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Disputed: Henry IV of Castile or The 1st Duke of Alburquerque. Mother. Joan of Portugal. Joanna of Castile, known as la Beltraneja (28 February 1462 – 12 April 1530), was a claimant to the throne of Castile, and Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Afonso V, her uncle.
Feb 22, 2024 · Detail. Joanna of Castile, also known as Joanna the Mad, was never expected to inherit the throne of Castile and Aragon in the 16th century. Due to her misunderstood mental illnesses, though, Queen Joanna was eventually declared unfit to rule her kingdom. The mistrust of the three most important men in her life probably added to her emotional ...
Juana la Loca (1479–1555) Queen of Castile from 1504 to 1555, during which time Spain became a world power, who never actually ruled due to her own mental instability and the greed for power of her father, husband, and son. Name variations: Juana or Joanna the Mad; Juana of Castile; Juana of Spain; Joanna of Spain.
Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( Spanish: Juana la Loca ), was the nominal queen of Castile from 1504 and queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Dec 8, 2015 · Introduction: Joanna (1479-1555) nicknamed “The Mad” (In Spanish Juana la Loca), was the daughter of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The monarchs union, along with the conquest of Granada in 1492, contributed to the formation of Spain as it is known today.
Vallés, Lorenzo. Madrid, 1831 - Roma, 1910. The Madness of Joanna of Castile. 1866. Oil on canvas. Room 061B. This extraordinary historical painting -as appealing as it is disquieting- is one of the first and best examples of the fascination that Joanna of Castile (1479-1555) held for nineteenthcentury Spanish painters.
Joanna of Castile (1479 – 1555) Queen of Castile and Leon whose life was troubled by the recurring bouts of insanity and extreme behavior that earned her the nickname of “ Joan the Mad. ” She was born in Toledo, the daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile , who united these two kingdoms to establish the monarchy of Spain .
