The Merry King a Charles II timeline MK2

The Merry King
The Merry King a Charles II timeline


The Merry King

On 1660, Charles II would fail in the negotiations to marry Catherine of Braganza, it was said that Catherine of Braganza and her mother were worried about her marrying an iberian protestant with ties to Spain since there are still memories of Catherine of Aragon.

On 1663, Charles II would have entered a betrothal with a French Bride, the Grand Madamoiselle, Anne Marie Louise was made his bride to marry and was easily granted dispensation and was crowned and married to Charles II of England, the Grand Madamoiselle would have given birth two two sons, James, Prince of Wales(December 30, 1664) and Louis, duc of Montpensier(May 10, 1668).
 
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A Transfer
A Transfer

On 1661, the Spanish would swap the Northern half of Luzon(except for Bulacan and Corregimiento de Mariveles which would remain in Castilian control) and their rights to the trade with Japan to the Portuguese crown in exchange with the Portuguese controlled Celebes and Mollucas in order to fix the issue of Portugal in their claims to the Philippines against the Castilian crown and the Spanish would still retain control of that part of Luzon or Selurong but under the Portuguese crown.

On 1665, after the Spanish dealt with the rebels in the Northern Luzon led by Maniago and the Chinese reaction and Koxinga’s threat on the areas with Chinese population which was blamed for the Spanish to retreat from Mindanao and the Spice Islands. The Spanish would reconquer the rebellious Celebes.

The Maniago-Almazan-Malong revolt on 1660’s have ended the time that the Spanish have held the Northern half of Luzon and jumpstarted the Portuguese Crown rule there, this territory was ceded many decades after Celebes was ceded to the Portuguese, the revolt happened the Portuguese held Luzon would be called as Zambales or Sambali due to the tribes in the Western side of the territory and a certain festival in the territory in Piat in Cagayan de Zambales and the word Zambales is associated with head hunting and war, the other name of the territory and more names of the area is Selurong and Sapa, this revolt would have a factor in the national identity of Sambali/Zambales, the revolt would continue till 1669 even if the heads of the revolt were killed in the earlier part of 1660’s the Portuguese crown would record the continuation of the revolt after the transfer of the territory which would be remembered as the Portuguese-Sambali war.
 
Defeat of the Portuguese Revolt
Defeat of the Portuguese Revolt

By 1662, Spain had committed itself to a major effort to end the war. John of Austria the Younger, Philip IV's illegitimate son, led 14,000 men into Alentejo, and, the following year, they succeeded in taking Évora, the major city of the region, the Portuguese troops and Cortes had already deserted to the Spanish by the end of 1660.

The Spanish defeated the Portuguese revolt in a major engagement at Ameixial on 8 June 1663, and later Lisbon was captured in that time Catherine of Braganza would be taken by John of Austria the younger and was made into his wife, in the end of the war John of Braganza would be imprisoned and Alfonso of Braganza would be given a pardon by the Spanish crown.
 
Death of the Queen
Death of the Queen

On 1661, Louise Marie Gonzaga would die unexpectedly which would cause the Polish throne to try to find another bride for her own husband, she is 49 when she died, her second husband, John II Casimir would hope to prevent a dismemberment of Poland which he had predicted.

On 1662, John II Casimir and Princess Francizka Magdalena of Orleans would enter a proxy marriage a proxy marriage that they would hope to Produce a son to continue the Vasa dynasty, Francizka Magdalena would arrive in 1664 and finally marry her groom, the marriage would produce a sons named John Sigismund(May 10, 1665) and a daughter named Magdalena of Poland(June 2, 1669).

John II is said to be like Charles II of England and Scotland as their bride would determine the continuity of the rule of their Dynasty.
 
Koxinga and the Spanish
Koxinga and the Spanish

On 1662, the Spanish would battle with Koxinga in Formosa, who is supporting the chinese revolts in Manila and nearby regions as well as in Visayas, this was after the transfer of Northern Luzon to Portugal, the Spanish and Mexicans would deal with Koxinga while the Portuguese from Goa and would be the ones in charge of Northern Luzon and Celebes which would have diversified the command of the Spanish and made the Empire in the Malay Archipelago less over extension, the battle would end with the Spanish retreating from Formosa although not without the Spanish allying with the Qing Empire in 1663 in order to prevent a further excalation of the chinese revolts in Manila and nearby regions.

This time, Mindanao would be lost temporarily due to the Spanish reinforcing the areas with the Chinese revolt until 1670 due to the defeats incurred by the Spanish against Sultan Kudarat.
 
Death of the Queen
Death of the Queen

On 1661, Louise Marie Gonzaga would die unexpectedly which would cause the Polish throne to try to find another bride for her own husband, she is 49 when she died, her second husband, John II Casimir would hope to prevent a dismemberment of Poland which he had predicted, he is said to secretly float on the idea to make a deal with the Habsburgs for Cieszyn and more parts of Silesia for the Polish throne as it would also secure the Vistula river for the Polish throne as well as the suzerainty of the Duchy of Opole.

On 1662, John II Casimir and Princess Francizka Magdalena of Orleans would enter a proxy marriage a proxy marriage that they would hope to Produce a son to continue the Vasa dynasty, Francizka Magdalena would arrive in 1664 and finally marry her groom, the marriage would produce a sons named John Sigismund(May 10, 1665) and a daughter named Magdalena of Poland(June 2, 1669).

John II is said to be like Charles II of England and Scotland as their bride would determine the continuity of the rule of their Dynasty.
 
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