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  2. 13 hours ago · If Isabella married Afonso, Henry's daughter Joanna would marry Afonso's son John II and thus, after the death of the old king, John and Joanna could inherit Portugal and Castile. Isabella refused and made a secret promise to marry her cousin and very first betrothed, Ferdinand of Aragon.

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    Mar 30, 2024 · Succeeding him was Blanche, who was Queen of Navarre until 1441, ruling together with her husband, John II of Aragon. When Blanche died, John, spurning a promise that he had made when marrying Blanche, claimed the throne of Navarre for himself but found an enemy in his own son, Charles IV.

  4. 5 days ago · Seven months before the treaty of Alcaçovas, King John II of Aragon died, and his son Ferdinand II of Aragon, married to Isabella I of Castile, inherited the thrones of the Crown of Aragon. The two became known as the Catholic Monarchs , with their marriage a personal union that created a relationship between the Crown of Aragon and Castile ...

  5. 5 days ago · John II of Aragon, then king of Navarre, invaded Castile aided by his brother Alfonso V. John II of Castile met the invasion at Olmedo, where he was successful. Henry of Aragon , the younger brother of Alfonso and John, died of his wounds a few days later in Calatayud .

  6. 2 days ago · The Aragon throne became available in 1479 when that kingdom's ruler, Juan II, died, and Ferdinand took over. At the same time, Isabella became the nominal queen. Thus did Aragon and Castile form a personal union and Ferdinand and Isabella rule over both kingdoms together.

  7. 5 days ago · This line of Neapolitan kings began with by Alfonso of Aragon, who had been the adopted heir of Joanna II, the Queen of Naples. When Joanna died in 1435, however, the throne passed to René of Anjou. As Alfonso was not satisfied with being disinherited, he launched a campaign against René, and succeeded in conquering the kingdom.

  8. 3 days ago · In 1474 King Afonso V entrusted his son, Prince John (later John II), with the supervision of Portugal’s trade with Guinea and the exploration of the western coast of Africa. John sought to close the area to foreign shipping and after his accession in 1481 ordered new voyages of discovery to ascertain the southern limit of the African continent.

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