Isabella of Castile

Isabella of Castile (Spanish: Isabel, Ysabel or Isabela — only Isabel is used in modern Spanish; the equivalent English name is Elizabeth, but she has always been known as Isabella in English) (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was Queen of Castile and Leon. With her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon she was the co-ruler of a unified Spain. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including Isabel I of Castile and Isabel La Católica ("the Catholic").

Genealogy

She was great-great-granddaughter of both Henry II of Castile and his half-brother Peter I of Castile and their respective wives Joan of Villena and Maria de Padilla. She was also great-great-granddaughter of Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Leonor of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso IV of Portugal, as well as of her half-brother Peter I of Portugal and his mistress Teresa Lourenço. Through John of Gaunt she was great-great-granddaughter of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault and through his first wife of Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster and his wife Isabel de Beaumont. Finally she was great-great-granddaughter to Nuno Alvares Pereira, Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.

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Henry II of Castile - Peter I of Castile - Joan of Villena - Maria de Padilla - Peter IV of Aragon - Leonor of Portugal - Afonso IV of Portugal - Peter I of Portugal - Edward III of England - Philippa of Hainault - Henry of Grosmont - Duke of Lancaster - Isabel de Beaumont - Nuno Alvares Pereira

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She was great-granddaughter of John I of Castile and his wife Eleanor of Aragon, a sister of Kings John I of Aragon and Martin I of Aragon.

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John I of Castile - Eleanor of Aragon - John I of Aragon - Martin I of Aragon

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She was also great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and his second wife Constanza of Castile, a daughter of Peter I of Castile. Her third set of great-grandparents were King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt from his first wife Blanche of Lancaster. Her final set of grandparents were Afonso, Duke de Braganza, a son of John I of Portugal by Inez Perez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess of Barcelos.

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John of Gaunt - Duke of Lancaster - Constanza of Castile - Peter I of Castile - John I of Portugal - Philippa of Lancaster - Blanche of Lancaster - Afonso, Duke de Braganza

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Her paternal grandparents were King Henry III of Castile and Catherine Plantagenet of the House of Lancaster, a half sister of King Henry IV of England. Her maternal grandparents were Prince João of Portugal, Grand Master of Santiago, who was a brother of Henry the Navigator, and his wife Isabella de Bragança.

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Henry III of Castile - Catherine Plantagenet - House of Lancaster - Henry IV of England - João of Portugal, Grand Master of Santiago - Henry the Navigator - Isabella de Bragança

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Her parents were King John II of Castile and his second wife Queen Isabella of Portugal.

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John II of Castile - Queen Isabella of Portugal

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She belonged to the House of Trastamara that had been established by Henry II of Castile.

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Trastamara - Henry II of Castile

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