Joan of Habsburg

Joan of Habsburg (in Spanish, Juana), Infanta of Spain, of the Habsburg family, was the daughter of Emperor Charles V who was the first king of united Spain (officially King of Aragon and King of Castile), and his consort Infanta, Isabel of Portugal, daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal.

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Infanta of Spain - Habsburg - Charles V - Spain - King of Aragon - King of Castile - Infanta - Isabel of Portugal - Manuel I of Portugal

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As such, Juana was an Archduchess of Austria, Infanta of Castile and of Aragon, Princess of Burgundy and Flanders, daughter of Roman Emperor, etc.

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Archduchess of Austria - Infanta of Castile - Aragon - Princess of Burgundy - Flanders - Roman Emperor

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She married her first cousin, Infante João de Portugal, who was the heir of Portugal, the sole surviving son of her paternal aunt Catherine of Habsburg and her maternal uncle King John III of Portugal. Their teenage marriage led to pregnancy (Joao was 15 years old when his wife conceived), and their only child Sebastian of Portugal was born posthumously in 1554 a couple of weeks after the teenager father Joao had perished of tuberculosis at the age of 16 years.

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João de Portugal - Portugal - Catherine of Habsburg - John III of Portugal - Sebastian of Portugal - 1554 - Tuberculosis

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