Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile

Queen of Castile and León from 1420 to 1445 For other people with the same name, see Maria of Aragon (disambiguation).

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Maria of Aragon

Queen consort of Castile and León
Tenure	c. 1420–18 February 1445 (1445-02-18)

Born	(1403-02-24)24 February 1403 Crown of Castile
Died	18 February 1445(1445-02-18) (aged 41) Villacastín, Crown of Castile
Burial	Santa María de Guadalupe, Spain
Spouse	John II of Castile
Issue Detail	Catherine, Princess of Asturias Eleanor, Princess of Asturias Henry IV of Castile
House	Trastámara
Father	Ferdinand I of Aragon
Mother	Eleanor of Alburquerque

Maria of Aragon ((1403-02-24)24 February 1403 – (1445-02-18)18 February 1445) was the Queen of Castile as the first wife of King John II from their marriage in 1420 until her death in 1445. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque.

Life

Maria was married by her brother in his ambition to place his father's issue on the thrones of Castile and Aragon. The marriage took place in simplicity. 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.

After her death on 18 February 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.

Children

Maria and John II of Castile had four children:

Catherine, Princess of Asturias ((1422-10-05)5 October 1422–(1424-09-17)17 September 1424).
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias ((1423-09-10)10 September 1423–(1425-08-22)22 August 1425).
Henry IV of Castile ((1425-01-05)5 January 1425–(1474-12-11)11 December 1474). First married Blanche II of Navarre and later married Joan of Portugal.
Infanta Maria (c. 1428–c. 1429).

Ancestry

**Maria's ancestors in three generations**
Maria of Aragon	Father: Ferdinand I of Aragon	Paternal grandfather: John I of Castile	Paternal great-grandfather: Henry II of Castile
			Paternal great-grandmother: Juana Manuel
		Paternal grandmother: Eleanor of Aragon	Paternal great-grandfather: Peter IV of Aragon
			Paternal great-grandmother: Eleanor of Sicily
	Mother: Eleanor of Alburquerque	Maternal grandfather: Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque	Maternal great-grandfather: Alfonso XI of Castile
			Maternal great-grandmother: Eleanor de Guzmán
		Maternal grandmother: Beatrice of Portugal	Maternal great-grandfather: Peter I of Portugal
			Maternal great-grandmother: Inês de Castro

References

de Sousa, Antonio Caetano (1735). Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza [Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal] (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisboa Occidental. p. 497.

Royal titles
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile House of TrastámaraBorn: 24 February 1403 Died: 18 February 1445
Preceded byCatherine of Lancaster	Queen consort of Castile and León 1420–1445	Succeeded byIsabella of Portugal

v t e Infantas of Aragon
1st generation	Sancha, Countess of Urgell
2nd generation	none
3rd generation	Petronilla, Queen of Aragon
4th generation	Dulce, Queen of Portugal
5th generation	Constance, Holy Roman Empress Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse Sancha
7th generation	Violant, Queen of Castile Constance, Lady of Villena Isabella, Queen of France
8th generation	Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria Sancha, Queen of Naples*
9th generation	Maria, Lady of Cameros Isabella, Duchess of Austria Constance, Queen of Cyprus Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine**
10th generation	Constance, Queen of Majorca Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* Alice, Countess of Ibelin*
11th generation	Constance, Queen of Sicily Joanna, Countess of Ampurias Eleanor, Queen of Castile Isabella, Countess of Urgell Maria of Sicily**
12th generation	Joanna, Countess of Foix Yolande, Duchess of Anjou Margarida, Queen of Aragon
13th generation	Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra
14th generation	Maria, Queen of Castile Eleanor, Queen of Portugal
15th generation	Blanche II of Navarre Eleanor of Navarre Joanna, Queen of Naples
16th generation	Isabella, Queen of Portugal Joanna, Queen of Castile and Aragon Maria, Queen of Portugal Catherine, Queen of England
17th generation	Eleanor, Queen of Portugal and France Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway Mary, Queen of Hungary Catherine, Queen of Portugal
*also a princess of Majorca **also a princess of Sicily

v t e Royal consorts of Castile
Sancha of León (1037–1065) Alberta (1070–1072) Agnes of Aquitaine (1072–1077) Constance of Burgundy (1079–1093) Bertha (1094–1099) Isabel (1100–1107) Beatrice (1108–1109) Alfonso I of Aragon (1109–1115) Berengaria of Barcelona (1128–1149) Richeza of Poland (1152–1157) Blanca of Navarre (1151–1156) Eleanor of England (1177–1214) Mafalda of Portugal (1215–1216) Elisabeth of Swabia (1219–1235) Joan, Countess of Ponthieu (1237–1253) Violant of Aragon (1252–1284) María de Molina (1284–1295) Constance of Portugal (1302–1312) Constance of Peñafiel (1325–1327) Maria of Portugal (1328–1350) Blanche of Bourbon (1353–1361) Juana Manuel of Castile (1369–1379) Eleanor of Aragon (1379–1382) Beatrice of Portugal (1383–1390) Catherine of England (1390–1406) Maria of Aragon (1418–1445) Isabella of Portugal (1447–1454) Joan of Portugal (1454–1474) Isabella of Portugal (1526–1539)

Royal consorts of Castile

Sancha of León (1037–1065)
Alberta (1070–1072)
Agnes of Aquitaine (1072–1077)
Constance of Burgundy (1079–1093)
Bertha (1094–1099)
Isabel (1100–1107)
Beatrice (1108–1109)
Alfonso I of Aragon (1109–1115)
Berengaria of Barcelona (1128–1149)
Richeza of Poland (1152–1157)
Blanca of Navarre (1151–1156)
Eleanor of England (1177–1214)
Mafalda of Portugal (1215–1216)
Elisabeth of Swabia (1219–1235)
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu (1237–1253)
Violant of Aragon (1252–1284)
María de Molina (1284–1295)
Constance of Portugal (1302–1312)
Constance of Peñafiel (1325–1327)
Maria of Portugal (1328–1350)
Blanche of Bourbon (1353–1361)
Juana Manuel of Castile (1369–1379)
Eleanor of Aragon (1379–1382)
Beatrice of Portugal (1383–1390)
Catherine of England (1390–1406)
Maria of Aragon (1418–1445)
Isabella of Portugal (1447–1454)
Joan of Portugal (1454–1474)
Isabella of Portugal (1526–1539)

v t e Royal consorts of León
Astur-Leonese house	Jimena of Pamplona Muniadona Nuñez Elvira Menéndez Aragonta Gonzalez Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona Urraca Oneca Sánchez of Pamplona Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona Urraca Fernández Teresa Ansúrez Sancha Gómez of Saldaña Velasquita Ramírez Elvira of Castile Elvira Menéndez Urraca Garcés of Pamplona Jimena Sánchez of Navarre
House of Jiménez	Sancha of León Agnes of Aquitaine Constance of Burgundy
House of Burgundy	Berengaria of Barcelona Richeza of Poland Urraca of Portugal Teresa Fernández de Traba Urraca López de Haro Theresa of Portugal Berengaria of Castile Elisabeth of Swabia Joan of Dammartin Violant of Aragon María de Molina Constance of Portugal Constanza Manuel Maria of Portugal Blanche of Bourbon
House of Trastámara	Juana Manuel Eleanor of Aragon Beatrice of Portugal Catherine of Lancaster Maria of Aragon Isabella of Portugal Joan of Portugal
House of Habsburg	Isabella of Portugal

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