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María de Padilla. Constance of Castile (1354 – 24 March 1394) was a claimant to the Crown of Castile. She was the daughter of King Peter, who was deposed and killed by his half-brother, King Henry II. She married the English prince John of Gaunt, who fought to obtain the throne of Castile in her name, but ultimately failed.
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Known for: her claim to the crown of Castile led to an attempt by her husband, England's John of Gaunt, to control that land Dates: 1354 - March 24, 1394 Occupation: royal consort, heiress; second wife of John of Gaunt, first Duke of Lancaster Also known as:Constanza of Castile, Infanta Constanza Family, Background 1. mother: Maria de Padilla, mist...
Constance of Castile's role in history is primarily based on her marriage to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and third son of King Edward III of England, and her position as her father's heir to Castile. John of Gaunt and Constance of Castile had two children together. Their daughter, Katherine of Lancaster, lived to marry. Their son, John Plantag...
In 1369, Constance's father, King Pedro of Castile, was murdered and Enrique (Henry) of Castile took power as usurper. Constance's marriage in 1372 to John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III of England, was an attempt to ally England with Castile in the ensuing War of the Spanish Succession, to offset the support Enrique had from the French. Under Sp...
John of Gaunt had begun an affair either shortly before or after his marriage to Constance, with Katherine Swynfordwho had been governess to his daughters by his first wife. The four children of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt were born during John's marriage to Constance (1373 to 1379). After the death of Constance of Castile, John of Gaunt m...
Though John of Gaunt dropped his pursuit of the crown of Castile when Constance died, John of Gaunt arranged that his daughter by Constance, Katherine of Lancaster, married Enrique (Henry) III of Castile, the son of the king John of Gaunt had tried to unseat. Through this marriage, Pedro and Enrique's lines were united. Among the descendants of thi...
Constance of Castile (1136 or 1140 – 4 October 1160) was Queen of France as the second wife of Louis VII, who married her following the annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was a daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Berengaria of Barcelona , [3] but her year of birth is not known.
Apr 1, 2021 · In 1378, Constance received the honor of being appointed the fourth Lady of the Garter. Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster died on March 24, 1394, aged 39–40, at Leicester Castle in Leicestershire, of England. She was buried at the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke, in Leicester, England, which was destroyed in the ...
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1354 – 24 March 1394. Constance or Constanza of Castile was born in 1354, the illegitimate daughter of King Pedro 'the Cruel' of Castile and his mistress Maria de Padilla, the daughter of Juan García de Padilla, 1st Lord of Villagera.
Constance of Castile (d. 1160)Queen of France. Born after 1140; died in childbirth on October 4, 1160; daughter of Alphonso VII, king of Castile and Leon (r. 1126–1157), and Berengaria of Provence (1108–1149); became second wife of Louis VII (1120–1180), king of France (r.
Dec 14, 2019 · Three years later on 21st September 1371 John married Constanza or Constance of Castile. The following year at the beginning of February she made a state entry to London. The marriage gave John a claim to the kingdom of Castile by right of his new wife. Constance was the daughter of King Pedro – or Pedro the Cruel – John had had himself ...
