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Survival of Marie of Burgundy

On 1482, Marie of Burgundy would survive her fall from the horse as the fall was less severe and she was able to survive, she is twenty-five years old and would be able to give birth more heirs of the Emperor and would focus on her reign, she and her husband, Maximilian would focus on governing the Lowlands until Maximilian’s election as Emperor in 1515 wherein they would leave the rulership of the Lowlands to the rule of their son, Philip, Archduke of Austria, when the two were crowned as Holy Roman Emperor and she as Empress, she would die on 1520, followed by her husband would die on 1531.

Marie of Burgundy would give birth to three more surviving children named Elizabeth of Burgundy (May 10, 1483), Charles (December 2, 1485) and Philippa of Burgundy (June 2, 1491 )and two children who have been stillborn named Eleanor (December 2, 1484) and Anna of Burgundy (December 10, 1493).

She would weave the alliances with her husband and heavily correspond with her cousin, Isabella of Castile, who she would be fond of.

 

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Marriage alliances

On June 29, 1482, Isabella of Castile would give birth to healthy twin daughters named Maria and Catalina of Aragon, the two were delivered healthy and on November 10, 1485, Isabella would finally deliver another son named Ferdinand, a spare heir to the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile.

Isabella would have lots of bargaining chips, however, her nightmare would not end as La Beltraneja on 1483, her rival would leave the convent in Portugal and Juana would herself go to the Kingdom of France due to the offers of the King of France to support her, on 1483, she would protest her rival leaving the convent and Juana of Castile married the King of Navarre, Francis Phoebus.

On 1484, a marriage alliance between Marie of Burgundy and Edward IV would be arranged, the young daughter of Marie of Burgundy, Margaret would be betrothed to Edward, Prince of Wales in exchange of their support for English in Calais and her dowry would include the County of Artois and the Lancastrian claims to English throne, which would end the Lancastrian claims to the English throne, in exchange for a marriage between Anne of York and Philip, the heir of Marie of Burgundy, this would effectively end the claims of the Tudors and the other Lancastrian claimants to the Kingdom of England and Richard, duke of York would be betrothed to Anne of Brittany and Elizabeth of York would be married off to the Dauphin.

 

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La Beltraneja’s End

On 1486, Isabella would act quick and she has recovered from the birth of her last child, Ferdinand, she would do something that would isolate Juana and her supporters, she would revise the treaty of Alcacovas and have both her daughters, Isabella and Juana betrothed to the Portuguese heirs, Afonso for Isabella and Manuel for Juana, she would also negotiate the reconciliation between Manuel and John II of Portugal, Manuel and Isabella would have some correspondence years after and the treaty would have stopped the alliance between the Portuguese and the supporters of Juana of Castile.

Another thing that would end the support of Juana would be the marriage of Charles, the Dauphin and Elizabeth of York on 1485, as she would recognize Juana of Castile as a threat and that she would force France into a war that they would lose and she would do everything to prevent Juana of Castile from getting what she wanted for Navarre to reclaim the Kingdom of Castile, so Juana and Francis Phoebus were neutralized by the marriage alliances.

 

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Breton marriage

On 1486, the Breton Duke, Francis II would need to have another wife and he would pick the young Catalina of Navarre as his new wife, this would mean that the old betrothal between Anne of Brittany and Edward V could become a thing if he would have a son with Princess Catalina of Navarre, a niece of his wife and cousin of his children of his second wife and as he has wished, Catalina of Navarre would have two sons born for the Breton duke, named John(May 2, 1487) and Francis(December 2, 1489).

Due to the birth of a son, the betrothal of Margaret of Burgundy would go to Richard, duke of York, and he would receive Artois and Calais after his marriage aside from his lands in York and Edward, Prince of Wales would be betrothed to Anne of Brittany in order to secure the English alliance with Brittany against France, the marriage of Anne of Brittany to Edward V would cancel off the intentions of the Navarrese for an alliance to get the throne of Castile against Isabella of Castile.

 

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La Beltraneja’s fate

On 1487, Juana of Castile would find herself pregnant and would give birth to a daughter on December 2, 1487, a daughter, she would name as Magdalena of Navarre, Juana of Castile would die to puerperal fever after the birth of the daughter, it is said that her isolation due to the alliances weaved by her enemies had worked and after the death of Juana of Castile, Francis Phoebus would easily find another wife on Bianca Maria Sforza, but that would mean that Juana of Castile’s efforts had gotten to waste in the end.

Bianca Maria Sforza would give birth to the needed heir to the Kingdom of Navarre, Gaston on January 2, 1491, pushing Princess Juana to a footnote, despite her efforts to regain control of her heritage.

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Terraces and Pagodas

On the late 15th century around the time when the eruption of the Pinatubo occurred and the battle of Tondo between the Bruneians, the daughter of the Tondo chieftain, Kalangitan would peek and see that her father would be defeated, she would stop the proposals between her and her suitor, Lontok who is a son of Bolkiah for peace between her and Bolkiah, she knows that the island would be divided if she marries Lontok, but she would decide another course, she would talk with the other nobles of Saludong, such as the rulers of Kaboloan and Macabebe and she would embark to Java to find support from her liege, the ruler of Majapahit, she would find Emperor Brawijaya V under pressure from one of his generals, Udara, Brawijaya V would marry her to one of his relatives and he would join the fight with an army with her husband and her liege and set sail to the Island of Saludong and expel the Bruneians in Tondo.

Kalangitan would return with her liege and her army and reclaim Tondo from the Bruneians with her husband Kicking the Bruneians from the Island completely with the help of Emperor Brawijaya V, the ruler of Majapahit who is also the overlord of Saludong.

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Christopher Columbus

Freepedia

“Christopher Columbus

Just three months after entering Granada, Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor Christopher Columbus on an expedition to reach the Indies by sailing west (2000 miles, according to Columbus). The crown agreed to pay a sum of money as a concession from monarch to subject.

His expedition departed on 3 August 1492, and arrived in San Salvador Island on 12 October. He named it San Salvador after Jesus the Savior. He returned the next year and presented his findings to the monarchs, bringing natives and gold under a hero's welcome. Although Columbus was sponsored by the Castilian queen, treasury accounts show no royal payments to him until 1493, after his first voyage was complete. Spain entered a Golden Age of exploration and colonisation, the period of the Spanish Empire. In 1494, by the Treaty of Tordesillas, Isabella and Ferdinand agreed to divide the Earth, outside of Europe, with king John II of Portugal. The Portuguese did not recognise that South America belonged to the Spanish because it was in Portugal's sphere of influence, and the Portuguese King John II threatened to send an army to claim the land for the Portuguese.

Isabella was not in favour of Columbus' enslavement of the American natives and attempted to enforce the recent policies of the Canaries upon the 'New World', stating that all peoples were under the subject of the Castilian Crown and could not be enslaved in most situations. The principles she established would have very little effect during her lifetime, however.”

During this time, Emperor Frederick III would start a negotiation for his granddaughter, Elizabeth to marry Juan, Prince of Asturias due to the prestige of the discovery of the Castilians, this marriage proposal would be accepted by Isabella of Castile.

 

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Anne of York

On 1491, Princess Anne of York would go to Flanders to meet her fiancé, Philip, duke of Charolais, the eldest son of Mary of Burgundy, she would meet her husband, who is three years younger than her and she would see her future husband and Duke Maximilian would have the marriage proceed as soon as possible as Princess Anne of York can give birth to heirs herself and she is a valuable match to Philip.

Philip would marry Anne of York which would mean the continuity of the payment of the English dowry of his stepmother, Margaret of York, both Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy were fond of her and after the marriage plans were made for Margaret and Philip, another match was made for the younger Elizabeth and it was for Elizabeth and Juan, Prince of Asturias.

During the wedding, Philip, duke of Charolais and Anne of York would show fondness of each other, that they would have two daughters, Mary(May 2, 1493) and Catherine of Burgundy(June 2, 1496), but she would die on 1499 making her not crowned empress, leaving Philip, duke of Charolais remarrying to Margaret of Burgundy-Ansbach.

 

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Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth of York on 1485, as she would recognize Juana of Castile as a threat and that she would force France into a war that they would lose and she would do everything to prevent Juana of Castile from getting what she wanted for Navarre to reclaim the Kingdom of Castile, so Juana and Francis Phoebus were neutralized by the marriage alliances.

Elizabeth of York would prove her fertility as she would have given birth to many children; Charles (September 20, 1486 – 2 April 1502), Marguerite (November 28 1489), Louis (June 20, 1491), Elizabeth ( July 2, 1492), Marie (March 18 1496).

Louis, duke of Orleans and Elizabeth of York would speak each other in english as his father has spent time in England during his captivity and favored a marriage between her sister, Catherine of York and the Duke of Orleans and the dissolution of the marriage of Louis and Joanna of Valois.

 

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Marriage alliances

On 1484, a marriage alliance between Marie of Burgundy and Edward IV would be arranged, the young daughter of Marie of Burgundy, Margaret would be betrothed to Edward, Prince of Wales in exchange of their support for English in Calais and her dowry would include the County of Artois and the Lancastrian claims to English throne, which would end the Lancastrian claims to the English throne, in exchange for a marriage between Anne of York and Philip, the heir of Marie of Burgundy, this would effectively end the claims of the Tudors and the other Lancastrian claimants to the Kingdom of England and Richard, duke of York would be betrothed to Anne of Brittany and Elizabeth of York would be married off to the Dauphin.

How would Margaret of Burgundy represent any kind of Lancastrian claim to the English throne, if may ask?

 

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How would Margaret of Burgundy represent any kind of Lancastrian claim to the English throne, if may ask?

She is a descendant of John of Gaunt via Philippa of Portugal.

 

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She is a descendant of John of Gaunt via Philippa of Portugal.

Ah, okay, missed that one. Yes, that would work, I guess

Still, on second thought, this marriage alliance between Edward and Maria, shouldn´t there be some negotiations and treaty between burgund and Portugal first? By acknowledging the claims of Philippa the house of Aviz, her sons would have a better claim than Maria?

 

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Ah, okay, missed that one. Yes, that would work, I guess

Still, on second thought, this marriage alliance between Edward and Maria, shouldn´t there be some negotiations and treaty between burgund and Portugal first? By acknowledging the claims of Philippa the house of Aviz, her sons would have a better claim than Maria?

Yes, possible..
This is irrelevant as Edward V is not marrying her and I might get Isabella of Aragon's daughter with the King of Portugal marry a son of Edward V and Anne of Brittany.

 

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I was thinking about some compensation for the Aviz, monetary or otherwise, You have Isabella interested in good relationships with the Portugese, but not Maria herself.
Of course, one could assume that Margarete´s Lancastrian claim is strengthen further as it combines Maria´s and Maximilian´s claims through portugese ancestry

 

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Well, the exact Lancastrian claim/place of Margaret count little... the only thing who matter now, with the extinction of the Lancastrian legitimate male line, for the English King is giving to his heirs a bride with Lancastrian blood from the legitimate line (so from the heirs of John of Gaunt‘s first two wives - by they way they are already descendants of Gaunt by his third wife as Duchess Cecily’s mother was a Beaufort) for uniting the lines with his grandchildren...
With Edward V marrying Anne of Brittany their son will need a bride with Lancastrian blood but any of them (Austria-Burgundy, Portugal, Spain) will be good. In any case a princess of Portugal daughter of Isabella of Aragon will be likely at the top of the list, together with a daughter of Juan of Spain and Elizabeth of Austria-Burgundy

 

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Dos Isabel

The war ended in 1479 with the Treaty of Alcáçovas. Among the terms were the provision that Princess Isabella would marry the grandson of Afonso V, Afonso, who was five years younger than the princess. The treaty also provided that Ferdinand and Isabella would pay a large dowry for their daughter and that the princess would reside in Portugal as a guarantee that her parents would abide by the treaty terms. In 1480, Prince Afonso went to live in the town of Moura with his maternal grandmother Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu, and was joined in the early months of the following year by his future wife, the ten-year-old Isabella. She spent three years in Portugal before returning home.

Isabella also spent a considerable part of her youth on campaign with her parents as they conquered the remaining Muslim states in southern Spain. For example, she accompanied her mother in accepting the surrender of the city of Baza.

Her marriage was to Prince Afonso, the only son and heir of king John II of Portugal from his marriage with Eleanor of Viseu. The wedding, by proxy, took place in the spring of 1490 in Seville. On 19 November of that year, Isabella and Juana arrived in Badajoz, where she was welcomed by Afonso's uncle Manuel who is now the future husband of her sister, Juana. Afonso and Isabella were reunited in Elvas on 22 November and, on the following day, Isabella met her mother-in-law, Queen Eleanor, in the Convento do Espinheiro in Évora, where the court had gathered to ratify the marriage that had been celebrated earlier in Seville.

Though the marriage had been arranged by the Treaty of Alcáçovas, the marriage quickly became a love match. Isabella proved a popular figure with the Portuguese royal family due to her knowledge of their language and customs brought about by the years she spent in Portugal as a child.

Princess Isabella of Aragon would give birth to the following children, Maria (January 2, 1492), Fernando (May 10, 1496), Duarte (March 2, 1498) and Catarina (December 2, 1502).

In order to achieve an alliance with Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Maximilian started negotiating the marriage of their only son and heir, John, Prince of Asturias, to Elizabeth of Austria. Elizabeth left the Netherlands for Spain late in 1496. The marriage took place in 1497 and took the name Isabel. John died after only six months, on 4 October. The Dowager Princess of Asturias would remarry to her brother in law Fernando who is 2 years younger than herself.

 

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Isabella of Aragon

On 1488, Gian Galleazzo Sforza would suddenly die and it was suspected to be a poison by his kin as they don’t want him to be the ruler of Milan and they want Ludovico Sforza instead, freeing Isabella of Aragon for a marriage with the future Polish King Jan I Albert.

Isabella of Aragon would be married off to Jan I Albert on 1490 to secure an alliance between the Jagiellonians and the Milanese against the Habsburgs as Vladislaus II would have Beatrice of Naples to maintain his rule over Hungary, the marriage between Isabella of Aragon due to her links with the Catholic monarchs would improve the international conditions of Poland with the Holy Roman Empire, Spain and Burgundy, she would carry her dowry and relations to the Kingdom of Poland.

Isabella of Aragon herself would give birth to 5 surviving children that Jan I Albert would sire;

-Maria of Poland b. May 10, 1491

-Alexander I of Poland b. November 2, 1494

-Anna of Poland b. May 30, 1496

-Vladislaus, duke of Opole b. June 4, 1502

-Sigismund b. May 10, 1503



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Isabella of Aragon

On 1488, Gian Galleazzo Sforza would suddenly die and it was suspected to be a poison by his kin as they don’t want him to be the ruler of Milan and they want Ludovico Sforza instead, freeing Isabella of Aragon for a marriage with the future Polish King Jan I Albert.

Isabella of Aragon would be married off to Jan I Albert on 1490 to secure an alliance between the Jagiellonians and the Milanese against the Habsburgs as Vladislaus II would have Beatrice of Naples to maintain his rule over Hungary, the marriage between Isabella of Aragon due to her links with the Catholic monarchs would improve the international conditions of Poland with the Holy Roman Empire, Spain and Burgundy, she would carry her dowry and relations to the Kingdom of Poland.

Isabella of Aragon herself would give birth to 5 surviving children that Jan I Albert would sire;

-Maria of Poland b. May 10, 1491

-Alexander I of Poland b. November 2, 1494

-Anna of Poland b. May 30, 1494

-Vladislaus, duke of Opole b. June 4, 1502

-Sigismund, duke of Bari b. May 10, 1503



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Take away the Dukedom of Bari (who here will remain property of Ludovico il Moro and likely inherited by his second son) and can work...

 

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Take away the Dukedom of Bari (who here will remain property of Ludovico il Moro and likely inherited by his second son) and can work...

Yep, thanks.