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Isabella of Aragon, Queen Consort of Portugal [1] 2 Oct 1470: 23 Aug 1498: 1. Afonso, Prince of Portugal, no issue 2. Manuel I, King of Portugal, had issue John, Prince of Asturias [1] 30 Jun 1478: 4 Oct 1497: Margaret of Austria, no issue Joanna I, Queen of Castile and Aragon [2] 6 Nov 1479: 12 Apr 1555: Philip I, King of Castile, had issue
Isabella called on the aid of Aragon, with her husband, the heir apparent, and his father, Juan II of Aragon providing it. Although Aragon provided support for Isabella's cause, Isabella's supporters had extracted concessions, Isabella was acknowledged as the sole heir to the crown of Castile. [8]
Isabella was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres to King John II of Castile and his second wife, Isabella of Portugal, on 22 April 1451. [6] At the time of Isabella's birth, she was second in line to the throne after her older half-brother Henry. [5]
The ideal candidate for her husband was her first cousin Charles, son of Maria's sister, Joanna I of Castile and her husband Philip, Duke of Burgundy. Their marriage would bring a strong alliance between Spain and Portugal, in accordance with the wishes of their grandparents, Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragón .
Her maternal grandparents were Infante João of Portugal and his wife Isabella of Barcelos. Her paternal grandparents were Edward of Portugal and Leonor of Aragon. Isabel's cousin was Isabella I of Castile, wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon and mother of the English queen, Catherine of Aragon.
Isabella, Princess of Asturias (2 October 1470 – 23 August 1498), also known as Isabella of Aragon, was the eldest child and heiress presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. She was Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Manuel I from 30 September 1497 until her death the following year.
Isabella was born as a scion of a collateral branch of the Aviz dynasty that had ruled Portugal since 1385. Her parents were John, Constable of Portugal, the youngest surviving son of John I of Portugal, and his half-niece and wife, Isabella of Barcelos, the daughter of the Duke of Braganza, an illegitimate son of the king.
María was the daughter of Martín de Salinas [3] [4] (d. 1503), and Josefa González de Salas, [3] who were members of the royal household in Castile with her father being secretary to Isabella, Queen of Portugal. [5] The family was probably related to the royal family. [4]