Mary of Burgundy marries Ferdinand I of Naples as second wife

Can we get more info? I'm personally more familiar with Mary of Burgundy because I love anything Burgundian, but perhaps a refresher on both and the situation around both of them?
 
Can we get more info? I'm personally more familiar with Mary of Burgundy because I love anything Burgundian, but perhaps a refresher on both and the situation around both of them?



Joanna of Aragon, the OTL second wife of Ferdinand I of Naples is 2 years older than Mary of Burgundy and Joanna married Ferdinand I on 1476.
 
Can we get more info? I'm personally more familiar with Mary of Burgundy because I love anything Burgundian, but perhaps a refresher on both and the situation around both of them?

Marie was offered to Ferrante's son, Federigo, duke of Apulia, OTL (ICR exactly when). Charles was hoping that he could use said marriage - and the accompanying Neapolitan alliance - to bring pressure to bear (read: bully) on the pope to grant him a crown. The match had the support of the king of France for some reason (I think it was because it meant Marie wouldn't marry Nicolas d'Anjou, could be wrong or something). However, IIRC, Charles lost interest when he realized the pope wasn't interested, and switched tack to the Habsburg emperor. Not quite sure what having his daughter as queen-consort would change (IMHO, it would make an anti-Aragonese/Spanish pope less likely to grant Charles the royal title he hankered after).
 
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