Episode 1244
In this episode, we explore the tumultuous reign of Ferdinand I of Portugal (1367–1383), a monarch remembered by history as both "the Handsome" and "the Inconstant". We trace his ambitious attempts to claim the throne of Castile and his alliances with the English Duke John of Gaunt, which plunged the kingdom into a series of conflicts with Henry II of Castile.
Discover the scandalous romance that shook the Portuguese court when Ferdinand abandoned a strategic marriage treaty to wed Leonor Teles, the wife of one of his own courtiers, sparking insurrection within his own country. Finally, we examine how Ferdinand’s death—possibly by poison—left Portugal without a male heir, ending the House of Burgundy and triggering the political chaos known as the 1383–1385 Crisis.
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