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The Son of Burgundy
Sons of Burgundy


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The Son of Burgundy

On Early 1462, Isabella of Bourbon, wife of the Duke of Burgundy, announces a pregnancy and in December 4, 1462, another daughter, Isabella of Burgundy is born, named after his mother and wife, this is followed by another pregnancy in the middle of 1464 announced by Isabella of Bourbon which would finally result in a birth of a son in February 2, 1465 named Philip, duke of Charolais and a last child in November 2, 1469 named Philippa.

The birth of three more children would give the Duke of Burgundy more children and more bargaining chips to his allies and a male heir.

Children of Isabella of Bourbon and Charles the Bold

Mary of Burgundy b. 1457

Isabella of Burgundy b. 1462

Philip, duke of Charolais b. 1465

Philippa of Burgundy b. 1469

Mary was named after Marie of Anjou, the mother of Charles VIII, Isabella is named after her mother and grandmother named Isabella and Philippa is named after her great grandmother, Philippa of Lancaster and Philip, duke of Charolais is named after Charles’ the Bold’s father, Philip of Burgundy.

Mary was named after Marie of Anjou, the mother of Charles VIII, Isabella is named after her mother and grandmother named Isabella and Philippa is named after her great grandmother, Philippa of Lancaster and Philip, count of Charolais is named after Charles’ the Bold’s father, Philip of Burgundy.

Charles would be a devoted father to Philip and passed to him his hopes of an heir to Burgundy itself, it was said that his son, Philip is his favorite son and his daughters are alliance pawns which the daughters would accept.
 
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Marriages and alliances
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Empress Maria von Burgund

Marriages and alliances

Mary of Burgundy was betrothed at first to the Prince of Taranto, however this betrothal was ended due to Mary herself not wanting to marry him, while the other daughter of Charles, Isabella is a possibility, however, Isabella would end up betrothed to the Nicholas, duke of Anjou, Mary’s engagement and betrothal dowries would include Breisgau and Alsace.

By 1471, the 14-year-old Mary of Burgundy and the 12-year-old Maximilian are engaged and married, the marriage was attended by both their parents and Maximilian was made a knight of golden fleece and the bride and the groom are said to be showered in Gold which was perfect for a future Empress of the Romans, this would be a beneficial marriage to the Burgundians because it will give Burgundy a long-term alliance with the Germans and Isabella of Burgundy would meet her fiancée, Nicholas, duke of Lorraine that summer while, Philippa of Burgundy is betrothed to the Dauphin, the son of Louis XI who is a year old in this point, the betrothal and later marriage of the Dauphin with Philippa will neutralize any threats to the Duke of Burgundy, by 1473, Isabella of Burgundy is married to Nicholas, duke of Lorraine and the heir to Anjou, the future heir to the Angevin territories in the start of 1474 and the two became very happy about the marriage, Isabella is just 11 years old and the marriage would be consummated a few years after this.

A betrothal of Jeanne of France and the Duke of Charolais is arranged by the Duke of Burgundy on 1473 and the King of France who wanted Burgundy to stay in the treaty of Arras which was promulgated many decades ago, on the reign of the previous Duke of Burgundy which would mean that the Duke of Burgundy should have a betrothal with a French Princess like his father and his predecessors and the betrothal of Princess Philippa of Burgundy and Charles would be solidified here as well.
 
The Castilian Son
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The Castilian Marriage

On 1462, the Queen of Castile, Joanna of Portugal would give birth to stillborn daughter and dies afterwards, the King of Castile Henry IV’s armies against the rebellious armies who supported his brother would kill his own younger brother, in the revolt, making youngest his sister, Isabella as the heiress and a betrothal between the son of the King of Portugal Afonso V, the sister of Joanna of Portugal would happen, and Isabella was sent to Portugal.

Princess Margaret of York, the Princess of England would embark to marry Infante Peter of Portugal in 1467 to Aragon, however on her arrival her groom would die, and she would not be able to afford to return to England, however a marriage proposal between her and the divorced Ferdinand, Prince of Girona would happen in the early months of 1468, Ferdinand, Prince of Girona would marry Margaret of York.

The marriage between Margaret of York and Ferdinand, Prince of Girona would produce a single daughter named Joanna b. May 2, 1470.
 
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Mary of Burgundy
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Emperor Maximilian I and his wife Mary of Burgundy

Mary of Burgundy

By 1471, the 14-year-old Mary of Burgundy and the 12-year-old Maximilian are engaged and married, the marriage was attended by both their parents and Maximilian was made a knight of golden fleece and the bride and the groom are said to be showered in Gold which was perfect for a future Empress of the Romans, this would be a beneficial marriage to the Burgundians because it will give Burgundy a long-term alliance with the Germans, she is beautiful and loved by the Austrians and her subjects.

Mary of Burgundy and her groom, the 12-year-old Maximilian, the son of Emperor Frederick III would voyage to Austria after the marriage, briefly settling in Breisgau and Alsace which was her dower lands due to the lands being the troubled lands between the Duke of Burgundy and the Dukes of Austria, after they arrive to the Duchy of Austria in 1473, the two would start to consummate their marriage.

The marriage was prolific and was a powerful couple in Europe and would mean an alliance of Burgundy with Austria in case the French would violate their treaty with Austria and loved by her mother in law, Eleanor of Portugal due to her Portuguese heritage via her grandmother, Isabella of Portugal, she would be crowned as Empress with her husband in 1493.

She gave birth to 10 children between 1474 and 1490

*Frederick b. July 22, 1474

*Elizabeth b. January 10, 1476

*Philip b. September 2, 1478

*Rudolf b. May 2, 1480

*Mary b. June 2, 1482

*Ernest b. February 20, 1484

*Leopold b. October 10, 1485

*Anna b. May 25, 1486

*Rudolph b. January 2, 1489

*Henry b. November 4, 1490
 
Isabella of Burgundy and Nicholas, duke of Anjou and Lorraine, Count of Provence
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Rene, King of Naples, grandfather of Nicholas of Anjou

Isabella of Burgundy and Nicholas, duke of Anjou and Lorraine, Count of Provence

by 1473, Isabella of Burgundy is married to Nicholas, duke of Lorraine and the heir to Anjou, the future heir to the Angevin territories in the start of 1474 and the two became very happy about the marriage, Isabella is just 11 years old and the marriage would be consummated a few years after this.

The marriage was one of the alliances between the Burgundians and the Angevins and the eldest daughter Mary was too high of prestige to marry Nicholas and Isabella was the one married to Nicholas herself.

The marriage was said to be the one that tied Burgundy to Anjou and Lorraine and in the end would be a marriage would be the one which would guarantee peace between the Duchies of Lorraine and Burgundy and prevented a war between the two duchies.

Isabella of Burgundy would give birth to four children, sired by her husband

*Yolande of Lorraine b. May 2, 1479

*Louis of Lorraine, duke of Calabria b. May 2, 1482

*Isabella of Lorraine b. June 2, 1486

*Charles b. May 10, 1495
 
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The Bold and the Spider
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Louis XI
The Bold and the Spider

By 1475, the other daughters and children of Charles the Bold other than Philippa and Philip have left Burgundy and the King of France have arranged a double marriage between Philip of Burgundy to Joan of France and Philippa to Charles, the dauphin, the betrothal would free Louis, the Duke of Orleans from his betrothal to Jeanne of France and negotiate an alliance with Edward IV to betroth with Elizabeth of York from England, which is started in the same year as well because he is freed from the engagement with Jeanne d’ Orleans.

The King of France is not worried about the Duke of Orleans having more power since he has small lands and the King of England having heirs.

However, the King of France would focus on the betrothal of Philip, duke of Charolais and his daughter Jeanne of France and the two would meet on the end of 1475 and at this time they were starting to be fond of each other.

On the end of the year, Charles the Bold and Louis XI would talk regarding the future of the marriage between their two children and at this point Louis XI’s eldest daughter, Anne is married to the Duke of Bourbon and Louis XI would want the Burgundians to remain out of conflict with the French.

In this time this will dash a hope for a marriage between Cunegonde of Austria and Philip, count of Charolais, marriage wanted by Emperor Frederick III, but he has the marriage of his son to Mary of Burgundy as his future empress, so it is not his own problem and since he has Mary of Burgundy as his own daughter in law.

Aside from the marriage, the King of France would force Charles the Bold to disinherit his two elder daughters in favor of Philippa of the French parts of the Burgundian inheritance in case Philip count of Charolais dies without children.

Charles the Bold would be shocked at the frail constitution of Jeanne of France but would choose to continue in the marriage plan as it would mean peace between Burgundy and France even if the Duchess and Duke of Burgundy have bad feelings about this future marriage, they must follow the old treaty of Arras between the Burgundians and the French.

The Burgundians would control the area that is the borders of the Germans and the Romanic speaking French and having either the Anjous or the Habsburgs controlling Burgundy is against the policies of the King of France and he would do his best for the French territories to go to the royal sphere.
 
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Survival of the Lancastrians
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Henry VI of England
Survival of the Lancastrians

On 1470, Edward of Westminister maimed the Yorkist King Edward on Tewkesburry and rose up as Edward IV of Lacastrians and refused to marry Anne Neville, which would represent his own blood lust against the yorkists and married Margaret Stewart, Princess of Scotland on 1471, which would guarantee the Scots-French alliance to be nullified.

Edward IV would banish Elizabeth of Woodville and her surviving daughters from England.

Edward IV and Margaret would have these following children;

*Margaret of York (10 April 1472 – 11 December 1472).

*Henry, Prince of Wales August 17, 1473

*Anne of York November 2, 1475

*Edward March 10, 1477

*Catherine of York August 14, 1479

*Mary of York May 2, 1483
 
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Death of an heir and a shift on alliances
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Madeleine of France, the Queen of Navarre

Death of an heir and a shift on alliances

In 1476, Francis, the son of Gaston, Prince of Viana would die due to a sickness and a marriage between Catherine of Navarre and the Dauphin was arranged, this would nullify the betrothal between Philippa of Burgundy and the Dauphin as well as the tentative marriage between the deformed princess of France, Jeanne, and the betrothal with Cunigonde of Austria would happen in the end and Charles II the Bold would see this renunciation of betrothal to be an insult to him due to the French wanting the lands of Navarre and the Burgundians would want to take more lands in France in the end and the Habsburgs would join in the war against France.

The Emperor, Frederick III would give Charles the Bold and his heir a crown of a Kingdom of Burgundy and requested that Philip, duke of Charolais to go to his own custody.

In Paris his troops would go in the following year due to his being insulted by the French with the Austrian troops given by Frederick III, a battle that would be fought in vain and ally with Edward IV of England and betroth his daughter Philippa to Henry, Prince of Wales and the promise of the restoration of Gascony and the Lancastrian lands of France with England and Edward IV would oblige to do so.
 
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