Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon

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Infanta Isabella of Castile (1283 in Toro – 1328), Viscountess of Limoges, was the first Queen consort of James II of Aragon and the second wife of John III, Duke of Brittany.

Isabella was the eldest daughter of Sancho IV of Castile and María de Molina. Her paternal grandparents were Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Alfonso of Molina and Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Alfonso X was a son of Ferdinand III of Castile and Beatriz of Swabia. Alfonso of Molina was a son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Ferdinand III was another son of Alfonso IX and Berenguela of Castile. Beatriz was a daughter of Philip of Swabia and Iren Angelina.

Marriages

On 1 December 1291, Isabella married James II of Aragon in the city of Soria. The bride was only eight years old and the groom twenty-four. The marriage was never consummated.

Sancho IV died on 25 April 1295. James chose to change his alliances and take advantage of the turmoil inside Castile. He had their wedding annulled and proceeded to marry Blanche of Anjou, second daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary.

Isabella remained unwed for about a decade. In 1310, at Burgos, she married her second husband John III, Duke of Brittany. There were no children from this marriage. She was buried at Priere.

Ancestry

Family of Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon

External links

  • Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Alfonso X of Castile". Genealogy.EU. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon
Cadet branch of the Anscarids
Born: circa 1283 Died: 24 July 1328
Preceded by Queen consort of Aragon
1291–1295
Succeeded by
Countess consort of Barcelona, Girona, Osona and Besalú
1291–1295
Queen consort of Valencia
1291–1295
Queen consort of Sicily
1291–1295
Vacant
Title last held by
Esclaramunda of Foix
Queen consort of Majorca
by conquest; still disputed with Esclaramunda of Foix

1291–1295
Vacant
Title next held by
Esclaramunda of Foix
Preceded by Duchess consort of Brittany
1312–1328
Succeeded by

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