King Ferran III slowly went through his letters, carefully pealing them open with a small knife and reading over them thoroughly. His four-year-old son Martí and his three-year-old granddaughter Peronella, and so far his only grandchild, were playing with Queen Marie in the other room. Occasionally he'd hear a squeal of delight from one of them and smile. He would go spend time with them soon enough. He didn't see his granddaughter too often, since shortly after the end of Tuscany's war with the Papal State, Prince Alfons and his wife, Caterina de' Medici, had moved into one of the family estates in Teruel. The young woman had received a chilly reception ever since she got here, what with not being of noble blood. Having the country of her birth, Tuscany, turn against the Pope only further deepened the resentment of many at court towards. She had taken it with stride, but her and the Prince had decided it was best to leave court after their daughter was born. Ferran could not disagree. It'd be best that the court did not see a constant reminder of Tuscany's actions around Valencia.
The King stopped his musings as he came upon a letter from his nephew in Bohemia. The boy had been married off into the Jagiellon family years ago by King Ferran II. He hadn't spent much time with the boy, but he made sure to maintain contact for his late brother's sake. The boy did not have a father, so he did his best to take up that role, if only through letters. As he skimmed over the letter, he could only shake his head. Things were not going so well in Bohemia. The Jagiellon family had lost the throne to the Habsburgs over a succession dispute. Little Ferran, a name that had stuck with the man since childhood, had been married to a cousin of the previous Jagiellon king. Apparently the rest of the dynasty had died off, leaving only female heirs left. Anna still had an older sister who had been married to a Habsburg and was the mother of the current Empress. The current dispute appeared to be over the arrangement King Ferran II had made. All of Little Ferran's children were to be of the mother's dynasty, meaning that Anna could still provide a male Jagiellon. So far she only had two very young daughters. If she were to bear a son, there may well be a succession crisis in the works. King Ferran made a note to keep tabs on Bohemia's political situation. A female empress and a potential succession crisis could only cause more chaos.
His cousin Alejandra, the daughter of King Ferran II's younger brother Joan, had written from Constantinople, where she was living with her husband Maurianus Palaiologos, a cousin of the current Greek Emperor. She seemed happy enough and had apparently learned how to speak Greek. He was glad she was doing well and wrote her up a quick letter. Once that was done, he sealed the letter and left them lying on the desk. He'd get a servant to handle them. For now, he would spend time with his son and granddaughter. One could never neglect family.
((Just a little update to show what is going on with the royal family.))