- Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile
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For other people of the same name, see Maria of Aragon (disambiguation).
Maria of Aragon 
Queen consort of Castile and León Tenure 1420–1445 Spouse John II of Castile Issue Catherine, Princess of Asturias
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias
Henry IV of Castile
Infanta MariaHouse House of Trastámara Father Ferdinand I of Aragon Mother Eleanor of Alburquerque Born c. 1396 Died 18 February 1445 (aged 48–49)
VillacastinBurial Santa María de Guadalupe Religion Roman Catholicism Maria of Aragon (Spanish: María de Aragón) (1396–1445) was the first wife and Queen consort of John II of Castile. The daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque, she married her cousin John in 1420.
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Biography
Maria was married by her father in his ambition to place his issue on the thrones of the Spanish nations. The marriage took place in simplicity due to the difficult political situation. Queen Maria was occasionally politically active on behalf of her brothers, the princes of Aragon; she disregarded her husband's policy in favor of her brothers and the relationship between Maria and John was somewhat tense.
Maria had four children:
- Catherine, Princess of Asturias (1422–1424)
- Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (1423–1425)
- Henry IV of Castile (1425–1474)
- Maria (1428–1429)
After her death in 1445, her husband married Isabella of Portugal and they became the parents of Isabella I of Castile. Maria has no descendants today, her line having gone extinct within a few decades of her death.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Maria of Aragon 16. Alfonso XI of Castile (=#24) 8. Henry II of Castile 17. Eleanor of Guzmán (=#25) 4. John I of Castile 18. Juan Manuel of Castile, Prince of Villena (=#26) 9. Juana Manuel of Castile 19. Blanca de La Cerda y Lara (=#27) 2. Ferdinand I of Aragon 20. Alfonso IV of Aragon 10. Peter IV of Aragon 21. Teresa d'Entença 5. Eleanor of Aragon 22. Peter II of Sicily 11. Eleanor of Sicily 23. Elisabeth of Carinthia 1. Maria of Aragon 24. Alfonso XI of Castile (=#16) 12. Alfonso XI of Castile 25. Eleanor of Guzmán (=#17) 6. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque 26. Juan Manuel of Castile, Prince of Villena (=#18) 13. Eleanor of Guzman 27. Blanca de La Cerda y Lara (=#19) 3. Eleanor of Alburquerque 28. Afonso IV of Portugal 14. Peter I of Portugal 29. Beatrice of Castile 7. Infanta Beatriz of Portugal 30. Pedro Fernandez de Castro 15. Inês de Castro 31. Aldonza Lorenzo de Valladares 
Coat of arms of Maria of Aragon as Queen of Castile.
References
Sources
- This page is a translation of its Spanish equivalent.
Succession
Maria of AragonBorn: circa 1396 Died: 18 February 1445Spanish royalty Preceded by
Catherine of LancasterQueen consort of Castile and León
1420–1445Succeeded by
Isabella of PortugalInfantas of Aragon 1st Generation Sancha, Countess of Urgell · Urraca · Teresa, Countess of Provence2nd Generation none3rd Generation Isabella · Petronila4th Generation 5th Generation Constance, Holy Roman Empress · Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse · Dulce6th Generation Sancha7th Generation Violant, Queen of Castile · Constance, Lady of Villena · Sancha · Isabella, Queen of France · Maria · Eleanor8th Generation Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal · Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria · Sancha, Queen of Naples* · Isabella* · Blanca of Ayerbe · Teresa, Lady of Fraga9th Generation Maria, Lady of Cameros · Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel · Isabella, Duchess of Austria · Blanca · Violante, Lady of Segorbe · Constance, Queen of Cyprus** · Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria** · Catherine** · Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Beatrice, Lady of Marchena · Maria, Countess of Ampurias · Teresa of Jérica · Constanza of Ayerbe · Maria, Laby of Ayerbe10th Generation Constance, Queen of Majorca · Isabella · Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus · Juana, Lady of Villena · Blanca, Countess of Cardona · Eleanor, Queen of Aragon** · Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Constance** · Euphemia** · Violante** · Blanca, Countess of Ampurias** · Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** · Constance** · Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* · Esclaramunda* · Alice, Countess of Ibelin* · Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina · Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet · Elsa, Lady of Almonacid · Juana, Countess of Carrión11th Generation Constance, Queen of Sicily · Joanna, Countess of Ampurias · Maria · Beatrice · Eleanor, Queen of Castile · Isabella, Countess of Urgell · Isabella, Countess of Cardona · Blanca of Ribagorza · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Violante, Countess of Prades · Joanna of Prades · Constance of Prades · Eleanor of Prades · Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera · Eleanor of Ampurias · Maria of Sicily**12th Generation Joanna, Countess of Foix · Yolande, Duchess of Anjou · Eleanor · Antonia · Margaret · Beatrice of Urgell · Eleanor of Urgell · Cecilia, Countess of Modica · Isabella of Urgell · Eleanor of Prades · Isabella of Prades · Joanna, Countess of Prades · Margarida, Queen of Aragon · Timbor of Prades13th Generation Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra · Eleanor, Princess of Salerno · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Catherine of Urgell14th Generation Maria, Queen of Castile · Eleanor, Queen of Portugal15th Generation 16th Generation 17th Generation Eleanor, Queen of France · Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway · Mary, Queen of Hungary · Catherine, Queen of Portugal*also a princess of Majorca
**also a princess of SicilyCategories:- 1396 births
- 1445 deaths
- Castilian queen consorts
- Leonese queen consorts
- Galician queens consort
- House of Trastamara
- Medieval women of Spain
- Aragonese infantas
- Spanish nobility stubs
- European royalty stubs
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