Note 63 — Chapter VII

There were other possible claimants—Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, and the sons of Alexander Farnese, who could claim through the female line, but did not do so. Even Catherine de’ Medici affected to base her title on descent from a distant King of Portugal, but did not at this time urge it. The question of the succession, and the close relationship between the royal families of Spain and Portugal will be best understood from the following

table:—

Emanuel of Portugal = ⎰ ⎱

Isabella, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Mary, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Eleanor, sister of Charles V.

John III. = Catherine, Lewis, Henry, Isabella = Charles V.

1521–1557. sister of Duke of Cardinal,

Charles V. Beja. 1578–1580.

Philip II. = Mary Emanuel = Joanna, Antonio, Philip II. Joanna =

of Spain. John, sister of Prior of Emanuel

†1554. Philip II. Crato, the John.

Pretender.

Sebastian,

1557–1578.