Jump to content

Catherine, Princess of Asturias

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Iamthecheese44 (talk | contribs) at 20:30, 27 November 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Catherine
Princess of Asturias
Born5 October 1422
Illescas, Toledo
Died17 September 1424
(age 1 year, 348 days)
Madrigal de las Altas Torres
Burial
Miraflores Monastery, Burgos
HouseTrastámara
FatherJohn II of Castile
MotherMaria of Aragon
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Catherine of Castile (Castilian: Catalina de Castilla; 5 October 1422 - 17 September 1424) was suo jure Princess of Asturias and heiress presumptive to the Castilian throne all her life.

Catherine was born on 5 October 1422 in Illescas, Toledo. She was the first child of King John II of Castile and his first wife, Maria of Aragon. Named after her aunt and grandmother, the Duchess of Villena and Catherine of Lancaster, she immediately became heiress presumptive to the throne of Castile upon her birth. The Infanta was formally recognised as successor to the throne of the kingdom and sworn in as Princess of Asturias on 1 January 1423 by the Cortes of Toledo.[1]

However, the Princess of Asturias did not live long enough to succeed her father as Queen of Castile. She died in Madrigal de las Altas Torres on 17 September 1424. Her younger sister, Infanta Eleanor, replaced her as heiress and Princess of Asturias. Princess Catherine is buried in Miraflores Charterhouse, along with her father and stepmother, Isabella of Portugal.[2]

Ancestry

Family of Catherine, Princess of Asturias
16. Henry II of Castile
8. John I of Castile
17. Juana Manuel of Castile
4. Henry III of Castile
18. Peter IV of Aragon
9. Eleanor of Aragon
19. Eleanor of Sicily
2. John II of Castile
20. Edward III of England
10. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
21. Philippa of Hainault
5. Catherine of Lancaster
22. Peter of Castile
11. Constance of Castile
23. Maria de Padilla
1. Catherine, Princess of Asturias
24. Henry II of Castile
12. John I of Castile
25. Juana Manuel of Castile
6. Ferdinand I of Aragon
26. Peter IV of Aragon
13. Eleanor of Aragon
27. Eleanor of Sicily
3. Maria of Aragon
28. Alfonso XI of Castile
14. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
29. Eleanor of Guzman
7. Eleanor of Alburquerque
30. Peter I of Portugal
15. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal
31. Inês de Castro

References

  1. ^ Instituto Salazar Y Castro: Tratado de genealogia, héràldica y derecho nobiliario: segundo curso de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria]; Ediciones Hidalguia, 2001, 8489851336
  2. ^ Pedro Aguado Bleye, Cayetano Alcazar Molina: Manual de historia de España: Prehistoria. Edades antigua y media; Espasa-Calpe, 1969
Catherine of Castile
Born: 5 October 1422 Died: 17 September 1424
Spanish royalty
Preceded by Princess of Asturias
1423-1424 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catherine,_Princess_of_Asturias&oldid=751781146"