Reine Margot – a Portuguese timeline

[kasumigenx]

Reine Margot – a Portuguese timeline

Reine Margot

On 1569, Sebastian I of Portugal would arrange his own marriage with Marguerite of France as his own wife, he would be very much interested in marrying Marguerite and he would be interested in helping France to remain Catholic faith with the Valois maintaining Catholicism under their rule. Marguerite of Portugal would arrive in Portugal on 1571, soon after her arrival Marguerite and Sebastian would marry in Lisbon.

Marguerite would enhance the ties between Portugal and France further distancing Portugal and Spain, Marguerite would have taken the name Margarida on her arrival on Spain, she would be stubborn and be a good support to the King of Portugal, Sebastian I of Portugal.

Marguerite would have four kids with Sebastian I, namely Catarina of Portugal (December 10, 1572), Manuel of Portugal(May 10, 1575), Claudia of Portugal(December 2, 1578) and Alfonso(January 2, 1582).

Marguerite or Margarida as she is known in Portugal would be known to be a great queen in Portugal despite her husband being too aloof and the two would do their duty for the first fifteen years of their marriage until the cracks in the wedding such as her casual lesbianism and her love with the Duke of Guise would show its real shape and she would write letters to her favorites in which she would sign her name as her nickname Margot in her letters.

 

[kasumigenx]

Terraces and Pagodas

When Miguel Lopez de Legaspi came to Manila Bay in May 1571, Lakandula was there to meet him,. The two first met on May 17, the day after Legazpi’s arrival on the bay, when Lakandula and Matanda came aboard Legazpi’s ship to discuss terms with him. Part of these discussions specified that ground the year before. Burned down and emptied, Maynila would be a better occupied spot to fortify, being more strategic. In fact Manila was not conquered, but it was occupied through a peace pact that joined Legaspi and the three ruluer, Lakandula, Ache and Sulayman..

On May 18, 1571, Rajah Sulayman, Rajah Matanda and Lakan Dula acknowledged the Spanish suzerainty on their islands themselves. On the following day March 19, Legaspi landed in Manila and took the ceremonial possessions of the land in the prescence of Sulayman, Matanda and Lakandula.

On 1574, Limahong would be defeated on his battle fleeing north and decides to stay in Caboloan in the North of the lands that the Spanish rule welcomed by Tarik and underling Kasikis of Caboloan who would promise him the rule of Manila, Limahong would be given armies by the Nobility of the lands not conquered by Bolkiahs to his own rule.

Limahong would attack Manila again on 1576 and armed by soldiers from Saludong and it would result in a failure again on the side of Saludong and the Spanish would ignore Saludong afterwards although the Spanish would rule Ilocos and Bulacan and they would not help the kin of Kandarapa in the rebellion on 1589.

After Tarik and Kasikis, they would be succeeded by another ruler named Balagtas I on 1620, the son of Dayang Kandarapa and Tarik of Macabebe, however Balagtas would enter on trade treaties with Portugal.

The wife of Tarik, Kandarapa had a brief romance with the grandchild of Conquistador Legaspi, Salcedo which her relatives would be against and for that reason her son, Balagtas I in 1630, the ruler of Saludong would make her the negotiator to the Spanish but she would not be able to see her lover again.

 

[kasumigenx]

The Valois continuity

On the evening of December 1 1576, Louise of Lorraine goes to labor and gives birth finally to the son and heir of her husband, she has been chosen as a replacement for Marie of Cleves by Henry III of France, she gives birth to a son named Francis who was born on December 2, 1576, he would be said to be the son of Cinderella, she is loved by her husband, Henry III deeply.

Louise of Lorraine is known as the Cinderella of France due to her own destiny as the wife of the King and as a queen mother which no one expected to happen due to her being impoverished at childhood.

Louise of France would give birth to another child, a daughter named Catherine May 10, 1580, named after her grandmother, in this time, Louise of Lorraine would support the match between her son Francis Arabella Stuart by Elizabeth I of England, a marriage for alliance between England and France, the marriage would have meant that the England would need to give up its claims to Calais and France and she herself would be the carrier of England’s claims to France, Arabella is sent to the turbulent french court on 1581, due to her future marriage to the future King of france her rights to the throne of England is forfeited and given to James VI of Scotland who is Elizabeth’s successor, Arabella and Louise would have good relations with each other and fond of each other, Louise treated Arabella as her own daughter.

 

[kasumigenx]

Henry III of France

On August 1 of 1589, Henry III lodged with his army at Saint-Cloud, and was preparing to attack Paris, when a young fanatical Dominican friar Jacques Clement carrying false papers was granted access to deliver important documents to the king. The monk gave the king a bundle of papers and stated that he had a secret message to deliver. The king signaled his attendants to step back for privacy, and Clement whispered in his ear while plunging a knife to his abdomen. Clement was killed on the spot by the guards.

Francis III of France would succeed his father, Henry III of France at the tender age of twelve years old already engaged with Arabella Stuart and betrothed Princess Marie Elisabeth with Ferdinand, duke of Burgundy. Henry III of Navarre would be married off to Arabella Stuart on 1590, after her arrival to the French court and Henry III of Navarre forced to convert to Catholic by Henry III of France and Francis III of France would marry Isabella Clara Eugenia on 1591.

 

[kasumigenx]

Philip II

Philip II would split the inheritance of Spain and Netherlands-Burgundy.

Ferdinand would be the future King of Spain while Felipe would be the ruler of the Netherlands and Burgundy, however there would be a revolt in the case of the Netherlands as the Netherlands is in revolt and the Spanish would be forced to have a cease fire with the Dutch rebels which would later be resumed by his son, Philip(Infante Felipe) who would rule the Netherlands, the Netherlands and Burgundy would remain separate from Spain since the death of Philip II of Spain, Infante Felipe, the heir to the Netherlands would also be made the heir to Austria if the male line the line of the brothers of Anna of Austria were extinguished.

Philip II would focus on how he would conquer England, since England is now ruled by a protestant monarch, however, Elizabeth I would make a peace treaty or ceasefire with Philip II of Spain on 1589 as Philip II would repeatedly lose to Elizabeth I of England in any battle.

 

[kasumigenx]

Castilian War

On 1578 Pengiran Seri Lela would recover and would rally with the Spanish against Saiful Rijal and claim Brunei destroying the other claimants to the Sultanate of Brunei, Pengiran Seri Lela’s daughter would marry the son of Rajah Sulayman in between the war with Saiful Rijal and the Spanish were able to puppetize the surviving Sultanate of Brunei ruled by Pengiran Seri Lela until his death which would be annexed by the Spanish instead of his daughter, Putri inheriting.

Putri, Pengiran Seri Lela’s daughter would marry Soliman IV of Tondo and Manila which would be a titular at this point, however the death of Pengiran Seri Lela would cause a revolt of the Maharlikas led by Soliman IV of Tondo and Manila to make the Archipelago independent of the Spanish rule and rule all of the Spanish East Indies and Brunei and claim his wife’s rightful inheritance which would lead to Soliman IV to openly revolt in 1589 in which Soliman IV would plan to raze the city of Manila and reclaim the Sultanate of Brunei, but nothing of it would came to pass as Antonio Surabao would have leaked the revolt and all of the conspirators would be killed and the children of Soliman IV would be part of the Principalia in the Spanish East Indies.

 

[kasumigenx]

Infanta Claudia

On 1593, Infanta Claudia of Portugal would marry Ferdinand VI of Spain to encourage good relations between the two Iberian countries, Dona Claudia’s pedigree would dilute the inbred genepool of Philip III.

Infanta Claudia would be secure the peaceful relations between the two countries of Spain and Portugal for decades to come and during her life both the countries would have good relations and her connections to both France and Spain would have helped both her husband and her own children in their prospective future marriages and she would have 5 pregnancies which would be able to be carried to term which would result in five children who would be able to survive to adulthood.

Margaret ( February 1, 1597)

Philip (April 10, 1600), king of Spain

Charles (September 14, 1603)

Ferdinand (May 10 1606), a cardinal

Catherine (December 10, 1610)

 

[kasumigenx]

Treaty of Lisbon

On 1585, Infanta Catarina of Portugal would be betrothed to Archduke Ernest which would reinvigorate the Austrian Habsburgs and their children would succeed in the Holy Roman Empire in the future, she would have Charles (December 10, 1591), Catherine of Austria(December 10, 1596), Mary of Austria(February 10, 1596), Ferdinand (December 2, 1600) and Eleanor(February 2, 1603.

On 1585, the Portuguese and the Spanish would start drafting a peace treaty regarding the colonial territories and it would be considered for the Spanish to be off-limits to Saludong and Gowa due to them being Portuguese discoveries as they were under Majapahit suzerainty when the Portuguese discovered Majapahit, however the Spanish had rights to the territories and Vassals of the Bruneian Empire and the Spice Islands of Mollucas, the Portuguese would not trust Infanta Catarina marrying Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias and instead chose Archduke Albert for her as Emperor Rudolf would not want to marry anyone while Dona Claudia of Portugal would just be enough for Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias to marry, thus on 1588, the Portuguese-Spanish treaty of Lisbon treaty would be made granting the Castilians a right to hold the territories of the Bruneian Empire, Visayas and the Spice Islands as a part of the Spanish East Indies thus during 1588, Catarina and Claudia would be sent to their future spouses.

 

[kasumigenx]

Marie of Medici

By 1593, Marie of Medici would marry Infante Manuel of Portugal and unfortunately in the following years Infante Alfonso would die on 1598 causing Infante Manuel to be sad, but Marie of Medici would be able to help him recover from the death of his brother, Marie of Medici would take the name Maria of Medici in Portugal and she would not get along with her mother in law, Margaret of Valois, despite that fact she would be known for her own fertility as she would have provided a raft of children and miscarriages as well but she would prove herself to be a worthy queen.

Maria of Medici would give birth to four surviving children namely: Sebastian (May 10, 1596), Claudia(May 10, 1598), Maria(June 2, 1601) and Alfonso(July 4, 1603).

 

[kasumigenx]

Isabella Clara Eugenia

On 1591, Francis III would marry Princess Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, she would be older than hm than 10 years, Francis III would marry his sister Catherine to Henry of Lorraine on 1596 to have peace with the House of Lorraine.

Isabella Clara Eugenia would be given reins to the control of the French government from 1591 to 1596 as Catherine of Medici had already died on 1591 until her husband was twenty one years old, this would mean that the Spanish would have control over the Spanish for a certain time.

From Freepedia Free Encyclopedia

“

Isabella Clara Eugenia

Children

Isabella Clara Eugenia and Francis III of France would have four surviving children

Henry IV of France May 2, 1592

Catherine of France December 15, 1596

Isabelle of France May 4, 1600

Philippe of France, Duke of Orleans October 2, 1603



”

 

[kasumigenx]

Catherine of France, Queen of Poland

On 1592, Queen Louise would arrange the match between Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and her daughter, Catherine of France, this would be approved by the Szlachta of Poland and not Anna of Austria who Sigismund Vasa really wanted and the Szlachta would approve of the marriage which would cause the negotiations with Anne of Austria to flounder causing his jilted bride, Princess Anne of Austria would marry Rannucio I Farnese a relative of the King of Portugal, she would also assist her husband in the administration of Poland and the betrothal between Catherine of France and Sigismund III would be signed on 1593.

Catherine of France would finally leave the French court in 1596 to marry Sigismund III Vasa, apparently, Catherine of France would prove to be a good Queen and a good influence to her husband and son, she would advise her children of religious tolerance as she has felt religious turmoil in her native France and she would some sympathy to Lutherans which would be inherited by her children, Catherine would promise to the Riksdag on 1599 that one of their sons would be raised as a Lutheran as she persuaded her husband Sigismund III to make concessions with the Riksdag on 1597 a year into their marriage and thus on 1508, when John Casimir was born, it would be decided that he would be raised as Lutheran while Wladyslaw would be raised as Catholic, but Wladyslaw would have pro-protestant leanings.

Catherine of France would bear five surviving children who were able to survive to adulthood and they were:

Catherine of Poland November 4, 1598

Wladyslaw June 10, 1600

Margaret of Poland May 2, 1604

John Casimir of Poland June 4, 1608

Hedwig of Poland May 10, 1611