The Young King’s son

Verse 1
The Young King’s son

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In 1168, Alfonso granted Provence to his brother, Ramon Berenguer III. Douce was thus finally dispossessed of her inheritance but retained the comital title. She moved to the court of her paternal grandmother, Beatrice, Countess of Melgueil. In April 1172, Beatrice decided that the County of Melgueil should be divided between her daughter, Ermessende of Pelet, and Douce, still betrothed to Raymond of Toulouse.

Douce II of Provence would recover from her ailment in 1172 and was sent to Toulouse in 1173.

By 1176, Douce II of Provence and Melgueil marries Raymond of Toulouse who is her fiancé since her childhood.

The marriage between Douce II of Provence would mean that Toulouse and the French crown would remain allied in the future and the Raimondins would remain loyal vassals of France, but it would not prevent the Raimondins from promoting the Occitan language in their domains.

On the death of her aunt Ermessende in 1176, Douce inherited all the county Melgueil and the partition held by her Aunt.

On 1180, the Raymond VI of Toulouse would reclaim the inheritance of Provence from the kings of Aragon with the assistance of the King of France, however that would mean that the Counts of Toulouse and Provence would remain in alliance with the King of France against the Plantagenets and the Counts of Barcelona and one of that would be an alliance and even made a betrothal and alliance with the Counts of Urgel, betrothing Alfonso of Toulouse with Gersende of Forcalquier which would unite Forcalquier to the Tolosain inheritance.

Douce II of Provence and Melguelil and Raymond VI of Toulouse would have the following children:

*Constance b. 1177

*Alfonso b. 1178

*Sanchia b. 1182

*Margaret b. 1186

*Raymond b. 1192

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Map of Provence and Toulouse after 1180


note: Yes, the Cathar Crusade is butterflied.
 
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Verse 2
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On 1177, William the son of Henry the Young King and Margaret of France survives and they have three children, and it is said that the marriage was not cursed as both Margaret and William have three surviving children and both Margaret and Henry do like each other during the marriage.

Margaret of France and Henry the Young king have the following children:

*Eleanor of England b. 1175

*William b. 1177

*Margaret of England b. 1182

Margaret would have little influence in the English court when her husband was alive and for that reason she was not put in the court after her husband’s death in 1183.

William the Young King would die in 1183, leaving behind his children, Eleanor of England, Margaret of England and William of England as wards of King Henry II of England.

Margaret of France would later be married to Sancho VI of Navarre after the death of her first husband, which would settle the alliance between France and Navarre.
 
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Verse 3
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Henry II wanted to secure the southern borders of Aquitaine and decided to betroth his youngest son to Alais, the daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy. As part of this agreement John was promised the future inheritance of Savoy, Piedmont, Maurienne, and the other possessions of Count Humbert. For his part in the potential marriage alliance, Henry II transferred the castles of Chinon, Loudun and Mirebeau into John's name; as John was only five years old his father would continue to control them for practical purposes. Henry the Young King was unimpressed by this; although he had yet to be granted control of any castles in his new kingdom, these were effectively his future property and had been given away without consultation. Alais made the trip over the Alps and joined Henry II's court, however the birth of a son for Humbert III of Savoy named Thomas in 1178 would spoil the plans for her marriage for John and would instead gave her for Richard which would cancel the betrothal between Alice of France and Richard of England and Alais of Savoy married Richard of England in 1180 due to her being a cleaner maiden than that of Alice of France and John is later betrothed to Constance of Sicily instead who is about to leave the convent so that she can be married off due to the marriage of Joan of England to William of Sicily.

Alice of France is forced to return in the French court in 1181 which would lead to her betrothal to and marriage to Henry, the son of Barbarossa in 1182.

While Eleanor of Aquitaine recommended a possible marriage between Henry of Champagne and Berengaria of Navarre, citing that it would be for an alliance between her kin and the Navarrese.

Eleanor was happy that she had her own daughters had already married and have alliances to many countries, however Eleanor would want all in all is to have more of her personal freedom because her second husband was too demanding.
 
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