That Wacky Redhead
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The Bar set was only used in a couple of episodes. For example, if you remember the one with the gourmet night, the guests enjoy a couple of drinks in the bar before failing to enjoy a meal in the restaurant. The bar was definutely seperate from the restaurant - in fact it was on the opposite side of the hotel, the other side of the office from the reception.
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A still of the finished logo would be fine. I was not expecting you to take it further than that.
You're most welcome! I consider that one of the primary objectives of this timeline - teaching people about television trivia
Very well, he's a rough idea of what I had in mind for the logo bumper:
As noted, a starfield, and the lettering changed from gold to a brilliant white. I discovered a more accurate (and contemporary) representation of how I wanted the Desilu logo to be animated - based on the OTL Orion Pictures logo (from 1984). The section from :08 to :12 would form the basis of how the Desilu image would look. Instead of the "O", the letters would be "written" under the dot in the "i", which would in turn form somehow out of the starfield. The melody would be a more modern arrangement of the original.
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And now, for what I like to call the Portugal Package! A few odds and ends pertaining to the kingdom (yes, kingdom) as it exists ITTL:
The population of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1981 ITTL. The OTL population (of just the Continente, along the two autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira) was 9,833,000, compared to 9,790,000 ITTL. Why the difference? Well, those four additional autonomous regions will not see an exodus of Europeans returning to Portugal, because they never became independent. Indeed, emigration from the continent to the insular regions will continue. Note also that Portugal is divided into "Continental Portugal" (usually just O Continente in Portuguese parlance) and "Insular Portugal" (Portugal Insular, though properly As Regiões Autónomas - the autonomous regions), because the term "metropole" (and its complement, "overseas") is deemed too loaded and insensitive - and it helps that all six autonomous region are either islands, or on islands (Timor), or partly islands (Macau). That said, I'll use the non-PC terms to shed light on an intriguing detail: Portugal's 83% metropolitan population constitutes the smallest of any de facto colonial power. The next-smallest is the United Kingdom, at just over 90%, although it should be noted that the overwhelming majority of the peripheral population (9%) lives in Hong Kong, the single most populous colony left in the world (with five million people c. 1981). France, by contrast, has a metropolitan population of over 97%, c. 1983. Another fun fact: the population of the territories Portugal lost in the last decade is 21,155,000 in 1981 - nearly double that of what remains (1.9 times, to be more precise).
Say hello to the flag of the Kingdom of Portugal - mostly the same as the republican flag, except for the crown (which has resulted in the arms being vertically re-centred). Hardcore monarchists would have preferred the 1830-1910 design, yes, but in the end (and unlike Henri V of France, back in 1871), they're willing to compromise on the great flag debate. It should be noted that the monarchy had been deposed for 62 years - which is, if I'm not mistaken, the longest interregnum in modern European history (the next-longest is that of Spain, at 44 years - also the longest IOTL) - that's almost as long as the 1830-1910 flag had flown under the monarchy!
Besides, the monarchical coat of arms was restored, whole-cloth (replacing the republican version without so much as a minor concession):
There was a flag debate, though, and while it raged, a placeholder flag (what I like to call the "sewn-on crown" design, which should be self-explanatory) was in use - introduced when Edward/Duarte II was enthroned (Portuguese monarchs do not have coronations). Speaking of our Edward II (and his son, Edward III), let's take a look at his family tree:
Every Portuguese (and Brazilian) monarch since John VI has been descended from him. This list of Portuguese monarchs is presented in order from left-to-right, top-to-bottom (along with the two Brazilian Emperors for completion's sake). What's not listed is that Edward II very helpfully married a great-granddaughter of Pedro II of Brazil - the daughter of a pretender to the throne (there have been two competing lines since 1921), thus reuniting the branches of the family. However, Edward II's line is the sole legitimate agnatic line of descent from John VI, and has been since the death of his older half-brother Miguel in 1923 - whose marriage was declared illegitimate because he wed a commoner. Yes, really. Pretenders take their claims very seriously - in fact, that's exactly why there are two competing lines to the throne of Brazil. When Edward II took the throne in 1972, he actually became the first King of the House of Braganza since 1853 - Maria II's descendants were technically of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (yes, that Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), though they continued to style themselves as being of the House of Braganza (apparently it's just not a name that non-Germans wear with pride).
Which brings us to Edward II's sons. He had three. The eldest, Edward III (known as Duarte Pio IOTL) did not marry until 1996, at age 50, to a minor Portuguese aristocrat. They've since had two sons and a daughter - and a good thing, too, because both of his younger brothers remain unmarried. But ITTL, Edward III is going to become King at age 30 - and I think we all remember what happened to the last unmarried King named Edward. He won't be waiting until 20 years into his reign to tie the knot, especially since his brothers seem remarkably unwilling to establish new cadet lines for the House of Braganza. The question is, who will be the lucky bride? Well, I'm scouting for suitable young ladies of the blood royal (or the blood noble - that'll do in a pinch). Sadly, although Umberto II of Italy lives in exile in Portugal, his daughters are a bit too old - even his youngest is three years older than Edward III, and already married in 1970. A shame, because they'd be perfect otherwise. I've also been looking at more Brazilian ties, and so far the leading candidate on that front is Eleanora, his second cousin (Isabel, the Princess Imperial, is their mutual great-grandmother) - she's from the other competing line for the Brazilian throne and she married into the nobility IOTL (in fact, her brother also married her husband's sister). But I'm not committed yet (and therefore, neither is he).
One note about regnal names: although Edward II and Edward III are always called Duarte in Portuguese, and although by this time most English-language media referred to foreign monarchs (and pretenders) by their native names instead of English translations, I feel that this wouldn't be the case for the two Kings Edward, since Edward is a name of English origin. Besides, "King Edward" really is a name that just rolls off the tongue (that's probably why England has had eleven of them so far
)Thus concludes the Portugal Package! Thanks to Archangel for his advice on a couple of key points. Any remaining faults are all my own.
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And finally, a special announcement! As promised long, long ago, e of pi is going to be gracing this timeline with a guest update, partly as amends for the April Fools joke which we pulled on all of you last year. In fact, his update is the next one on the list! It's going to be an Appendix A update, about a subject very near and dear to his heart...
I propose His Most Faithful Majesty the King be affianced to Jeanne de Chantal Alice Clothilde Marie d'Orléans, Princesse de France. She is the tenth child of (in 1970) the Orleanist (and Chambordist-Legitimist) pretender to the throne of France - therefore of the blood royal. She is a year younger than His Most Faithful Majesty. And most importantly (to me and the kinds of people who would most stand behind His Most Faithful Majesty) she is a Catholic already. IOTL, she also had three children, one on top of the other it seems (though delayed somewhat - OTL she married in 1972), including, most importantly for the House of Braganza, two boys. She is also directly descended on her mother's side from Isabel, Princess Imperial, the heiress presumptive of Brazil when her father was overthrown.
Unfortunately, if you want Bourbon legitimists, that'll be very hard to do, as its seems nearly all of them are too old or descended from lines that married morganatically.
) she is a Catholic already. IOTL, she also had three children, one on top of the other it seems (though delayed somewhat - OTL she married in 1972), including, most importantly for the House of Braganza, two boys. She is also directly descended on her mother's side from Isabel, Princess Imperial, the heiress presumptive of Brazil when her father was overthrown.Unfortunately, if you want Bourbon legitimists, that'll be very hard to do, as its seems nearly all of them are too old or descended from lines that married morganatically.
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Thank you. It's not perfect, but it gives a rough idea of what I want. As the Orion and DiC logos demonstrate, space iconography was very popular in the 1980s.
Thank you, Archangel, not least of all for your help in making it soExcellent update, Brainbin!
I want to say that I really appreciate your efforts in finding His Most Faithful Majesty a bride - I've been doing a lot of searching, and have grown increasingly frustrated at all the dead ends I've been hitting. (It's becoming easier to see why Duarte Pio did not marry IOTL until 1996.) A few of the "natural" dynasties to marry into (such as the Savoys or the Spanish Bourbons) suffer from a dearth of eligible candidates. Another problem is that I'm not sure how many royal women in Europe speak Portuguese - if it had the prominence of English, French, German, or Spanish, there wouldn't be a problem. However, with regards to your candidate, Jeanne-Chantal (or any Orleanist princess in general) would be a fine choice but for one roadblock: her mother, Princess Isabelle of Brazil, is the sister of Edward III's mother, Princess Maria Francisca, making them first cousins. (Their mutual first cousin, Princess Maria da Gloria, was one of the prime candidates before I disqualified her for the same reason.) If these were the 1870s, the marriage would have taken place before the word "go", but in this post-DNA society, one well-acquainted with the perils of inbreeding (courtesy not a few royal exemplars thereof), I can't see two such close relatives being allowed to marry. (The most recent royal intermarriage of first cousins was in 1933 - since 1938, there has been no royal intermarriage between two individuals closer than second cousins). For reference, the Prince of Wales ITTL married his second cousin, once removed, in 1980, and even then there were no doubt many wags commenting on the closeness of their genetic relationship - to be fair (not counting Edward III's potential bride) it ties for the closest intermarriage since 1938.I propose His Most Faithful Majesty the King be affianced to Jeanne de Chantal Alice Clothilde Marie d'Orléans, Princesse de France. She is the tenth child of (in 1970) the Orleanist (and Chambordist-Legitimist) pretender to the throne of France - therefore of the blood royal. She is a year younger than His Most Faithful Majesty. And most importantly (to me and the kinds of people who would most stand behind His Most Faithful Majesty
Unfortunately, if you want Bourbon legitimists, that'll be very hard to do, as its seems nearly all of them are too old or descended from lines that married morganatically.
I agree that Edward III would ideally marry a fellow Catholic, although I think all but the very most religiously conservative Portuguese would accept a Protestant who converted - which has been standard operating practice for a very long time. For example, the proposed marriage between Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (second-in-line to the British throne), and Princess Helene of Orleans (daughter of the French pretender) in the early-1890s was scuttled only because her father and the Pope (!) refused to allow her to convert - this is notably after Queen Victoria gave the marriage her blessing under that condition (Act of Settlement and all that). The same principle holds for Orthodox brides - closer to home (temporally and spatially), Juan Carlos of Spain married Princess Sophia of Greece, who converted for him. That said, I've mostly been looking at Catholics:
- As before, the likeliest candidate is Princess Eleanora of Braganza-Orleans, his second cousin. In many ways, she's ideal: of the blood royal, Portuguese-speaking, Catholic... the only flaw, and it's really more a nitpick, is that she's from the Brazilian imperial family, as opposed to a native Portuguese aristocrat. But considering the very high degree of intermarriage between Portuguese and Brazilians, I think such a wedding would only endear Edward III to his subjects (and, perhaps, to Brazilians - important in a situation where Edward III, like Juan Carlos next door, emerges as the symbolic head of a supranational ethnolinguistic association). She's on the younger side - born in 1953 - so she couldn't marry Edward III before 1974 (when he's still the Prince Royal). More likely, they would be wed in the late-1970s.
- An interesting candidate I've discovered is Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, daughter of the reigning prince (Franz Joseph II), and second cousin, once removed, of Edward III, through their mutual descent from Miguel I (who seems to have been the Christian IX of Catholic dynasts). Born in 1950, she's one of the few candidates from a regnant dynasty, however small. Her father's popularity and economic policies might make a good model for the Iberian Sunrise (though his absolute rule would not). She speaks Spanish and even married a Spanish aristocrat IOTL, though she has only one child, a daughter (though remember, the sex is the man's fault ).
- But as far as tiny European hereditary monarchies go, you can't get any smaller than Monaco, and Princess Caroline of Monaco is indeed a candidate, though rather young (she was born in 1957). Her first marriage was in 1978, IOTL, and it wouldn't happen any earlier than that ITTL for fear of impropriety. This is a good wedding for attracting American attention - Grace Kelly is her mother, after all, and many of her old Hollywood friends attended Caroline's first wedding IOTL. Caroline speaks all five EFIGS languages - Portuguese wouldn't be that much of a stretch for her. She'd also be active in humanitarian causes, making her a model Queen.
- Just as Princess Caroline would mostly be a political marriage, so too would Andrea von Habsburg, eldest child and daughter of the legendary Otto von Habsburg (and second cousin, once removed, to Edward III). She's the right age (born in 1953), and a late-1970s marriage would take place against the backdrop of the monarchical revival, which would include the failed "Ottonian" movement - seeking to restore the pretender to the throne of Austria, or perhaps even a pan-German monarchy. Having his daughter marry the King whose dynasty has been restored to the throne after 62 years (even by 1978, Austria had only been a republic for 60) would send a powerful message. Otto von Habsburg himself is, of course, an avowed liberal and constitutional monarchist - a model for the ideals of the Iberian Sunrise. He's also one of the foremost advocates of European integration - the marriage might also be an attempt to bring Portugal (and by extension, Spain) into the EEC orbit. The problem? Andrea married a German IOTL, and there's no indication that I could find that she speaks any other language. Even her polyglot father (who "spoke German, Hungarian, Croatian, English, Spanish, French and Latin fluently") isn't listed as being proficient in Portuguese, though his family did live in Portugal for a time and I'm sure he had a working knowledge of the language. The question is, did he pass any of it on to his daughter? To be honest, if he did, then I think she's my choice.
- Some candidates with titles on the Italian peninsula include Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who was born in 1950 and married the Napoleonic claimant to the French throne in 1978 IOTL; another is Princess Maria Antoinette of Tuscany, also born in 1950, who has the advantage of being a Habsburg - though since that branch of the family has retreated to Austria, the problem of whether she could even speak Portuguese (or any Romance language, for that matter) remains.
Thank you, Thande!
That point always stuck with me because it's a great example of how fickle and peculiar people can be.Well, Dan, since you're such a fan of promoting Canadian-style solutions to European problems, I'm surprised you haven't hit on the answer yourself - make them both national anthems!Interesting Portugal update. Next question - would Portugal retain A Portuguesa as the national anthem or replace it with the Hino da Carta?
"A Portuguesa" (with slight lyrical changes as needed - I didn't spot anything explicitly anti-monarchical, but I'm sure there's nuance there that I can't understand) would remain the national anthem, but the "Hino da Carta" could be introduced as a royal anthem, in much the same way as "God Save the Queen" is used in Canada IOTL. Alternatively, the New Zealand solution of two national anthems (of equal status) could be used - amusingly enough, they hit on this solution (counting both "God Defend New Zealand" and "God Save the Queen" as national anthems) in 1977, contemporary with the Portuguese debate on the issue ITTL - New Zealand might very well see Portugal as an inspiration. As a matter of fact, so might Canada - "O Canada" didn't become the official (and sole) national anthem until 1980, IOTL.Remember, Brainbin, the Holy Father (IIRC it's different for kings, because usually this sort of thing is done with the local bishops, but the Roman Rota deals with declarations of nullity of sovereigns directly) can pretty much grant a dispensation for consanguinity unless they're obviously incestuous, like parental or sibling bonds. However, I think at the time while His Holiness could grant dispensations to marry Protestants or Orthodox, the condition was (and to some extent still is) that all children be raised Catholic (this was modified in the new Code of Canon Law in 1983 OTL somewhat, but at the time of marriage it is likely the stricter standard of the 1917 Code is still likely in effect here.) That explains why the Orleans princess couldn't marry the Protestant aristo, because the Pope and her father knew that there was a snowball's chance in Hell that the husband would consent to such a condition.
One place you might look could be the more senior, traditionally Catholic line of the Hohenzollerns (the junior branch is the one of the Kaisers). They supplied the Kings of Romania, though naturally most of the royals are Romanian Orthodox. I'll get back to you If I can...
Oh, further note - It is unlikely that most European royals would know Portuguese, with the partial exception of the ones exiled there. Most royal spouses are, however, expected to eventually learn the language of their country.
One place you might look could be the more senior, traditionally Catholic line of the Hohenzollerns (the junior branch is the one of the Kaisers). They supplied the Kings of Romania, though naturally most of the royals are Romanian Orthodox. I'll get back to you If I can...
Oh, further note - It is unlikely that most European royals would know Portuguese, with the partial exception of the ones exiled there. Most royal spouses are, however, expected to eventually learn the language of their country.
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Here I'll list my list of potential candidates excepting Princess Chantal d'Orleans, to be updated.
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (age 19 in 1970)
Pros: Catholic, just about the right age, second-cousin of HMFM the King.
Cons: Seems a bit eccentric OTL, known for making unsubstantiated accusations of rape, a convinced republican OTL. Also arguably product of a morganatic marriage to Lilian Baels.
Archduchess Maria Alberta of Austria (age 25 in 1970) (Note: OTL she married someone else in 1969, but with a 1966 POD, we can invoke butterflies.)
Pros: Catholic, just a year older than the King, a Habsburg, though not an Ottonian (she is descended from Franz Josef and Sisi)
Cons: OTL only produced daughters (though it's the man's fault, really.)
I think the problem with someone His Most Faithful Majesty's age is that not too many royals, like most Europeans generally, were having children in the late 40's to early 50's, due likely to a little something known as the Second World War.
My preference from your candidates, Brainbin, would probably be Archduchess Andrea. Then again, I'm a sucker for the recent Habsburgs, especially the direct descendant of an OTL Beatus.
Also, I think we can consider gels up to three years older - the King of the Belgians in 1970 was happily married to someone two years his senior (pity they didn't have children).
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (age 19 in 1970)
Pros: Catholic, just about the right age, second-cousin of HMFM the King.
Cons: Seems a bit eccentric OTL, known for making unsubstantiated accusations of rape, a convinced republican OTL. Also arguably product of a morganatic marriage to Lilian Baels.
Archduchess Maria Alberta of Austria (age 25 in 1970) (Note: OTL she married someone else in 1969, but with a 1966 POD, we can invoke butterflies.)
Pros: Catholic, just a year older than the King, a Habsburg, though not an Ottonian (she is descended from Franz Josef and Sisi)
Cons: OTL only produced daughters (though it's the man's fault, really.)
I think the problem with someone His Most Faithful Majesty's age is that not too many royals, like most Europeans generally, were having children in the late 40's to early 50's, due likely to a little something known as the Second World War.
My preference from your candidates, Brainbin, would probably be Archduchess Andrea. Then again, I'm a sucker for the recent Habsburgs, especially the direct descendant of an OTL Beatus.
Also, I think we can consider gels up to three years older - the King of the Belgians in 1970 was happily married to someone two years his senior (pity they didn't have children).
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I'd just like to pipe in and agree with Francisco Cojuanco that not speaking Portuguese should discount a candidate immediately - plenty of consorts didn't speak the language of their spouses' country when they met them - IOTL the current Crown Princess of Denmark and Queen of the Netherlands, for example, and I'm not sure whether all the various Danish and German Princesses who married Russians in the 19th century could have been expected to have had Russian lessons.
I'm fairly sure that Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg didn't speak Spanish before becoming Queen of Spain either
I'm fairly sure that Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg didn't speak Spanish before becoming Queen of Spain either
What color are/will be the Star Trek DVDs here? Yellow, Blue and Red are rather convenient for only three seasons, but it's not just three seasons. Perhaps they'd abandon it altogether; the individual episode DVDs certainly didn't have that color scheme, nor the earlier VHS or LaserDisc releases.
I'm well aware that papal dispensation makes the marriage of close relatives permissible in the eyes of the Church (and you say sibling marriages are out, but - and I realize this is going way back - apparently at one point a dispensation for Mary Tudor and her half-brother, Henry FitzRoy, was on the table as an alternative to annulling the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon). But knowing the true cause of Charles II of Spain's numerous afflictions far outweighs even a papal dispensation in the eyes of many nowadays. Since WWII, the marriage of first cousins is simply not in vogue anymore in most of the Western world, even among the upper classes.
It would never happen, as long as the Act of Settlement 1701 remained in force - and Queen Victoria would never have the power to overturn that by herself, even if she wanted to. And Parliament wasn't going to get rid of it in 1891. (Even in 1971, I couldn't do it, though I did give it a try - even in 2011, it was a pretty near-run thing to finally overturn it, despite decades of precedent for succession reform in other monarchies). Everyone involved knew that. I suspect that the Count of Paris forbade the marriage because he didn't want to alienate his base of religious conservatives (many of whom only reluctantly supported him over his legitimist rival) and prevent a restoration. If we were talking about Philip VII, King of the French, the marriage would almost certainly go through - it would make far too much diplomatic sense not to (remember, Britain and France nearly went to war as late as 1898). And of course the Pope would oppose one of his faithful converting to Protestantism and raising her children in that faith.Francisco Cojuanco said:
I'm aware of that, but it's much easier to learn Portuguese (especially if you're an adult) if you know Spanish (described in some sources as at least partially mutually intelligible) than if you only know, say, English or German. In fact, I've come to suspect that a lot of these prospective brides would wind up speaking Portuguese with a Spanish accent.Francisco Cojuanco said:
I eliminated her pretty early on, despite being the scion of a reigning dynasty, precisely because of her maverick, flighty nature.
That's cutting it a bit too close to the POD for my liking, especially if there was a protracted courting period we don't know about. Besides, the Portuguese restoration wasn't really a sure thing until about that time ITTL anyway, and why would Maria Alberta wait around for a long-shot when she didn't IOTL?Francisco Cojuanco said:
Also, I feel the need to point out that even if Edward III sired only daughters, the eldest of them would still become Queen regnant of Portugal. The old monarchy had allowed daughters to inherit, for one thing, and no European country larger than Liechtenstein had succession by agnatic primogeniture after 1953, when Denmark overturned it by referendum - allowing then-Princess (now Queen) Margarethe to inherit over her uncle, Prince Knud (incidentally, the last European royal to marry his first cousin).
More importantly for dynastic purposes, she's an agnatic descendant of the last Emperor of Austria, the only Catholic imperial line other than those parvenu Bonapartes.Francisco Cojuanco said:
But if we assume that Edward III doesn't marry until after he becomes King (a safe assumption, IMO), he'll be ending his bachelorhood at age 30 at the earliest. And as you note, King Baudouin has no children, and Edward III and his advisers would be well aware of that fact (since, unlike Baudouin, his brothers are unmarried).Francisco Cojuanco said:
Welcome aboard, CarlAlbertForPresident! You're right that I've probably overstated the importance of a prospective bride knowing Portuguese - I had perceived it as a concession to more modern expectations, but your mention of the Queen of the Netherlands and the Crown Princess of Denmark are excellent counterpoints to that. In fact, that's helped me to cement my choice - along with my discovery that two of Andrea von Habsburg's younger sisters (twins, actually, and just a year younger than her - therefore likely to have had a very similar upbringing and education) both married Spanish-speakers IOTL. That, coupled with her father's fluency in Spanish, makes it likely that she too has a working knowledge of the language (which makes it that much easier for her to learn Portuguese).
What are DVDs?
(But in all seriousness, no, the uniform-based colour theming will not happen ITTL.)This is true, of course, though the problem is that it's much harder for me to identify potential brides among mere aristocrats
(seriously though, just look at this list of Portuguese marquesses, let alone counts or barons). Also, as I said before, one would assume that IOTL Duarte Pio very well could have married any of these eligible ladies, but for some reason did not - until he realized that he was middle-aged and neither of his younger brothers were going to get married. If I were to choose a Portuguese aristocrat, it would probably be one of the daughters of the Duke of Loulé, since they are of the blood royal, but so distantly related to him that inbreeding wouldn't be an issue.By the 1970s, strictly political royal marriages are on life support, but they're not dead yet, and the appeal of a marriage between Edward III and a daughter of Otto von Habsburg is strong on both sides of the equation. Therefore, allow me to present HMFM the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves, Dona Andreia de Habsburgo:
Here she is at her wedding to the King in Lisbon, in 1977 (the year after he was enthroned). Sadly, I couldn't find any pictures of Duarte Pio predating the mid-1990s (the time of his OTL marriage, and then the christening of his son and heir the following year), so I couldn't stick his head over top of her OTL groom even if I was any good at Photoshop. Their first son, HRH Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Carlos José, was born in 1978, and is Prince Royal of Portugal, Prince of Beira, Duke of Braganza, and Duke of Barcelos, among other titles. He has been joined by a younger sister and a younger brother (the Duke of Porto), as of 1981. (You didn't hear it from me, but she's pregnant again.)
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and contributions! I really appreciate it - and I had a lot of fun indulging my more... "Before 1900" writing sensibilities
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It's not even been fully overturned - while marrying Catholics is now permitted, being a Catholic still disqualifies you from the succession.
Likewise, for someone familiar with French, the phonetics are somewhat similar between both French and European Portuguese; Brazilian Portuguese is a different matter, seeing as it broke off early on during the colonial period and its phonetics therefore are probably much closer to Classical Portuguese (as is the Galician language; I guess there's something to be said for being under centuries of Spanish rule in the case of Galicia).
Well, for the 1970s/1980s, it would be an interesting shock if Duarte Pio in TTL decided to break the mold and think outside the box in terms of a potential marriage partner. Excluding some of the more obvious choices (i.e. virtually anyone involved with telenovelas, for very obvious reasons - and no, not as a snub to Roberto Marinho
), the field would be wide open and he could choose virtually anyone non-royal. The problem in this instance centers around what would be his "type", and (if not a native Portuguese speaker) whether the potential partner would be willing to learn Portuguese in order to communicate with her prospective new fellow country(wo)men.