Portuguese marriage
The favored sons
This TL is concerned about Prince Afonso, the husband of Isabella of Aragon and Charles Orlando, the son of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany.
Portuguese marriage
Her first marriage was to Prince Afonso, the only son and heir of king John II of Portugal from his marriage with Eleanor of Viseu. The wedding, by proxy, took place in the spring of 1490 in Seville. On 19 November of that year, Isabella arrived in Badajoz, where she was welcomed by Afonso's uncle Manuel. Afonso and Isabella were reunited in Elvas on 22 November and, on the following day, Isabella met her mother-in-law, Queen Eleanor, in the Convento do Espinheiro in Évora, where the court had gathered to ratify the marriage that had been celebrated earlier in Seville.
Though the marriage had been arranged by the Treaty of Alcáçovas, the marriage quickly became a love match. Isabella proved a popular figure with the Portuguese royal family due to her knowledge of their language and customs brought about by the years she spent in Portugal as a child.
On November 10, 1492, Isabella would celebrate the birth of a baby girl named Catarina or Catherine,
All in all, Isabella and Afonso would have 5 children.
Catherine of Portugal November 10, 1492
John of Portugal May 10, 1494
Beatrice of Portugal May 29, 1498
Ferdinand of Portugal June 2, 1500
Eleanor of Portugal January 10, 1501
On 1495, she is crowned with her husband, Afonso VI of Portugal as the queen consort, Isabella would assume the responsibilities as Princess of Asturias as Margaret, Princess of Asturias would give birth to a stillborn daughter after the death of her husband, the late Prince of Asturias, Isabella would die due to complications after giving birth to Eleanor of Portugal on 1501, she was just 31.
This TL is concerned about Prince Afonso, the husband of Isabella of Aragon and Charles Orlando, the son of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany.
Portuguese marriage
Her first marriage was to Prince Afonso, the only son and heir of king John II of Portugal from his marriage with Eleanor of Viseu. The wedding, by proxy, took place in the spring of 1490 in Seville. On 19 November of that year, Isabella arrived in Badajoz, where she was welcomed by Afonso's uncle Manuel. Afonso and Isabella were reunited in Elvas on 22 November and, on the following day, Isabella met her mother-in-law, Queen Eleanor, in the Convento do Espinheiro in Évora, where the court had gathered to ratify the marriage that had been celebrated earlier in Seville.
Though the marriage had been arranged by the Treaty of Alcáçovas, the marriage quickly became a love match. Isabella proved a popular figure with the Portuguese royal family due to her knowledge of their language and customs brought about by the years she spent in Portugal as a child.
On November 10, 1492, Isabella would celebrate the birth of a baby girl named Catarina or Catherine,
All in all, Isabella and Afonso would have 5 children.
Catherine of Portugal November 10, 1492
John of Portugal May 10, 1494
Beatrice of Portugal May 29, 1498
Ferdinand of Portugal June 2, 1500
Eleanor of Portugal January 10, 1501
On 1495, she is crowned with her husband, Afonso VI of Portugal as the queen consort, Isabella would assume the responsibilities as Princess of Asturias as Margaret, Princess of Asturias would give birth to a stillborn daughter after the death of her husband, the late Prince of Asturias, Isabella would die due to complications after giving birth to Eleanor of Portugal on 1501, she was just 31.
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