An Excellent Union(Portuguese-Castillan Union)

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In 1463, Isabella of Castile is married to Edward IV keeping her out of the succession of Castile in favor of Juana, her niece.

Isabella of Castile would provide her husband, Edward IV of the following issue.

Elizabeth b. October 2, 1470

Edward b. May 31, 1475

Richard, Duke of York b. June 30, 1478

Anne b. November 6, 1479

Mary b. June 29, 1482

Catherine b. December 16, 1485

On 1468, Infante Alfonso, the former betrothed of Princess Juana would suspiciously die, and Juana of Castile is betrothed to the Young John of Portugal, this would begin the unification of the thrones of Portugal and Castile the two would marry on January 10 of 1475, starting the unification of the three crowns of Portugal, Leon, and Castile.

 

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On the death of Henry IV of Castile, Joanna I of Castile and her husband John of Portugal would be crowned the two would rule the Kingdom of Castile with a close fist and Joanna’s husband, John is against the Reconquista fervor of the other Kings of Iberia and would focus on reconciliation and making peace and Joanna I of Castile and John of Portugal would keep the independence of Granada in the south of Castile as their vassals in the south.

Joanna of Castile and John would have two surviving children namely, Alfonso of Portugal(May 18, 1477) and John(August 21, 1482).

Keeping Granada was in line with the policy of the husband of Joanna which many historians after the reign of Joanna would criticize in the long run.

 

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On 1463, Ferdinand of Aragon would learn that Isabella of Castile had already embarked to England causing him to lose his chance to claim Castile but rather he would try to press for the young Joanna’s hand with no success and instead was made to marry Elizabetta Maria of Milan, a daughter of the Milanese duke on 1470, losing his chance to marry Joanna of Castile, Ferdinand of Aragon and Elizabetta Maria would two children.

Elizabetta Maria of Milan would give birth to the two surviving children named Isabel of Aragon(May 10, 1475), John of Aragon(June 10, 1481).

On 1466 and 1470, Madeleine of France would give birth to two boys named Francis Phoebus(1466) and Henry(1470) to her husband, Gaston of Foix.

 

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On 1485, a peace between the Aragonese under Ferdinand II of Aragon and the French under Charles VIII was settled wherein Isabel of Aragon would be married to Charles VIII and the provinces of Capicir, Rousillon, Conflent and Vallespir would be made as her dowry when she married to Charles VIII, which is due to the wars between Louis XII and the Prince of Viana with John II of Aragon.

The marriage matches of the Neapolitan Trastamaras would mean that they could inherit Milan in the future and their descendants would unite the Italian peninsula in the future.

 

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On 1466, Margaret of York would embark to marry Peter, Constable of Portugal only to find him dead and she would proceed to marry Alfonso V of Portugal and she would support Alfonso V in his own decisions regarding Iberia and the marriage of Juana of Castile to his own son.

Charles the bold, Duke of Burgundy would remarry to Anne of Savoy on 1470, after the death of his wife, Isabella, Anne of Savoy would provide him of two children, namely, Isabelle(June 4, 1473) and Philippe(May 2, 1475-1493).

On the autumn of 1475 after the birth of his son, Marie of Burgundy and Archduke Maximilian would marry and the Fuggers would fund the wars of Charles of Burgundy afterwards which would lead to his death on 1477, the death of Philippe III of Burgundy on 1493 would result in a succession war between Austria and France.