Burgunderlied – A Burgundian Timeline

Birth of a son
Burgunderlied – A Burgundian Timeline


Birth of a son

On the summer of 1471, the Duchess of Burgundy would conceive a child finally after many years of waiting since Margaret of York when she married the Duke of Burgundy.

Margaret of York would give birth to a son named Philip of Burgundy on December 2, 1471, he would be very much adamant about his coronation as King of Burgundy after then was Charles the Bold allowed Mary of Burgundy to marry his ally, Emperor Frederick III’s son Maximilian, who earlier promised Charles the Bold a crown or alliance in exchange, the other proposition for Mary to marry who is Nicholas of Anjou and Frederick of Naples but both the negotiations flounder due to her brother being born and in 1472 an alliance was signed and it would be only Maximilian would remain and Mary would depart in the End of 1472, she departed with generous amounts of dowry from her father.

Not being the heiress was a relief for the young Mary of Burgundy and being a future heiress would give her a good future as well, she would be a dutiful daughter and she herself express her dislike for Frederick of Naples and Charles I of Burgundy is crowned as King of Burgundy in the end of 1473 in Austria, which alienated and insulted many people including the King of France which was also the last time he would see his daughter Mary.

Charles I of Burgundy had made lots of enemies and friends outside and inside the Empire which included the king of France.

Margaret of York would announce another pregnancy in mid-1473 as Charles is preparing for another war and she would not see Charles I of Burgundy since the first part of 1474 due to his warmongering, she would give birth to a daughter named Margaret of Burgundy in February 2, 1474, which would not be seen by her father as he is basically war mongering for his own good.

Margaret of Burgundy is beautiful and would have Frederick III and Louis XI as her godfathers in her baptism.
 
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Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou

Warwick returned to England and deposed Edward IV, with the help of Edward IV's younger brother, the Duke of Clarence. Edward IV fled into exile to Burgundy with his youngest brother the Duke of Gloucester, while Warwick restored Henry VI to the throne.

Edward and Margaret lingered behind in France until April 1471. However, Edward IV had already raised an army, returned to England, and reconciled with Clarence. On the same day Margaret and Edward landed in England (14 April), Edward IV defeated and killed Warwick at the Battle of Barnet. With little real hope of success, the inexperienced prince and his mother escaped back to france to reconsolidate more their troops and gain a victory against the yorkists later on and the marriage with Anne Neville was dissolved due to it being unconsummated and Edward of Westminister is married to the young Margaret of Scotland.

For the children of Edward IV, they were whisked to Burgundy wherein Charles the Bold would accept them, however only the two daughters, namely Elizabeth and Cecily survive, they would linger in the Burgundian court, Margaret would arrange for her two nieces on 1480’s, Cecily would marry Francis II of Brittany and Elizabeth would marry Frederick III, Elector of Saxony.
 
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Empress Maria
Mary of Burgundy

Mary of Burgundy would depart from Dijon on December 1472 to marry her future husband and the two were married and she carried precious metals and crowns in her dowry and the pawned lands of Archduke Sigismund of Burgundy would be restored to him, this would mean that Frederick III would ally with Charles the Bold for the wars against France and guaranteed succession in case her brother does not have issue, she would be accompanied by her retinue which would include some of the noblemen and women in Burgundy and she would have joyous entry in Austria in January 1473 and married Maximilian days after her coming to Austria and the emperor would dismiss her retinue on her arrival citing that they might cause trouble and instructed her to learn German as well, however her Flemish knowledge would help her adopt easily as the wife of Maximilian and married her on the Vienna Cathedral, the marriage of the two were attended by the Duke of Saxony and the Duke of Milan and the groom was knighted as well, the wedding was fit for a future Empress and Emperor, she would be an influence to the future Emperor as she is one who advised him on affairs, the two would love each other and are very sweet to each other and produced 8 children sired by her husband Maximilian.


The Royal children of Mary and Maximilian are;

Elisabeth of Austria b. May 2, 1475

Frederick of Austria June 10, 1476

Philip of Austria, landgrave of Alsace b. July 22, 1478

Margaret b. January 10, 1480

Francis b. May 10, 1481

Maria b. April 10, 1483

Rudolf b. June 10, 1485

Catherine b. November 10, 1490
 
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Saludong
Saludong

On the latter part of 15th century Brunei led by the Singing Captain Sultan Bolkiah would be defeated by the Chief of Tondo, Apo Gambang which would keep the city of Tondo and old status quo in the archipelago intact the island of Saludong is divided into Kumintang and Saludong(Saludong Utara and Timur Saludong) with the two remaining under Majapahit influence and would be shaken by the fight between the Majapahit factions and Butuan Kingdom would have dominance although it is waning and losing its own control of the rest of Mindanao in the middle we would have Sugbu, Dapitan and Madya-as, the land of Saludong Utara would have been said to have a Nestorian Minority at an earlier point in time.

The death of the Singing captain would mean that the Empire of the Sultan of Brunei would fall apart and Sulu would now be an independent realm.

However, Apo Gambang would realize that he himself is suffering and he would want his own daughter, Banua(Kaylangitan) married soon to avoid other men from kidnapping her and seizing her for her inheritance and he wanted to make sure that he told his men that Banua must marry the ruler of Kaboloan.

Gambang of Tondo, the Chief of Tondo who basked in victory in the death of Sultan Bolkiah would instruct his daughter, Banua(Kaylangitan) to journey north and marry the ruler of Kaboloan.

Due to this marriage the City of Tondo ruler would be married to the ruler of Kaboloan and Banua would rule the City of Tondo and gave it to her younger son.

Bolkiah would himself die and his two sons Lontok and Abdul Kahar would both contest the succession, Abdul Kahar would rule the main empire and Lontok is sent to rule in Kumintang in Saludong.

On this time the Majapahit Saludong would support Brawijaya V against Prabu Udara, although his death would mean that Saludong would shift support to Demak, however the power of Majapahit would wane in Saludong completely paving the way for the Kingdom of Kaboloan to take power in Saludong.
 
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Catherine of Navarre
Catherine of Navarre

In 1483 the death of Francis of Navarre made Catherine queen under the regency of their mother. Her uncle John of Foix, appealing to the Salic Law alien to the Kingdom of Navarre, claimed the throne and ignited a civil war (1483–1492) that reignited the old conflict of the Beaumont-Agramont parties. In 1484, hard pressed by ambitions over the throne of Navarre, Magdalena of Valois decided to marry 15-year-old Catherine to Charles VIII, The King of France. This marriage was favored by many of Catherine's Iberian subjects and would have given Catherine much needed support in her fight against her uncle's claim.

The wedding took place at the St. Denis Basilica in 1484, but the coronation of the young couple in Pamplona was deferred until 1494, after a fleeting peace treaty with Louis of Beaumont, Count of Lerín, and Catherine's granduncle, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, was signed. However, the marriage did not garner the sympathy of the Navarrese Beaumont party. Catherine's mother Magdalena died in 1495.

The marriage meant war, however the marriage would have meant that they would have many children starting with with Anne of France b. May 1 1485, Charles Orlando b. December 10, 1486 and their final child named Francis b. June 4, 1490 due to her focusing her regnal duties in Navarre after 1495 she would have no further children up to his death in 1498, she would die on 1515 on Navarre.
 
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Francis II of Brittany
Francis II of Brittany

Francis II of Brittany (in Breton Frañsez II, in French François II) (23 June 1433 – 9 September 1490) was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the grandson of John IV, Duke of Brittany. A recurring theme in Francis' life would be his quest to maintain the quasi-independence of Brittany from France. As such, his reign was characterized by conflicts with King Louis XI of France and with his daughter, Anne of France, who served as regent during the minority of her brother, King Charles VIII. The armed and unarmed conflicts between 1484–1488 have been called the Mad War (la Guerre Folle) and also the "War of the Public Weal".



Francis II was married thice.

His first wife was Margaret of Brittany, the eldest daughter of Francis I, Duke of Brittany (his first cousin) and Isabella of Scotland. They had one son who died shortly after his birth:

John, Count of Montfort (29 June- 25 August 1463)

His second wife was Margaret of Foix, Princess of Navarre, daughter of Gaston IV, Count of Foix and Queen Eleanor of Navarre. They had two children:

Anne of Brittany (1477–1514), married to Philip of Austria, Landgrave of Alsace.

Isabeau of Brittany (1478–1519), betrothed to Jean d'Albret in 1481 and married to Jean d’Albret on 1490.

His third wife is Cecily of York

Arthur of Brittany (1487)

Edward of Brittany(1489)

Francis II also had five illegitimate children with Antoinette de Maignelais, the former mistress of King Charles VII of France.
 
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Edward V
Edward V

Edward V married Margaret of Scotland, Margaret of Scotland herself would give birth to two surviving children Anne of Lancaster b. 1473 and Henry of Lancaster b. 1479. Edward IV or Edward of Westminister would be hostile against France despite his mother being French herself and betrothed Anne of Lancaster to the Burgundians in order to end the Burgundians into putting the Yorkist heiresses to the throne in this case due to the betrothal and future marriage of Henry of Lancaster, Prince of Wales and Margaret of Burgundy, any support of Charles the Bold to the Yorkist cause would not happen although Cecily and Elizabeth are married to the Duke of Brittany and the Elector of Saxony respectively, the betrothal to Anne of Lancaster would be cancelled in favor to Isabella of Castile and Portugal to Philip, duke of Charolais and now it is Margaret of Burgundy who would marry the Prince of Wales.

Anne Neville would have ended fleeing to the continent marrying Richard, duke of York.

The marriages of Cecily and Elizabeth to the Duke of Brittany and Electors of Saxony would improve the status of the Burgundians to the Bretons and Saxons since Charles the Bold would not support the Yorkists in their cause.

There would be a Yorkist movement in England which would happen in England during the term of Edward V as King but it would not gain popularity.
 
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The Matches that bind
The Matches that bind

On 1490, it has been decided that Mary of Burgundy’s brother would marry the rich Isabella of Portugal, she would want to ensure that her own children would have good matches and since she is the wife of the Emperor, she would match Margaret her second daughter to Jan II the Duke of Opole while her eldest Elizabeth would marry Ferdinand II of Naples the two marriages made sense to her because she was happy about the matches, her second son, Philip would marry and take Anne of Brittany himself and marry her, that itself is a match that bind, since in this time, Arthur of Brittany, a son of Francis II of Brittany and Cecily of York would himself die and Philip would be interested in acquiring the Duchy of Brittany himself.

Mary of Burgundy would marry her own son, Frederick of Austria would marry Elizabeth of Austria in order to enforce ties with Poland, while her daughter Maria would be betrothed to Henry, Prince of Asturias who would die on 1490 preventing the union from happening.

On 1481, Matthias Corvinus’s wife, Beatrice of Naples would have a miscarriage which would kill her, Matthias Corvinus would marry Barbara of Brandenburg the woman who inherited the Duchy of Glogow and the marriage of Margaret of Austria and Jan II of Opole would have issue preventing the pass of Opole to the Bohemian royal lands, however, Kunigunde of Austria would be obliged and married Vladislaus II of Hungary on 1485, however her supposed groom Albert IV of Bavaria would marry Margaret of Lorraine.
 
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Isabella of Castile
Isabella of Castile

A civil war broke out in Castile over King Henry's inability to act as sovereign. Henry now needed a quick way to please the rebels of the kingdom. As part of an agreement to restore peace, Isabella was to be betrothed to Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco, Master of the Order of Calatrava and brother to the King's favourite, Juan Pacheco. In return, Don Pedro would pay into the impoverished royal treasury an enormous sum of money. Seeing no alternative, Henry agreed to the marriage. Isabella was aghast and prayed to God that the marriage would not come to pass. Her prayers were answered when Don Pedro suddenly fell ill and died while on his way to meet his fiancée.

When Henry recognized Isabella as his heir-presumptive on 19 September 1468, he also promised that his sister should not be compelled to marry against her will, while she in return agreed to obtain his consent. It seemed that finally the years of failed attempts at political marriages were over. There was talk of a marriage to Edward IV of England or to one of his brothers, probably Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but this alliance was never seriously considered. Once again in 1468, a marriage proposal arrived from Alfonso V of Portugal. Going against his promises made in September, Henry tried to make the marriage a reality. If Isabella married Alfonso, Henry's daughter Joanna would marry Alfonso's son John II and thus, after the death of the old king, John and Joanna could inherit Portugal and Castile. Isabella refused and made a secret promise to marry her cousin and very first betrothed, Ferdinand of Aragon, which would be learned by her brother and instead thought to marrying Isabella to John of Portugal to protect the rights of her own daughter.

Isabella would marry John of Portugal on 1469 and her brother would support the marriage as the marriage would cause stability and peace between Castile and Portugal.

Isabella of Castile would give birth to a daughter named Isabella on May 10, 1473, a son named John on June 4, 1475 a daughter named Maria of Castile on June 4 1482 and another daughter named Catherine on December 10, 1485.

On 1469, Ferdinand II of Aragon would learn that he will not marry Isabella of Castile as she is already married to John of Portugal, on 1469, he would arrange a marriage with Anne of France, he would be happy in his marriage with Anne of France which would have provided him with only two surviving sons Alfonso b. 1481 and Ferdinand b. 1490.
 
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The marriage of Joanna of Castile
The marriage of Joanna of Castile

Joanna was held in custody by the Mendoza family in 1465–1470, and by Juan Pacheco in 1470–1475. There were many negotiations for her marriage to someone who could defend her succession. On 26 October 1470, she was betrothed and then married by proxy to Charles, Duke of Guienne, brother of Louis XI of France, and again proclaimed as legitimate heir to the throne. But Charles died in 1472. After a few unsettled arrangements, which included French and Burgundian princes, Joanna was promised in marriage to Nicholas of Anjou, who swore to defend her rights to the crown of Castile.

When Henry died in 1474, she was recognized as queen by some noble factions, while others recognized her half-aunt Isabella as queen. This began the four-year War of the Castilian Succession.

The wedding between La Beltraneja and the Duke of Anjou and Lorraine was negotiated by Henry IV of Castile and Louis XI.

The marriage and succession of Joanna and Nicholas would have meant opposition in the Cortes and summoned Isabella as the alternative heiress to Joanna, due to Joanna being undesirable as a possible absentee monarch and foreigner, however no one would support Isabella as she would not have support.

Joanna of Castile would give birth to a daughter named Catherine b. May 10, 1477 and a son named Henry b. December 10, 1481, she would have Catherine betrothed to John of Portugal causing the later unification of the Iberian Kingdoms, Henry would himself die on 1490.

The Death of Nicholas and Rene of Lorraine would make the Duchy of Lorraine and Bar passing to the iberian monarchs, however the Counties of Anjou and Provence would pass to the royal demesne.
 
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The marriage of the Century
The marriage of the Century
On 1490, Isabella of Portugal would arrive on Antwerp in order to marry Philip III of Burgundy, she would be amazed of the culture of Burgundy and she was happy that she is to marry one of the future rich men in Europe and one of the most powerful, she would be the connection of Iberia and the Burgundians, she would give birth to three children, Catherine of Burgundy b. 1493, Charles b. 1499 and Alfonso b. 1503, she would cultivate a seafaring culture in Portugal, this would be compared to Catherine of Castile who only produced two surviving children, Isabella b. 1503 and Beatrice b. 1506.

the other connections of the middle Francia and Iberia and aside from that the Counties of Bar and Lorraine have passed to the Kingdom of Portugal and Castile due to the marriage of Catherine of Castile and John of Portugal, the next generation of Portugal and Castile and Burgundy would marry due to their dispute in Lorraine and the son of Isabella of Portugal, Charles b. 1499 would be betrothed to Isabella I of Castile and Portugal b. 1503 which would unite Burgundy and Portugal.

The marriage of Isabella of Castile and Philip III of Burgundy would unite the Duchies of Burgundy and the Low Countries with the Kingdoms of Portugal and Castile and the rise of the Valois-Burgundy to the throne of Castile and Portugal.
 
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