Read part one here. Isabella had been informed that Christian had refused to give up his mistress, a Dutch woman named Dyveke, and she had been installed near the royal palace. Admonishments from both her grandfather Maximilian and her aunt Margaret led to nothing. The welcome ceremony was followed by a coronation and an in-person [read more]
Isabella of Austria was born on 18 July 1501 as the daughter of the future Queen Joanna of Castile and King Philip I of Castile. She was their third child, following Eleanor (born 1498 – later Queen of Portugal and France) and Charles (born 1500 – later Holy Roman Emperor). She would have three younger [read more]
Christina of Denmark was born in November of 1521 to Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria. Just over a year later her father was forced to abdicate, and the family fled into exile to Veere in the Netherlands. She and her brother and sister were raised by the Governors of the Netherlands, Margaret [read more]
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