The Short-lived marriage
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The Short-lived marriage
On 1189, Richard I, King of England would be crowned as the King of England and the Duke of Aquitaine for his mother, Eleanor, Richard I would marry Berengaria soon to have heirs of his own, despite the fact that he is betrothed to the sister of the King of France, however, Richard would decide to send Alice back to the King of France which would cause complications between the two monarchs and caused skirmishes so she was not sent back and instead is married to Richard I’s brother, John who was confirmed as the lord of Ireland and he would feel uncomfortable of John around in England due to him being proven to be an ally of his father against him so he would send him to Ireland in order to found his own kingdom.
Philippe II and Richard I would meet on Rouen to finalize their treaty of peace regarding the marriage of Alice of France and John I which would finalize the fact that Richard is not interested in marrying Alice of France, however, Philippe II would send a letter to Alice to marry John instead of being sent back to France and Richard would be later upset when he learned of the manipulations of Philippe.
Richard would feel very angry towards his brother, John but he would decide to forgive both Alice and John for marrying without his own permission so was Eleanor of Aquitaine who is also furious of John who is described as sly as a fox, that is why the King of Ireland, John would gain the nickname, John the Fox of Ireland.
The marriage between John and Alice was said to be done by the Swift actions of Philippe II of France and John was the one who would benefit from those actions and the ultimate victor from that was Philippe II of France who would gain an ally through John, Lord of Ireland, however, Richard would built in alliances in the continent to offset that.
Richard would act fast and marry his niece, Matilda Richeza of Saxony to Imre of Hungary in proxy during that time which would bring wonders to Richard and create a genealogical link between the Kings of England and Hungary and she would arrive shortly after the proxy marriage.
Berengaria would arrive on the beginning of 1190, she would be described as a beauty by the monarchs and was crowned as Queen, she immediately announced her pregnancy and Richard I of England would be very happy with his wife Berengaria, however, she would give birth to a son she would name Henry and she would shortly die of Puerperal fever and Richard I would quickly remarry to another woman, Yolande of Hainault, Yolande of Hainault would quickly become pregnant and gave birth to a son named William, however, Richard I would leave for the crusade in the latter part of 1191 before he would be able to know that Yolande was pregnant of his son, however he would receive a letter about it on his arrival on the crusade, however, he would be suspicious of his son with Yolande’s paternity until he actually met him on 1194 when he returned.
Yolande of Hainault is a woman suggested to him by his sister, Marie of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Mathew of Paris would describe Queen Berengaria as a fair beauty, but she would be described by him as the most beautiful queen of England since Queen Godiva.
The Short-lived marriage
On 1189, Richard I, King of England would be crowned as the King of England and the Duke of Aquitaine for his mother, Eleanor, Richard I would marry Berengaria soon to have heirs of his own, despite the fact that he is betrothed to the sister of the King of France, however, Richard would decide to send Alice back to the King of France which would cause complications between the two monarchs and caused skirmishes so she was not sent back and instead is married to Richard I’s brother, John who was confirmed as the lord of Ireland and he would feel uncomfortable of John around in England due to him being proven to be an ally of his father against him so he would send him to Ireland in order to found his own kingdom.
Philippe II and Richard I would meet on Rouen to finalize their treaty of peace regarding the marriage of Alice of France and John I which would finalize the fact that Richard is not interested in marrying Alice of France, however, Philippe II would send a letter to Alice to marry John instead of being sent back to France and Richard would be later upset when he learned of the manipulations of Philippe.
Richard would feel very angry towards his brother, John but he would decide to forgive both Alice and John for marrying without his own permission so was Eleanor of Aquitaine who is also furious of John who is described as sly as a fox, that is why the King of Ireland, John would gain the nickname, John the Fox of Ireland.
The marriage between John and Alice was said to be done by the Swift actions of Philippe II of France and John was the one who would benefit from those actions and the ultimate victor from that was Philippe II of France who would gain an ally through John, Lord of Ireland, however, Richard would built in alliances in the continent to offset that.
Richard would act fast and marry his niece, Matilda Richeza of Saxony to Imre of Hungary in proxy during that time which would bring wonders to Richard and create a genealogical link between the Kings of England and Hungary and she would arrive shortly after the proxy marriage.
Berengaria would arrive on the beginning of 1190, she would be described as a beauty by the monarchs and was crowned as Queen, she immediately announced her pregnancy and Richard I of England would be very happy with his wife Berengaria, however, she would give birth to a son she would name Henry and she would shortly die of Puerperal fever and Richard I would quickly remarry to another woman, Yolande of Hainault, Yolande of Hainault would quickly become pregnant and gave birth to a son named William, however, Richard I would leave for the crusade in the latter part of 1191 before he would be able to know that Yolande was pregnant of his son, however he would receive a letter about it on his arrival on the crusade, however, he would be suspicious of his son with Yolande’s paternity until he actually met him on 1194 when he returned.
Yolande of Hainault is a woman suggested to him by his sister, Marie of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Mathew of Paris would describe Queen Berengaria as a fair beauty, but she would be described by him as the most beautiful queen of England since Queen Godiva.
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