Infanta de Castile

Infanta de Castile or Infanta of Castile is said to refer to Eleanor of Castile, Edward I's wife, although she was not actually an "infanta". In Portugal and Spain as well as in constituent kingdoms (such as Castile), monarch's daughters were "infanta", and from 18th century onwards, also several female offspring of collateral branches of the royal house. Male princes were "Infante". See below for some others who have been referred to with this title Infanta of Castile.

The name "Elephant and Castle" in South London is often said to derive from this expression, though this derivation is generally rejected by etymologists.

See also

*Juana, Princess of Castile, also known as "La Beltraneja"
*Isabella of Asturias, eldest daughter of Isabella I of Castile
*Joanna of Castile, her second daughter, then queen regnant
*Maria of Aragon, her third daughter, wife of Manuel I of Portugal
*Catherine of Aragon, her youngest daughter, wife of Henry VIII of England
*Catherine of Habsburg, daughter of queen regnant Juana of Castile, wife of Joao III of Portugal
*Eleanor of Habsburg, ditto
*Mary of Habsburg, ditto, wife of Louis II of Hungary
*Isabella of Habsburg, ditto, wife of Christian II of Denmark
*Juana of Spain, daughter of emperor Charles V, wife of prince Joao of Portugal
*Maria of Spain, ditto, wife of Emperor Maximilian II
*Elvira of Toro
*Urraca of Zamora

External links

* [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ele1.htm What is the origin of Elephant and Castle?]