Luzia Fernández de Castro

"To be talked about makes you important, but finding your voice turns you immortal."

- Luzia Fernández de Castro Luzia Fernández de Castro is the eldest daughter of Diego de Mendoza y Luna and Isabella Manrique de Padilla. To further their political influence and wealth, her father used her as a pawn to attract Castile's reigning king Alfonso of Castile. As mistress of the king Luzia climbed the social ladder for three years, gaining influential friends and acquaintances left and right. Her sudden pregnancy in 1453 with the king's son forced Luzia to leave court and marry marquess Sancho Fernández de Castro. Her increasing power and popularity among nobles helped Luzia in establishing herself as a power-player and renowned feminist.

Early life
Born as the oldest child into an aristocratic family, not much was expected of Luzia. As the eldest daughter she was tasked to care for her brothers and assist her mother in various chores. This lead to early fights and with herself rejecting the idea of motherhood. A generally rebellious child, Luzia loved to play and disregard the wishes of her family, which generally lead to punishments. Despite the matriarchal relationship to her younger siblings all of them got along well, even imitating Luzia's love for cards, dancing and charade. To separate Luzia from her siblings, given her bad influence, and her father's new position at court, she was brought along as a possible bait for the king at only 23 years of age. There she quickly adapted to court life and befriended various courtiers and even royals such as Constanca, Queen Mother of Scotland. Any possible lovers of her were quickly disposed of, so that Luzia would fully focus on the king, who first noticed her in early 1450. Despite her reluctance and the force with which her uncles and father pushed her into the king's direction, Luzia fell in love with the king and the idea of becoming queen no later than Christmas 1450.

Later years
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Legacy
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Relationships
As an extrovert and fun-loving woman Luzia enjoyed the company of various people at court no matter their rank. She was known for keeping others close both for political and more personal reasons.

Alfonso, King of Castile
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Lorenzo, Grand Duke of Florence
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Constanca, Queen Mother of Scotland
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Sancho, Marquess of Las Salinas
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Seraphina, Grand Duchess of Florence
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Yanmei, Lady of Wangsun
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Marius, Prince of France
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Rafael, Conde de Ourém
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Inspirations

 * Anne Boleyn (History)
 * Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes books)
 * Salome (Bible)
 * Giulia Tofana (History)
 * Lucy Westenra (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
 * Anna Mons (History)
 * Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (History)