Two Marriages - Alternate history of the Plantagenet Dynasty

On 1196, Richard I of England wanted to make an alliance with Aragon and set his intention about having Berengaria of Castile married to Peter of Aragon instead of having Berengaria married to Conrad of Swabia or Alfonso of Leon and that the marriage plans between Raymond of Toulouse and Joan of England get cancelled, since the marriage pact between Berengaria and Conrad has been signed, Richard I gave another bride to replace her – Eleanor of Brittany, the marriage arrangement between Eleanor of Brittany has been rushed in order to stop the betrothal between Berengaria and Conrad of Swabia.


The marriage between Conrad of Swabia and Eleanor of Brittany happened in 1196 instead breaking the betrothal between Berengaria and Conrad and at the same year Berengaria of Castile married Peter III the Catholic giving Berengaria the Plantagenet claims to Toulouse and Provence.


The King of England had another marriage in mind and that is for the Duke of Burgundy to marry Alix of Blois the younger which happened in 1197.



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Lea Seydoux as the young Eleanor of Brittany in the series the Plantagenets
 
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On the latter part of 1196, Richard made an offer to Philip while planning to repurdiate Ingeborg or Isambour just after the marriage between Conrad and Eleanor and that is Philip will marry Joanna of England with papal approval and the grant of the divorce of Ingeborg of Denmark, despite of the facts that Pope Celestine III was against the divorce, Pope Celestine III was forced by Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard to grant the release of Philip from the marriage with Ingeborg, with the force of Richard, in return Ingeborg would be married to John and abandon his wife Isabella of Gloucester.


Due to offer, Ingeborg was divorced with Philip and married John who divorced Isabella of Gloucester, and a treaty on 1197 was signed as a peace between France and the Plantagenets and recognized Philip as their liege in their continental possessions.


After the signing of Treaty, Joanna of England and Philip II of France married and Joanna of England is enthroned as Queen of France.

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Charlize Theron as Queen Ingeborg/Isambour on the series Plantagenets
 
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