Mary Tudor and Henry VIII's Secret Portuguese Wedding Scheme

Описание: For a brief moment in time, between 1536 and 1538, a plan existed to join in marriage Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII, king of England, and the Infante Louis, second son of Manuel, King of Portugal.

Forgotten by most, it´s no surprise that this marriage project is rarely mentioned today, after all, it was just a plan that never became a reality.
Nevertheless, it´s tumultuous history, filed with highs and lows, mirrored the tensions present at that moment in Europe, mainly born from the rivalry between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Francis I, king of France.

This union was one of the cornerstones of the politics of Charles V against his rival, and, at some point, even included a marriage between Henry VIII himself and Charles´s niece, Maria, Infanta of Portugal.

So, on this video, I’m going to try to understand the origins and potential of this marriage, as well as the reasons to way it never happened.

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Sources:

-Alferes Pinto, Carla (1996). O Mecenato da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal
(1521-1577). Dissertação de Mestrado em História da Arte Moderna apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisbo: Lisboa.
-Buesco, Ana Isabel (2008). D. João III. Temas e Debates: Lisboa.
-Mendonça, Manuela (1996). O projecto de casamento do infante D. Luís com Maria, princesa de Inglaterra: um português ao serviço do equilíbrio europeu (1537/1538). In Clio. Revista do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa. Nova Série, vol. 1: 67-81. ISSN: 0870-4104 (https://repositorio.ul.pt/bitstream/1...)

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