[LMB] Chalion Equivalences (was: Possible Convert)

[Peter H. Granzeau]

At 11:08 AM 7/2/2007, paal at gis.net wrote:
> >
> > > Personally I really hate to make these historical parallels.
> > > I find Isabella's reign really repugnant.  I would prefer to
> > > think that Iselle will be a more enlightened Royina.
> >
> > Isabella's reign was completely repugnant; I totally agree.
>
>I disagree in the "completely" aspect... it didn't start out as
>repugnant, but the changes she and her husband made over time
>increasingly became more and more intolerant and harsh and restrictive
>and narrow-minded, and it was fully a half a millennium before the
>intolerance and offenses instituted by Isabella and Ferdinand, got
>mostly repealed (I don't know if e.g. Salic Law is still in force in
>Spain.

Salic law was not in force in Spain until the Bourbons took over in 
the 18th Century.  That's why Isabella could become Queen of Castille 
in the first place.  Where F & I were extremely unlucky was in their 
children:  the heir to the throne would have been their daughter 
Juana, who was in fact insane (historically, every queen regnant 
named Juana or Joan was insane, I believe).  Her father, Ferdinand, 
acted as regent, and on his passing, he son, Charles I of Spain (and 
later Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), a Habsburg, became King of 
Spain in place of his mother.  Even so, the Habsburgs didn't impose 
Salic law on Spain.

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Regards, Pete
pgranzeau at cox.net