There have been instances (both planned and played out) in history of noblewomen marrying the fathers of their planned spouses instead of their actual planned spouses. Two examples I can think of are Manuel I of Portugal marrying Eleanor of Austria when she was initially planned to marry his son, John III, plunging John into a depression, and Philip II of Spain marrying Elisabeth of Valois when she was initially betrothed to his son, Infante Carlos.
However, just out of curiosity, has there ever been an actual hisorical case of a widowed noblewoman marrying the father of their deceased spouse? The only planned example I can think of is Henry VII Tudor planning to marry Catherine of Aragon himself after the deaths of both his son and Catherine's husband, Arthur, and Henry's wife, Elizabeth of York.
Any thoughts?
However, just out of curiosity, has there ever been an actual hisorical case of a widowed noblewoman marrying the father of their deceased spouse? The only planned example I can think of is Henry VII Tudor planning to marry Catherine of Aragon himself after the deaths of both his son and Catherine's husband, Arthur, and Henry's wife, Elizabeth of York.
Any thoughts?