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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.
Among the living descendants of Isabella I and Ferdinand II are all of the current European monarchs from hereditary monarchies (i.e. not Andorra and Vatican City). Felipe VI of Spain and Henri of Luxembourg are both descended in the male line from Philip V of Spain , whose grandmother Maria Theresa of Spain was a male-line descendant of ...
Infanta Isabel, age eight, with her family. From left to right: The Marchioness of Malpica with Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, on her lap; Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz, Queen Isabella II of Spain, and their royal wet nurse holding Infanta María de la Concepción, and Infanta Isabel, 1860.
John, Prince of Asturias and Girona (Spanish: Juan; 30 June 1478 – 4 October 1497) was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and heir apparent to both their thrones for nearly his entire life.
Isabella's younger brother Alfonso was born two years later on 17 November 1453, demoting her position to third in line. [7] When her father died in 1454, her half-brother ascended to the throne as King Henry IV. Isabella and her brother Alfonso were left in King Henry's care. [8] Isabella, Alfonso, and their mother then moved to Arévalo. [5] [9]
Isabel, a Spanish television series about Isabella I of Castile, which includes Joanna (Isabella's niece). Joanna is played by Carmen Sánchez. The Queen's Cross, A Biographical Romance of Queen Isabella of Spain by Lawrence Schoonover, includes the figure of Joanna la Beltraneja in its story. This well-written and well-researched historical ...
With his wife Isabella I the Catholic (whom he married 19 October 1469), King Ferdinand had seven children: Isabella (1470–1498), Princess of Asturias (1497–1498). She married first Afonso, Prince of Portugal , then after his death married his uncle Prince Manuel, the future King Manuel I of Portugal .
The matrimonial policy of the monarchs sought advantageous marriages for their five children, forging royal alliances for the long-term benefit of Spain. Their first-born, a daughter named Isabella, married Afonso of Portugal, forging ties between these two neighboring kingdoms that would lead to enduring peace and future alliance.