Anne of Brittany was Europe’s most sought after matchmaker at the start of the 16th century. Ready why in European history scholar Hilde van den Bergh’s Hemmahoshilde blog. http://lrd.to/SENSEOFTOUCH
A while back I wrote about Ferdinand of Aragon who married his grandniece Germaine of Foix in 1505. Anne of Brittany had a hand in that as my friend Rozsa Gaston rightfully pointed out, but that wasn’t the only one she helped match a young sophisticated lady in her care to a much older but powerful man. Before Anne of Brittany helped Germaine of Foix she had already successfully matched Germaine’s niece Anne of Foix-Candace to the much older childless king Vladislas II of Hungary and Bohemia. They got married on 29 september 1502 and Anne of Foix-Candale was crowned Queen of Hungary the same day. Despite the enormous age difference 28 (!) years between them the marriage was regarded a success. Anne was 18 when she married and Vladislas II 46. Vladislas II reportedly saw her as a friend, assistant and trusted advisor. Vladislas II gave her many…
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