Search results
3 days ago · John II of Castile: Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile: 4 August 1420: John I of Castile and Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile: John II of Portugal: Eleanor of Viseu: 22 January 1470: Edward, King of Portugal and Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal: John III of Portugal: Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal: 10 February 1525
3 days ago · Contenders for the throne of Castile were Henry's one-time heir Joanna la Beltraneja, supported by Portugal and France, and Henry's half-sister Queen Isabella I of Castile, supported by the Kingdom of Aragon and by the Castilian nobility. Isabella retained the throne and ruled jointly with her husband, King Ferdinand II.
21 hours ago · Charles was born in Flanders to Habsburg Archduke Philip the Handsome, son of Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, and Joanna of Castile, younger child of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. Heir of his grandparents, Charles inherited his family dominions at a young age.
4 days ago · Despite widespread acknowledgement of the importance of Blanche on many fronts, especially as dowager queen and regent for her son, Louis IX, Grant’s is the first substantive study of her since Elie Berger’s 1895 Histoire de Blanche de Castille, Reine de France. Grant’s book is very much a biography, in the best traditional sense ...
3 days ago · He married Blanche of Castile in an attempt to keep the peace with her homeland. His reign is known for continued struggle against his wife's countrymen and against Aragon. Sancho the Wise's one well-known daughter was Berengaria S#225;nchez, who became Queen of England when she married King Richard I in Cyprus in 1191. The one well-known son ...
3 days ago · St. Elizabeth of Portugal Feast day: Jul 04. St. Elizabeth of Portugal. On July 4, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Elizabeth of Portugal, a queen who served the poor and helped her country ...
