the two marriage alliance which is Anne of York and John, duke of Montfort and Edward V and Anne of Brittany would happen, the marriage alliances would be the one that happen.

One of the consequences of the marriage with Bona was the cancellation of the betrothal and marriage of Margaret of York and Charles the Bold.

-Anne of York b. February 10, 1465 m. John V, Duke of Brittany b. 1463

-Margaret of York b. February 11, 1466 m. Charles VIII of France

-Mary of York August 11, 1467

-Cecily of York b. March 20, 1469

-Edward V of England b. November 10, 1470 m. Anne of Brittany b. 1477

-Margaret of York b. April 10, 1472

-Richard of Shrewsberry b. August 17, 1473

-Bona of York b. November 2, 1475

-Catherine of York b. August 14, 1479

-Bridget of York b. November 10, 1480


Charles the Bold

On 1467, Charles the Bold would marry the very young Joanna of Aragon, who would give birth to many children aside from his own daughter, Holy Roman Empress Maria of Burgundy who married Maximilian of Austria on 1473 while Eleanor of Naples would give birth to the following;

Joanna of Burgundy May 10, 1469

Philip, Count of Charolais, later Philip IV of Burgundy November 4, 1471

Eleanor of Burgundy b. May 10, 1472

Charles of Burgundy b. June 4, 1473


Joanna of Aragon would be widowed on 1476 on the death of Charles the Bold due to Charles the Bold being defeated by the Duke of Lorraine and the Swiss.


The marriages of Charles the Bold to the Habsburgs via Mary of Burgundy and Aragon via Joanna of Aragon would improve the standing of Burgundy to other countries.


Empress Mary of Burgundy would provide Maximilian I of Austria many children;

Elizabeth b. June 10, 1476

Archduke Frederick b. July 22, 1478

Eleanor b. January 10, 1480

Archduke Francis b. September 2, 1481

Catherine b. June 2, 1484

Archduke Charles b. May 10, 1490



Isabella of Castile would marry Ferdinand II of Aragon on 1469 and later become Queen Consort of Aragon, she would give birth to the following children;

John (1470–1497), King of Castile. Married Queen Joanna I of Castile in 1482, with issue.

Stillborn Son (1475)

Isabella (1478) married to Alfonso VI of Portugal, with issue.

Joanna (1479)

Maria (1482)

Margaret (1482)

Catherine (1485)
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