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Principe da Paz - A Spanish TL

Intro

Miguel da Paz was born in Zaragoza, Spain on 23 August 1498. His mother, Isabella of Aragon, died within an hour of his birth. He was shortly sworn heir to the various Iberian crowns by the courts of
Portugal, Castile and Aragon. For the next two years, he was the recognized heir of his father's kingdom of Portugal, and of the kingdoms of Castile, León, and Aragon, which he would inherit from his
grandparents, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. As such, he was styled Prince of Portugal, Prince of Asturias, and Prince of Girona.


A Betrothal
On 1500, after the full recovery of the prince of peace, Miguel da Paz, it has been decided by Isabella of Castille that he himself would marry a Navarrese Princess, Anne of Brittany wanted Miguel to marry her daughter, Claude but her husband does not want her to marry Claude to Miguel due to a possible Spanish inheritance of the Duchy of Brittany.

A letter of Betrothal was sent to Catherine of Foix about the future marriage of Catherine of Foix to Miguel da Paz, Isabella of Castile were sent paintings of the Princess, one of the Princesses were beautiful, which impressed Isabella, she picked Anna of Navarre, the eldest daughter of Catherine for her grandson, Miguel.

It was said that Anna of Navarre is a very beautiful bride and Isabella would be happy to see the bride for her grandson and she wished that she would see the bride for herself.

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Young Anna of Navarre, as portrayed in the series Isabel

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