Biography of Isabella Queen Castile 1451-1504
Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea
Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim
Descendants Family Tree: Isabella Queen Castile 1451-1504
1406 John II King Castile Succeeds
1474 Death of King Henry IV of Castile
1485 Birth of Catherine of Aragon
1499 Trial and Execution of Perkin Warbreck and Edward Earl of Warwick
1501 Marriage of Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon
1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon Dies Joanna Queen Castile Succeeds
On 25 Dec 1406 [her grandfather] Henry III King Castile (age 27) died. His son [her father] John II King Castile (age 1) succeeded II King Castile.
In 1418 [her father] John II King Castile (age 12) and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 44). He the son of Henry III King Castile and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. 
After 1445 [her father] John II King Castile (age 39) and [her mother] Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Henry III King Castile and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 22 Apr 1451 Isabella Queen Castile was born to John II King Castile (age 46) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 23). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.60%.
On 20 Jul 1454 [her father] John II King Castile (age 49) died. His son [her half-brother] Henry IV King Castile (age 29) succeeded IV King Castile. Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 30) by marriage Queen Consort Castile.
On 19 Oct 1469 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 41). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 71) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1470 [her daughter] Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 18). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 11 Dec 1474 [her half-brother] Henry IV King Castile (age 49) died. His half sister Isabella Queen Castile (age 23) succeeded Queen Castile.
On 31 May 1475 [her son] Unamed Trastámara was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 23) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 31 May 1475 [her son] Unamed Trastámara died.
On 14 Sep 1476 Ferdinand I King Naples (age 53) and [her sister-in-law] Joanna of Aragon Queen Consort Naples (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Naples. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of John II King Aragon (age 78) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. He the illegitmate son of Alfonso V King Aragon and Giralda Carlino. They were first cousins.
On 30 Jun 1478 [her son] John Trastámara Prince Asturias was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 26) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 27) at Seville. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 30 Jun 1478 [her son] John Trastámara Prince Asturias was created Prince Asturias.
In 1479 [her daughter] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 26) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 27) in Toledo. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 20 Jan 1479 [her father-in-law] John II King Aragon (age 80) died. His son [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 26) succeeded II King Aragon.
In 1482 [her daughter] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 29) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 30). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 01 Jul 1482 [her son] Unamed Trastámara was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 30) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 31). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 01 Jul 1482 [her son] Unamed Trastámara died.
On 16 Dec 1485 [her daughter] Catherine of Aragon was born to [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 33) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 34). She was possibly named after her Great Grandmother [her grandmother] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
Around 1490. Possibly Juan de Flandes (age 30). Portrait of Isabella Queen Castile (age 38).
On 03 Apr 1496 [her son] John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 17) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Habsburg Princess Asturias (age 16) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas. She by marriage Princess Asturias. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 44). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 15 Aug 1496 [her mother] Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 68) died.
On 20 Oct 1496 [her son-in-law] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 18) and [her daughter] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). He the son of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1497 [her son-in-law] Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 27) and [her daughter] Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 27) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. He would, three years later, marry her younger sister [her daughter] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 15); an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 04 Oct 1497 [her son] John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 19) died at Salamanca.
On 28 Nov 1499 Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick (age 24) was executed at Tower Hill [Map].
Earl Warwick, Baron Montagu forfeit.
Documentation held in Spain apparently describes [her daughter] Catherine of Aragon's (age 13) parents [her husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 47) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 48) expressing concern that Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick (age 24) was a potential claimant to throne, and being reluctant for their daughter to marry [her future son-in-law] Arthur Prince of Wales (age 13) whilst there was a threat to his (age 13) accession causing King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 42) to use Perkin Warbreck's (deceased) attempted escape with Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick (age 24) as a means to an end.
In 1500 [her former son-in-law] Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 30) and [her daughter] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the younger sister of his first wife [her daughter] Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 47) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 48). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 14 Nov 1501 [her son-in-law] Arthur Prince of Wales (age 15) and [her daughter] Catherine of Aragon (age 15) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Henry Deane assisted by William Warham Bishop of London (age 51) and a further eighteen bishops. She wore a white satin dress with a farthingale and over her head wore a veil of fine silk trimmed with gold and pearls. She would, eight years later, marry his younger brother King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 10) - see Marriage of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 49) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 50). He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 44) and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England (age 35). They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Prince Henry (age 10) who escorted her up the aisle and gave her away.
Cecily York Viscountess Welles (age 32) bore the train, Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 24) was Chief Answerer.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 18) and Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 23) attended.
Thomas Englefield was appointed Knight of the Bath.
Immediately after their marriage Arthur Prince of Wales (age 15) and Catherine of Aragon (age 15) resided at Tickenhill Manor, Bewdley [Map] for a month. Thereafter they travelled to Ludlow, Shropshire [Map].
Around 1502. Possibly Juan de Flandes (age 42). Portrait of Isabella Queen Castile (age 50).
On 26 Nov 1504 Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter [her daughter] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. [her son-in-law] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.
On 19 Oct 1505 [her former husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 53) and Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 35 years. She the daughter of Jean Foix Count Étampes and Marie Valois Viscountess Narbonne. He the son of John II King Aragon and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were great uncle and niece.
On 23 Jan 1516 [her former husband] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 63) died. His daughter [her daughter] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 37) succeeded Queen Aragon.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 17 Jun 1555. The xvij day of Juin was the hersse fenyssyd at Powlles a-boyffe the qwyer with ix prensepalles garnyshyd, (the) goodlest that ever was sene, and all the prensepalles covered with blake velvett, and the mageste of taffata and the frynge [gold]; and all the qwyre and a-boyffe the qwyre and the sydes and ondur [foot] and the body of the chyrche one he hangyd with blake and armes, and with xxxvj dosen of pensells of sylke welvett with gold and selver, and xvj baners-rolles of armes, and iiij baners of whyt emages wroght with fyne gold; over-nyght durge, and the morow masse; and mony mornars, the forst a stranger and the yerle of Shrusbere (age 27), and yerle of Penbroke (age 54), my lord treysorer, ser Recherd Sowthwell (age 52), and mony mo as Englys as Spaneards; and a vij skore powre men havyng nuwe blake gownes, and evere man holdyng torchys; and after messe a grett dener at the bysshope of London('s) plasse, and gret plente.
Note. P. 90. Funeral of the queen of Spain at Saint Paul's. The full ceremonial of this is preserved in the College of Arms, I. 14, ff. 111–114; and see a letter of the lord treasurer to the bishop of London respecting preparations for the solemnity in Strype, Memorials, iii. 220. The deceased was Jane, the grandmother of king Philip (age 28), and the aunt of queen Mary (age 39), being the elder sister of queen Katharine. She was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand the Catholic by Isabel queen of Castille; and having married [her former son-in-law] Philip of Austria, they succeeded to the kingdom of Castille on the death of her mother in 1504. On the death of her father in 1516, her husband having previously died in 1506, she was from insanity unfit to reign, and her son Charles (age 55) (afterwards emperor) was acknowledged sovereign of all Spain.
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1485-1509. c. [her former son-in-law] Archduke Philip and his wife [her daughter] Juana, who, by the death of her mother lsabella, was now Queen of Castille.
Note d. For a full account of the arrival of the Archduke Philip, and his entertainment whilst in England, see MS. Harleian. Cod. 640, fol. 60-66, and Cod. 643, fol. 140.
Note e. The English monarch invested Philip with the order of the Garter at Windsor, and the latter made him and Prince Henry Knights of the Golden Fleece.
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Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal x 1
Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile x 1
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Great x 1 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Manuel Ivrea 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Juan Manuel Prince of Villena 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinando de la Cerda 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Henry III King Castile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James "The Just" II King Aragon
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IV King Aragon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Sicily
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter II King Sicily 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Capet 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Fair" IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter "Cruel" I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Garcia Padilla
Great x 3 Grandfather: Juan García Padilla 1st Lord Villagera
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Padilla
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernán González Henestrosa
Great x 3 Grandmother: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera
Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Denis I King Portugal 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro
Great x 2 Grandmother: Inês Castro
GrandFather: Prince John Aviz Constable Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster
Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro
Great x 3 Grandmother: Inês Castro
Great x 1 Grandfather: Afonso Aviz I Duke Braganza 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ines Peres
GrandMother: Isabella of Braganza 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nuno Álvares Pereira
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatriz Pereira de Alvim
Great x 2 Grandmother: Leonor de Alvim
