spacecoloured: spacecoloured: lonelythougts: thorodinsons: The Corpse Bride of PortugalWhen the fifteen year old Ines de Castro arrived at court as part of his new wife’s entourage, Pedro, crown prince of Portugal, fell in love. That love blossomed into an illicit affair that scandalized the court and threatened the international relations secured by the prince’s legitimate marriage. Despite his father’s overt disapproval, Pedro and Ines continued the affair, their union producing four illegitimate children. When Pedro’s wife died unexpectedly in childbirth, the King saw to it that Ines was removed from court and sent into isolation in a monastery to prevent any further trouble - but that still did not keep the lovers apart. Pedro followed Ines, and the two lived openly as a couple, to the horror of the King. Finally, he could take it no more, and the King dispatched assassins to kill Ines, and she was captured and decapitated before the eyes of her horrified children. Two years later the heartbroken prince ascended the throne, and, in an act that may indicate just how unhinged he became as a result of her death, Pedro has Ines’ body exhumed, dressed, and placed in the queen’s throne. Allegedly, he then required all of the members of his court to address Ines as his wife, kiss her skeletal hand, and declare their allegiance to the happy couple. Unsurprisingly, the court obeyed. This charming moment is captured in a painting by Pierre-Charles Comte, and hangs in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. Not pictured is the scene of Pedro ripping the still beating hearts from the chests of two of Ines’ assassins, but we are frankly just fine with that.Pedro and Ines rest hopefully in peace in the beautiful Monastery of Alcobaca, their matched tombs inscribed with the words “Até o fim do mundo…” or “Until the end of the world…” All the portugues people know this from heart, but it still gave me chills. Oh, and my name is Ines I gave me chills too, I feel like I would’ve liked it better if I read it in Portuguese tho…and also, where was Ines from? Cause Castro is a Galician last name, and since she came with Pedro’s wife, and it would threaten international relationships, I’m guessing neither Ines or his wife were Portuguese, so Spanish maybe? Hahaha omg bingo! “Ines de Castro was a Galician noblewoman” ^ yeah Alba, she was spanish as well as D.Pedro’s wife. HAHAHAHA and I just realized they missed a part. There’s a place called “Quinta das Lágrimas” where Ines was killed, and the stones of the fountain are red. People use to say that her blood never came off. (well, this part is perhaps just the legend that grew, but everything else is historicaly true)