Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile explained

Consort:yes
Maria of Aragon
Succession:Queen consort of Castile and León
Reign: -
Spouse:John II of Castile
Issue:
Issue-Link:
  1. Children
House:Trastámara
Father:Ferdinand I of Aragon
Mother:Eleanor of Alburquerque
Birth Date:24 February 1403
Birth Place:Crown of Castile
Death Place:Villacastín, Crown of Castile
Burial Place:Santa María de Guadalupe, Spain

Maria of Aragon (24 February 1403  -) was the Queen of Castile as the first wife of King John II from their marriage in 1420 until her death in 1445. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque.

Life

Maria was married by her brother in his ambition to place his father's issue on the thrones of Castile and Aragon. The marriage took place in simplicity. Maria was occasionally politically active on behalf of her brothers, the princes of Aragon; she disregarded her husband's policy in favor of her brothers and the relationship between Maria and John was somewhat tense.

After her death on 18 February 1445, her husband married Isabella of Portugal and they became the parents of Isabella I of Castile. Maria has no descendants today, her line having gone extinct within a few decades of her death.

Children

Maria and John II of Castile had four children:

Ancestry

Maria's ancestors in three generations[1]
Maria of AragonFather:
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Paternal grandfather:
John I of Castile
Paternal great-grandfather:
Henry II of Castile
Paternal great-grandmother:
Juana Manuel
Paternal grandmother:
Eleanor of Aragon
Paternal great-grandfather:
Peter IV of Aragon
Paternal great-grandmother:
Eleanor of Sicily
Mother:
Eleanor of Alburquerque
Maternal grandfather:
Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque
Maternal great-grandfather:
Alfonso XI of Castile
Maternal great-grandmother:
Eleanor de Guzmán
Maternal grandmother:
Beatrice of Portugal
Maternal great-grandfather:
Peter I of Portugal
Maternal great-grandmother:
Inês de Castro

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: de Sousa, Antonio Caetano . Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza . Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal . 2 . pt . Lisboa Occidental . 1735 . 497.