A change of fortune - collaborative TL

October 1497
October 1497: Juan, Prince of Girona and Asturias, has recovered from his illness, but cannot travel for fear of falling ill again. His wife, Margaret of Austria, announced her first pregnancy.

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November 1497: Due to the recovery of Juan, his older sister Isabella of Aragon is allowed to remain unmarried and retire to a church of her choice. She picks the Alcalá de Henares Cathedral and never sees her family again. Thus, the new king Manuel I of Portugal marries Maria of Aragon in a splendid ceremony at Alcácer do Sal.
Question here: wasn't Juan travelling for Isabel of Aragon's wedding? Like Isabel of Aragon agreed to marry Manuel while Juan was still alive??
 
So I was wondering if Isabel and Ferdinand would so abruptly cancel Isabel Jr's marriage and offer Maria. 🤔
I don't think that they would canceled the marriage. The post needs to be edited, because when Juan's condition worsened in late September and he died in early October, Isabel was already married to Manuel.
 
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