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	Isabella of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Isabella 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 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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isabella_I_of_Castile (2484 words)

	Juana of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joanna (Spanish: Juana) (November 6, 1479 – April 12, 1555), called Juana the Mad (Juana La Loca), queen of Castile and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the second daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, king and queen of Spain, and was born at Toledo on November 6, 1479.
		In 1496 at Lille, Joanna was married to the archduke Philip the Handsome, son of the German King Maximilian I, and at Ghent in February 1500, she gave birth to future emperor Charles V.
		Juana la Loca (2001) — directed by Vicente Aranda and starring Pilar Lopez de Ayala as Joanna, was nominated for 12 Goya Awards, and was released in the US as Mad Love.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joanna_of_Castile (843 words)

	Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Children were: John I of Castile, Leonor of Castile (Infanta of Castile), Juana of Castile (Infanta of Castile).
		Henry III became King of Castile and Leon in 1390 upon the death of his father, John I. His father arranged his marriage to Catherine, the daughter of John of Gaunt, as a means to end the conflict between the two men.
		Juana had her own supporters and they arranged for her marriage to Alfonso V of Portugal, and thus obtained his help to try to regain the throne.
	www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d3.html (3240 words)

	Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Leonor of Castile was born on Sep 13 1382.
		Children were: Leonor of Castile, Miguel of Portugal (Infante de Portugal), Leonora of Aragon, Maria of Aragon, Alfonso V, John II of Aragon (KING OF ARAGON and NAVARRO), Enrique of Aragon (Duke of Villena), Pietro di Noto (Duke of Noto), Sancho of Aragon.
		Maria of Aragon (Infanta of Aragon) was born in 1455.
	www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d4.html (1537 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Castile and Aragon
		Old Castile is in outline an irregular triangle, the western frontier bordering on the ancient Kingdom of Leon, the south-eastern boundary being the Sierras de Gredos, Guadarrama, and the Moncayo (Mons Caunus), and the north-eastern, the river Ebro.
		Castile, with the title of king, was given to Ferdinand, who had married Sancha, the sister of Bermudo, who was to have married García Sánchez, the last independent count.
		The Compromiso de Caspe placed the crown of Aragon on the head of an Infante of Castile, Ferdinand of Antequera (1412), and the marriage of Isabella, heiress of Henry IV of Castile, to Ferdinand, the heir of John II of Aragon, finally united these kingdoms and formed the beginning of the Spanish monarchy.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03410b.htm (3092 words)

	European Voyages of Exploration: Isabella I
		Isabella I, Queen of Castile, was born in the town of Madrigal de las Altas Torres April 22, 1453 and died a little before noon November 26, 1504 in the castle of La Mota, which still stands at Medina del Campo (Valladolid).
		But Princess Juana had been betrothed to Afonso V of Portugal, and was recognised as Henry's true heiress by his supporters.
		Juana, however, abandoned her claims, taking the veil in the monastery of Santa Clara of Coimbra (1480).
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/isabella.html (1478 words)

	Castile. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The soil of Castile, ravaged by centuries of erosion, is poor, and rainfall is sparse.
		Old Castile at first was a county of the kingdom of León, with Burgos its capital.
		In 1479, after Isabella I had defeated the dynastic claims of Juana la Beltraneja, a personal union of Castile and Aragón was established under Isabella and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragón.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ca/Castile.html (446 words)

	Chapter 15: A History of Aragon and Catalonia
		His sister and heiress, Juana II, was generally recognized as Queen, and married Jacopo de Borbon, Count of La Marche, as her second husband, who took the title of Duke of Calabria and the position of Prince Consort.
		Juana then, at the Pope's advice, revoked her act of adoption, on the ground that Alfonso had shown himself ungrateful and untrustworthy, and replaced him by Duke Louis of Anjou, on whom she conferred the dukedom of Calabria, as her son and heir.
		Castile had been governed by Enrique III and, after his death, by his widow, Catalina, and his brother, Fernando, in comparative peace, until the death [218] of the Queen in 1418 brought about a period of dissension and disorder.
	libro.uca.edu /chaytor/hac15.htm (6881 words)

	Juana la Beltraneja on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		JUANA LA BELTRANEJA [Juana la Beltraneja], 1462-1530, Castilian princess, daughter of Juana of Portugal, queen of Henry IV of Castile.
		Juana was recognized as legitimate heiress to the throne by the Cortes of Castile, but later Henry IV designated as successor first his half-brother Alfonso (d.1468) and then his half sister Isabella (later Isabella I).
		Juana's partisans called upon Alfonso V of Portugal for help and arranged his marriage to the young princess.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/J/JuanalaB1.asp (299 words)

	Chapter 12: A History of Aragon and Catalonia
		Pedro de Ejérica was obliged to flee into Castile, where he became the chief supporter of the exiled Eleanor, and it was not until 1338 that the intervention of the papal legates secured some measure of agreement.
		The son of the King of Morocco invaded Castile with an army towards the end of 1339, but was defeated and killed upon the frontier, and to avenge his death Abu-l-Hassan sent a numerous army and fleet to Spain in the early months of 1340.
		The King of Castile, however, broke the conditions of the convention, and, undeterred by the papal interdict laid upon his country by the legate, made energetic preparations for the prosecution of the war, concluded a treaty with the Genoese and began negotiations for a league with France, England and Navarre.
	libro.uca.edu /chaytor/hac12.htm (8912 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1520 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		John I (Juan) of CASTILE was born 24 Aug 1358 and died 9 Oct 1390.
		Juana of CASTILE was born before Jan 1367.
		Henry IV the Impotent of CASTILE was born 4 Jan 1425.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1520.htm (447 words)

	Ancestors of Li Ann Harper Lee - pafg277 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Fernando Prince Of CASTILE AND LEON was born in 1332 in, Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
		Beatrice Sancha Princess CASTILE AND LEON [and Leon] [Parents] was born in 1293 in, Toro, Zamora, Spain.
		Beatriz Princess of Perez was born in 1354 in, Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
	www.magiclink.com /web/snowdove/liann/pafg277.htm (914 words)

	Isabel of Castile, Miss Second Millennium of the millennium of Christopher Columbus Continent Peoples (CCCP)
		The Catholic Queen of Castile, Isabel, the most important human being in the history of the world, the most powerful and extraordinary monarch the world had ever known, was born on Thursday, April 22 1451, the same year that Mahmet II, the terror of Europ e, became Sultan of Turkey.
		The Infanta Isabel was the daughter of King Don Juan II of Castile and the Queen consort Do\'f1 a Isabel of Portugal, his second wife.
		Castile, her kingdom, was three times as large as Aragó n, centrally located, and had seven of the eight million inhabitants of the united kingdom.
	users.rcn.com /edruva/chapter3.htm (1275 words)

	Christian History Handbook: Early Modern: Lecture Eight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Isabella, daughter of Juan II (Castile, 1406-1454) and princess of Castile, had married her distant cousin, Ferdinand II, son of Juan II (Aragon, 1458-1479) and prince of Aragon, in 1469.
		Juana, the oldest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, married Philip the Handsome, the Hapsburg Duke of Burgundy in 1496, and they established their family home in Ghent (Netherlands) and produced six offspring.
		When Queen Isabella of Castile died in 1504, Juana rightfully succeeded to the Castilian throne, but the córtes authorized her father to continue to rule in behalf of the busy young mother until she and her husband could assume their duties.
	www.sbuniv.edu /~hgallatin/ht34633e08.html (9795 words)

	AllRefer.com - Isabella I (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Isabella I or Isabella the Catholic, 1451–1504, Spanish queen of Castile and LeOn (1474–1504), daughter of John II of Castile.
		In 1469 she married Ferdinand of AragOn (later King Ferdinand II of AragOn and Ferdinand V of Castile).
		At the death (1474) of her half brother Henry IV of Castile, the succession to Castile was contested between Isabella and Juana la Beltraneja, who was supported by Alfonso V of Portugal.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/Isabella1.html (429 words)

	Ferdinand II, King of Aragón - Timeline Index
		Ferdinand II or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452—1516, king of Aragón (1479—1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474—1504), king of Sicily (1468—1516), and king of Naples (1504—16).
		Isabella of Castile, who helped unify Spain via a dynastic marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469, was a master of propaganda to secure her rule.
		Joanna (Juana), called Crazy Juana (Juana La Loca), queen of Castile and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the second daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, ki...
	www.timelineindex.com /content/view/1100 (423 words)

	Juana la Beltraneja
		Juana was recognized as legitimate heiress to the throne by the Cortes of Castile, but later Henry IV designated as successor first his half-brother Alfonso (d.1468) and then his half sister Isabella (later
		Henry IV, Spanish king of Castile and León - Henry IV, 1425–74, Spanish king of Castile and León (1454–74), son and successor...
		Castile: History - History The name Castile derives from the many castles built there by the Christian nobles early in...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0826674.html (230 words)

	Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials
		In November 1504 her mother's death left her queen of Castile, but as she was considered incapable of ruling.
		The duties of government were undertaken by her father, and then, for a short time, by her husband who served as regents.
		In September 1506, when her husband died, Juana apparently became completely deranged, and it became almost impossible to separate her from the corpse of her husband.
	www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11318531 (165 words)

	Spain Book of Life at End of Middle Ages trade Routs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The war was settled in 1479, with Isabella recognized as Queen of Castile.
		Juana retired to a convent rather than marry the son of Ferdinand and Isabella, Juan.
		Her will, the only writing which she left, is a fascinating document, summarizing what she thought were her reign's achievements as well as wishes for the future.
	michaelreport.com /history/west/spain.html (2883 words)

	filmcritic.com Movie Review: Mad Love
		Juana ends up in a political marriage to Philip the Handsome (Daniele Liotti), the Archduke of Austria.
		By this point, Juana is completely head-over-heels in love with Philip to the extent that it's obsessive.
		An apparent emotional wreck, Philip’s wife is due for a breakdown, and Philip looks to declare poor Juana legally insane and incarcerate her, thus giving him and his father a shot at the throne.
	filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/1286f1a074f65ce088256c26005f9cdb?OpenDocument (542 words)

	The Internet Classroom [Science Proficiency, Biology, French, and Spanish]
		Born in 1451, Isabella was queen of Castile from 1474 to 1505.
		Ferdinand and Isabella succeeded as joint sovereigns to the throne of Castile on the death of Isabella's half brother Henry IV in December of 1474.
		-Charles V Charles V, son of Juana la loca 1500—1558, Holy Roman Emperor (1519—58), also known as Charles I, King of Spain (1516—56); son of Philip I and Juana (Joanna) of Castile; grandson of Ferdinand II of Aragón and Isabella I of Castile, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy.
	www.angelfire.com /zine/excel/ferdinandandisabella.html (1200 words)

	Johns Hopkins University Press \| Books \| Juana the Mad
		Born to Isabel and Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs whose marriage united the realms of Castile and Aragon, Juana "the Mad" (1479–1555) is one of the most infamous but least studied monarchs of the Renaissance.
		Conventional accounts of Juana portray her as a sullen woman prone to depression, a jealous wife insanely in love with her husband, and an incompetent queen who was deemed by her father, husband, and son, unable to govern herself much less her kingdoms.
		As queen, Juana worked tirelessly to assure the succession of her son Charles V to the throne and thereby to establish the Habsburg dynasty in the kingdoms that others managed to govern in her name.
	www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/8471.html (397 words)

	The well known nursery rhyme I had a little nut tree and it's origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is almost certain that this rhyme refers to the visit of Juana of Castile to Henry VII's court in 1506.
		Juana and Henry had both been widowed and it was hoped that they may marry each other, however Juana was clearly not in her right mind at the time and the relationship came to nothing.
		Juana was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain but after her marriage to 'Philip the Hamdsome' her sanity began to leave her, it was said, due to her husband's regular infidelities.
	www.nurseryrhymes.allinfoabout.com /nuttree.html (304 words)

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