O Quinto Imperio – Kasumigenx cut(Portuguese Spain)

La Catolica y El Hombre
O Quinto Imperio – Kasumigenx cut - La Catolica y El Hombre

this is based on the timeline with the same name
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/o-quinto-império-a-different-spain-tl.206876/page-5


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Alfonso and Isabella of Castile with their mother.


La Catolica y El Hombre

On the new year of 1468, Isabella of Castile would be playing of the butterflies on the garden of her brother and wondering if her brother will continue to plot to marry her to the Portuguese king.

On the early part of 1468, Henry IV of Castile would learn that Isabella herself is scheming on her back and he would choose that Isabella to remain on close guard to prevent a marriage with Ferdinand, the son of the King of Aragon, this was to protect his young daughter Joanna of Castile, who would die of pneumonia shortly after preventing a possible betrothal of Isabella of Castile, leaving Isabella to be the one betrothed and married to John of Portugal who was tentative to marry her own niece who died in pneumonia.

Henry and Isabella would meet Ferdinand of Aragon who is currently betrothed to Isabella at this point and told John that he is against a possible marriage between Isabella and Ferdinand.

The marriage between John of Portugal and Isabella of Castile would happen just a few months after the death of Isabella of Castile’s niece, Joanna of Castile which would mean the unification of the thrones of Portugal and Castile in the future, however that would mean that Aragon would lose its chances to regain the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya, John of Portugal would allow his own sister, Joanna to retire in a convent temporarily as he is planning marriages for her and many of them would be refused by her as she herself is interested in religion except for one that would change her mind due to a vision that she saw on her dreams.

On December 1468, Isabella, Princess of Asturias marries the 13-year-old Prince of Portugal, John which would unite the two kingdoms in the future, she is 17 now at this point.

Meanwhile on the other side of Iberia the Prince of Aragon, Fernando is sad that he cannot marry Isabella who his mother wanted him to marry, both John II of Aragon and his son, Fernando would cry that he would not be able to regain the lands that France took from them.

The Aragonese are forced to compromise with the Castilians in the West and the French in the East due to the French king taking the counties of Rousillon and Cerdagne from the crown of Aragon and the two are said to weep upon the marriage of Isabella of Castile and John, Prince of Portugal.
 
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The two children and a betrothal
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Margaret of York

The two children and a betrothal


On summer of 1468, Charlotte of Savoy, Queen of France would announce her pregnancy which was followed by the marriage of Margaret of York with Charles the Bold of Burgundy in February of the Same year and Margaret of York also announced a pregnancy on April of the same year, the two pregnancies would both result in two bouncing baby boys, for Margaret of York she would have Philip, duke of Charolais who was born on December 2, 1468 and for Charlotte she has Charles, the dauphin born in October 10, 1468, both the births have important repercussions in Europe, now that Mary of Burgundy is no longer the heiress, her marriage negotiations with Nicholas of Lorraine would continue.

The birth of a son was an answered prayer for the two women, for Charlotte of Savoy have been praying to have a son for her husband, Louis XI, after the birth of a daughter named Joanna of France, while for Margaret she wants to have a son for her husband as she has waited for so long in order to marry herself.

The 11-year-old Mary of Burgundy is introduced to Nicholas of Lorraine who would be enamored with the pale young lady who is betrothed to him, Mary would despise the other choice of husband for her which is Frederick of Naples who she is said to dislike very much.

Mary of Burgundy was said to be very happy with her future groom, in the same time another possible groom Frederick of Naples was also met by Mary who she did not like, but Mary herself is bound by the choice of her own father, Charles the Bold and she would be dutiful daughter.
 
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Two marriages that changed Europe
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Isabella of Castile kneeling


Two marriages that changed Europe

On the end of the year 1468, Isabella of Castile marries John of Portugal who is 3 years younger than her, the marriage came about due to the death of her niece who was suspected to be illegitimate, the marriage contract would mean that Portugal and Castile would unite on the marriage which would mean that Castile would have benefit on the exploration of Portugal since both Castile and Portugal disputed the trade in Africa and the status of the Canarias colony, Isabella would later inherit the Castilian Crown and the Kingdoms of Leon and Castile, the death of Juana, the daughter Henry IV on September 2, 1468 would force Henry IV of Castile to betroth John of Portugal to Isabella.

The proxy wedding happened on December 2, 1468 and after the proxy wedding, Isabella would be commanded to leave the court of the Castilian King and confirmed and sworn as the heiress of the Kingdom of Castile as the Princess of Asturias, she would never saw her brother again afterwards alive.

The actual wedding of Prince John of Portugal and Isabella of Castile would happen on January 10, 1469, she would have influence on her husband John of Portugal who she called as El Hombre and she would assume the throne of Castile at the death of her brother, the Portuguese royal couple would have six children who survived infancy.

*Isabella of Castile and Portugal b. October 2, 1471

*Afonso of Castile and Portugal b. May 18, 1473

*Joanna of Castile and Portugal b. November 6, 1479

*Jorge of Castile and Portugal b. August 21, 1481

*Maria b. June 29, 1482

*Catherine b. December 16, 1485



On March of 1469, months after the marriage of Isabella of Castile, while his father John of Lorraine, the claimant of Aragon was waging war against John II of Aragon, he wanted a marriage with Isabella as well but since Isabella is betrothed and later married to John of Portugal, a marriage between them is also impossible since a Portuguese alliance is preferable to an Angevin or Aragonese alliance and since Nicholas is betrothed to Mary, Nicholas would marry Mary of Burgundy in Nancy in March 20 of 1469, which would be months after the marriage of Isabella of Castile and John of Portugal, the marriage would benefit the Angevins because it would mean that the Angevins and Burgundians would have a strong alliance against the French King.


Nicholas and Mary would have 5 surviving children.

*Isabella of Anjou b. May 10, 1474

*Rene of Anjou b. July 22, 1476

*Francis of Anjou b. September 2, 1478

*Catherine of Anjou b. November 30, 1480

*Margaret of Anjou b. May 2, 1484
 
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Death of the heir of Aragon and the marriage of Juana of Aragon to Archduke Maximilian
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Maximilian of Austria

The marriage of Juana of Aragon to Archduke Maximilian

On 1470, Juana, the Princess of Aragon is betrothed to Maximilian, the Holy Roman Emperor, 1472, the lovesick, Prince of Aragon, Ferdinand, duke of Girona would die on the latter part of 1472, due to the marriage of Isabella, Princess of Asturias and John of Portugal, he is love sick and it would be detrimental to his health.

The formal betrothal between Joanna of Aragon and Maximilian, the son of the Holy Roman Emperor would be made in 1473 and she would be sent to Austria in order to ensure that the marriage between the two would happen and thus the two are married on January of 1474, there is a 5 year difference between the bride(20) and the groom(15), the groom was knighted and it was attended by the vassals of the Holy Roman Empire.

On 1474, Ferdinand of Aragon is married to Princess Anne of France which would mean that the Aragonese would be forced to recognize Cerdagne and Roussillon as parts of France and would give a good sum for her dowry, the marriage would be consummated only on 1479 due to Ferdinand despising his wife, Anne of France compared to his younger sister, who is fond of her husband and because that she brought in the complete loss of Cerdagne and Roussillon.

Juana of Aragon would prove to be a worthy empress of Germany and compared to her mother in law Eleanor of Portugal, she would be the Empress with Iberian connections, Juana would be later crowned as Empress in 1489.

The Royal couple would have four royal children

*Frederick b. May 10, 1475

*Eleanor b. April 20, 1479

*John b. 1480 d. 1486

*Catherine of Austria b. December 20, 1485
 
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Interesting time line I hope you a bit on detail on how the new dual monarchy,specially as John is not as smart or bold as Ferdinand Isabel could lead the couple and force John to live in Castile as she did with Ferdinand angering the Portuguese nobility
 
Interesting time line I hope you a bit on detail on how the new dual monarchy,specially as John is not as smart or bold as Ferdinand Isabel could lead the couple and force John to live in Castile as she did with Ferdinand angering the Portuguese nobility
Yes, I would, what I have written now is the Aragonese/Navarrese parts of the TL - yes the Portuguese might have a civil war, I am not changing the deaths of the princes in the tower, i am thinking Anglo-Burgundian union instead of a Tudor England.

He would be firstly a Castillan consort before he becomes the king of Portugal.
 
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Yes, I would, what I have written now is the Aragonese/Navarrese parts of the TL - yes the Portuguese might have a civil war, I am not changing the deaths of the princes in the tower, i am thinking Anglo-Burgundian union instead of a Tudor England.

He would be firstly a Castillan consort before he becomes the king of Portugal.
So you are planning on butterflying Phillip the handsome and the Habsburg-Valois union?
 
Isabella’s succession
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Coronation of Isabella I of Castile on the series Isabel


Isabella’s succession

On January 10, 1475, news of Isabella's brother King Henry IV's death in Madrid reached Segovia, she would be crowned as Queen Regnant of Castile and Aragon with her husband John and her children at that time, Isabella and Alfonso would join her in Castile as well, the dukes of Beja would use it as a chance to revolt against a possible union with Portugal due to the heir being a Castilian consort which would mean that the two countries would unite after the death of Afonso V.

The death of Juana, the daughter of Henry IV made the succession of Isabella easy and no opposition, their problem would be getting the throne of Portugal due to the Dukes of Beja disputing the throne of Portugal against Afonso V, Diego, duke of Beja would marry Anne of Orleans while Eleanor of Viseu would be married to the Duke of Angouleme on 1476, in order to advance a French-Beja alliance against the future King John of Portugal to avoid a Castilian annexation of Portugal, the king of France would be wary of a united Spain, this would mean that the Bejas would in future have a claim to Milan.

The Castilians would be watching from afar the succession problems of the Kingdom of Aragon due to it being disputed by the Foix and Angevins, two families that have been wanting the throne of Aragon and Isabella focused on betrothing her son to Catherine of Foix or Isabella of Anjou, Catherine of Foix would be her first choice since her brother, Francis Phoebus had died and she would be the obvious heir to Navarre, but her problem would be both the Bejas and the French who would want to gain a marriage with Catherine of Foix.

Isabella would be worried about the future of Castile herself and her sister in law Joanna and Isabella would have a heart to heart talk about the future of their countries and the transition to her rule was stressful to her until she solidified her rule in 1477, Joanna of Portugal said that she would marry if it was necessary in a treaty, although she would prefer to not to be married.

The Status of the betrothal of Catherine of Navarre and her son, Alfonso would be a source of worry for her, however, it would not happen, she would want Catherine to have a betrothal to her son due to her wanting a claim to the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarre and also she would want the old visigothic Iberia united.

Isabella would arrange for a brief meet of her son, Alfonso and Infanta Catherine of Navarre so the two would know each other, the French are against this betrothal.
 
Catherine of Navarre and Portuguese succession
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Madeleine of France, Queen consort of Navarre

Catherine of Navarre and Portuguese succession

It has been years after the failed claim to the Aragonese throne of the Angevins, Francis Phoebus is betrothed to Isabella of Anjou before his untimely death in 1474, which would put the Aragonese throne on the hands of Catherine of Foix who had to choose her own husband and her father and mother Gaston and Madeleine would try to sire another son to secure the succession of Aragon and her marriage would be a key to the succession to Aragon, both the Dauphin, the Duke of Charolais as well as the son of the future king of Portugal and Enrique, duke of Villena are her suitors but the Beaumontese and Agramontese would want different choices for marriage for the Agramontese they want a betrothal with the Dauphin and for the Agramontese they want a marriage and betrothal with the son of Isabella of Castile but Magdalena and Gaston not siring another child would mean that Catherine of Navarre would be heiress of Navarre and Aragon and an eligible bachelorette in all of Europe due to her Navarro-Aragonese descent and her future inheritance.

On 1479, on the death of John II of Aragon, Eleanor I of Navarre with her son, Gaston were sworn as the monarchs of Navarre, while Ferdinand II would be sworn as the ruler of Aragon with his wife, Anne of France which would mean that the French would have influence over Navarre, however the two would confirm the betrothal between Catherine of Navarre and Afonso of Castille and Aragon, Afonso V of Portugal would announce a proposal of a marriage between the 27 year old Joanna of Portugal or a marriage of Isabella of Portugal and Charles, the son of the King of France, something that the King of France would not accept since the French would want a marriage with Navarre to absorb the Foix and Bearn inheritance as well, the marriage proposal with Joanna would be said to be a joke itself due to the age difference of the two.

Anne of France would give birth to a sickly prince John b. 1481 and a sickly daughter named Catherine of Aragon b. 1492.

Ferdinand II of Aragon m. Anne of France d. 1510

*John, Prince of Girona b. 1481 d. 1497.

*Catherine of Aragon b. 1492 d. 1510

On 1481, John II of Portugal would succeed as the King of Portugal which would cause Isabella I, the Queen regnant of Castile to be the queen consort of Portugal which would mean that Portugal and Castile would have a personal union, a Castillan-Portuguese power who will be the united country of Hispania or Iberia as one nation, a single Spanish or Iberian nation, the Aragonese would be left behind.

The Dukes of Beja would mount a rebellion against the new king and queen of Portugal which would last until 1483 and the duke of Beja are allied with the French due to a double marriage, however the Castillan troops would win with an Aragonese alliance by a betrothal between either Joanna of Portugal or Mary to John, Prince of Girona, in this time Isabella and Ferdinand would meet, Ferdinand said to Isabella that he regrets not being able to marry her, Isabella said that she is already happy at her husband.

The French would lose the war allying with Beja which would lead to Joanna of Portugal the elder marrying the French dauphin to Prevent the marriage with the Navarrese heiress, she is 31 and he is 13, the marriage would produce two children; Dauphin Charles b. May 2, 1484 and Anne of France b. April 4, 1486, while Catherine of Foix is formally betrothed to Prince Afonso, she is 15 and he is 10 at that point in time.
 
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I fil bad about Dauphin Charles marrying a woman who is almost his mother..while in this time we will have a surviving Edward of Westminister and no redemption of Henry VI.
 
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A Lost Heir
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Edward of Westminister

A Lost Heir

On 1469, the Duke of Warwick was foiled of his plan to reconcile with the Lancastrians, he and his daughter Anne were captured, Anne is betrothed to Richard, duke of Gloucester after he and Anne were captured, this would mean that the tentative betrothal between Anne Neville and Edward of Lancaster would not happen and instead a long betrothal between Margaret of Scotland and Edward of Lancaster would happen, Margaret of Scotland would arrive with her dowry on 1473 with full regalia, dowry and glory, the scots would never recognize the yorkists as the rightful king and for that the Scots and the Lancastrians would get a temporary alliance and the Lancastrians would be given back of Gascony after the marriage of Margaret of Scotland, the Lancastrians would be used as a way for the French to taunt the English to agree on their terms.


Margaret of Scotland herself would royal children for her own husband namely Yolande of Lancaster b. May 10, 1475 and Henry of Lancaster b. October 2, 1479 on 1481, Edward of Westminister himself would die which would cause the Lancastrians to lose their own chance to regain the throne of England but at least they have Gascony as their own land and the Lancastrians on Gascony would be useful as a taunting tool against the Navarrese who are bent on marrying their child, Catherine to the heir of Portugal and Castile which would succeed later on, due to Catherine of Navarre being formally betrothed to Infante Afonso of Portugal and Castile.


Margaret of Anjou would die a few years after her son has died in 1483 and her husband the former Henry VI would die in France in 1490 in Fontravraud without his own wife and son and he would be buried in Angers cathedral with his wife.
 
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The late Edward IV

Edward V’s ascension

Edward IV would die, and Edward V would be crowned as King on 1483. Leaving the crown to the Wydevilles and their allies.

Due to the Lancastrian heir dying in obscurity leaving a weak heir leaving Richard, duke of Gloucester loyal and the Wydevilles are on the rise to power, Richard, Duke of Gloucester would try to free the duke of Warwick who was captured in 1469.

A betrothal is arranged between Anne of Brittany, the heiress of Brittany and Edward V, this betrothal would cause France ruled by Louis XI and England to start to have problems, however, the marriage of Joan of Portugal to the Dauphin would prevent a stake of the Dauphin to the hand of Anne of Brittany, the betrothal between Anne and Edward V would end to avoid trouble and instead a marriage contract with Isabella of Portugal and Castile is signed on the same year.

Isabella of Portugal and Castile’s paintings would be sent to England in preparation for the future marriage.

Many would want to(or their heir) marry the young Anne of Brittany including the heirs of Austria and the second son of the King of Portugal and Castile, both Frederick of Austria and Rene of Anjou wanted to marry her, however, Anne and her father, Francis II would win an alliance with one of them, Rene of Anjou being betrothed to Yolande to Brittany b. 1478 in 1484, another possible marriage alliance is with Charles, Prince of Charolais but this is cancelled as well.

Francis II of Brittany was remembered in cursing Frederick of Austria himself in 1484 due to Frederick not to being in his liking and she would end up hating him.

Due to Louis XI having a grandson to his son Charles, the Dauphin, he would want Anne of Brittany, the name of the Dauphin is Charles as well, but Anne of Brittany and her father Francis II would dodge this betrothal as well.
 
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