Princess Angela of Brunant (1671-1753)

Princess Angela (Angela Maria Francesca Margherita Van Draak, 21 July 1671 - 12 June 1753) was a Brunanter princess, who was queen consort of Traspes from 1708-1714. She was married three times; her husbands were Prince Florentin of Libertas (1694-1699), King Alfonso I of Traspes (1708-1721) and Antonio Veryard (1733-1753).

Biography
Angela was born the third daughter and fifth child of Karl Van Draak and his wife, Isabella of Parma. Her father became King of Brunant in 1663, making her a Princess of Brunant by right.

First marriage
Well-known for her beauty, in 1691, Princess Angela was betrothed to Prince Florentin of Libertas, who was a son of King Alexander I. She did not like the Libertan prince, however, and fell in love with his older brother, Crown Prince Alexander (future king). Angela and Florentin married in 1694, but her husband had been very depressed since the death of his first wife, Maria Van Neyt. Because Angela's husband did not pay attention to her, and because of raising his three ungovernable stepdaughters, Angela started an affair with Karl Floryszoon, a Libertan military commander. Prince Florentin eventually died in 1699, and Angela returned to Brunant.

Second marriage
In 1708, Angela was married to Alfonso I of Traspes, who was the Marquis of Fuentarosa since 1685 and the self-proclaimed King of Traspes since 1703. The marriage was rather a political one. Alfonso was first married to Elena Filipina de San Martin y Benavides. Both his first wife and Angela were unable to give Alfonso an heir since the king was impotent. The military adviser to Angela's father, Antonio van Biancator, opposed the marriage since Brunant supported the Habsburgers and Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession. Angela's father, however, wanted his daughter to marry a reigning monarch.

Alfonso was unable to keep support in Traspes for his claim to the throne, and a lack of heirs, caused protest among the nobles, who largely supported the Habsburgers. In 1714, Angela and her husband fled the newly-built Palace of Fuentarosa. After the Battle of Cambres in 1715, where Alfonso's forces were defeated by the Spanish, they left for Brunant.

Marten I welcomed his sister to Koningstad, but disliked his brother-in-law. Since Brunant was an ally of Spain, van Biancator, who was now Chief Minister, suggested extraditing the resigned Traspesian king to Spain since no peace treaty had yet been signed. In July 1715, the Treaty of Brezonde was signed. Alfonso recognized the Spanish control of Traspes, and the Spanish let him live in Brunant without ever returning to Traspes. From 1716-1720, Alfonso built the Osorio Palace in Grijzestad, but he died the next year. Princess Angela lived at this palace until her death.

Third marriage
After Alfonso's death, Angela began an affair with Antonio Veryard, a military commander with the 2nd Infantry Company, who was 22 years younger than her. With Marten's permission, they married in 1733. Angela died in 1753 without having children.