No, not the German that got to be King of the Uk. This George, or better Jorge, is the natural son of John II.
I asked for feedback (by the way thanks Ciniad) and I just decided to go on one of fuck it and try this idea.
Here goes nothing.
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1492
The death of Innocent VIII on the 25th of July sent the Portuguese Crown into disarray. Ever since the death of his son and heir, Prince Alphonse, exactly one year before, King John the Second had resorted to any means to put his natural son, Jorge de Lencastre, as the new heir to the throne.
Resorting to bribery and threats, the King had managed to convince the Pope to legitimize Jorge, despite the objections of his wife, Queen Eleanor, that favored his own brother, Manuel, to the throne.
Unfortunately for the King, Innocent died before any official embassy could be sent to Rome.
The Queen, supposedly having seen this as an act of God, begun to prepare her allies to force his husband to accept Manuel as heir.
For John, a man that had fought to strengthen the royal power by any means, having to accept Manuel as heir, a man that he hadn't killed because he thought him a fool, was unthinkable.
Acting as quickly as he could he ordered his agents in Rome to use any means necessary to ensure that Cardinal da Costa would become the next Pope.
The conclave that followed took simony to a next level.
Those that could be bought were bought, those that could be threatened were threatened and those that refused both offers soon learned that the King of Portugal wasn't a man to take a no as an answer.
A famous incident was that of Rodrigo Borja.
The Aragonese had pushed too far in his bid for the tiara and one night he received a message from John's spies. Either he abandoned the race and offered his support to da Costa or his family would suffer the consequences.
Borja, certain that no one would dare to move against his family, ignored the threat and continued his campaign. The next night, while taking his dinner, he found a finger with a ring on his food. He recognized the ring as being one that he had offered to his mistress Vannozza.
No one knows how John''s spies managed to infiltrate the conclave to put on this stunt but soon enough all Cardinals learned the message.
Prata ou Aço.
Silver or Steel.
This were the only options they had.
On the 10 of August, Cardinal-Bishop Jorge da Costa was elected by unanimous vote.
Upon his election he assumed the name Leo X and two weeks latter he officially legitimized Jorge de Lencastre as heir to the Portuguese Crown and appointed him Master of the Order of Santiago and Administrator of the Order of Avis.
So this is the POD and the beginning of the story.
If there is enough feedback and stuff I will continue the story if not then it become a one shot.
I asked for feedback (by the way thanks Ciniad) and I just decided to go on one of fuck it and try this idea.
Here goes nothing.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
1492
Resorting to bribery and threats, the King had managed to convince the Pope to legitimize Jorge, despite the objections of his wife, Queen Eleanor, that favored his own brother, Manuel, to the throne.
Unfortunately for the King, Innocent died before any official embassy could be sent to Rome.
The Queen, supposedly having seen this as an act of God, begun to prepare her allies to force his husband to accept Manuel as heir.
For John, a man that had fought to strengthen the royal power by any means, having to accept Manuel as heir, a man that he hadn't killed because he thought him a fool, was unthinkable.
Acting as quickly as he could he ordered his agents in Rome to use any means necessary to ensure that Cardinal da Costa would become the next Pope.
The conclave that followed took simony to a next level.
Those that could be bought were bought, those that could be threatened were threatened and those that refused both offers soon learned that the King of Portugal wasn't a man to take a no as an answer.
A famous incident was that of Rodrigo Borja.
The Aragonese had pushed too far in his bid for the tiara and one night he received a message from John's spies. Either he abandoned the race and offered his support to da Costa or his family would suffer the consequences.
Borja, certain that no one would dare to move against his family, ignored the threat and continued his campaign. The next night, while taking his dinner, he found a finger with a ring on his food. He recognized the ring as being one that he had offered to his mistress Vannozza.
No one knows how John''s spies managed to infiltrate the conclave to put on this stunt but soon enough all Cardinals learned the message.
Prata ou Aço.
Silver or Steel.
This were the only options they had.
On the 10 of August, Cardinal-Bishop Jorge da Costa was elected by unanimous vote.
Upon his election he assumed the name Leo X and two weeks latter he officially legitimized Jorge de Lencastre as heir to the Portuguese Crown and appointed him Master of the Order of Santiago and Administrator of the Order of Avis.
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So this is the POD and the beginning of the story.
If there is enough feedback and stuff I will continue the story if not then it become a one shot.
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