Biography of John II King Aragon 1398-1479

In 1394 [his father] Ferdinand I King Aragon (age 13) and [his mother] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 20) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] John I King Castile and [his grandmother] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile. They were first cousin once removed.

On 29th June 1398 John II King Aragon was born to [his father] Ferdinand I King Aragon (age 17) and [his mother] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.41%.

On 31st May 1410 King Martin I of Aragon (age 53) died. His nephew [his father] Ferdinand (age 29) succeeded I King Aragon.

On 12th June 1415 [his brother] Alfonso V King Aragon (age 19) and [his sister-in-law] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Aragon (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of [his uncle] Henry III King Castile and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile (age 42). He the son of [his father] Ferdinand I King Aragon (age 34) and [his mother] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 41). They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 2nd April 1416 [his father] Ferdinand I King Aragon (age 35) died. His son [his brother] Alfonso (age 20) succeeded V King Aragon.

In 1418 [his brother-in-law] John II King Castile (age 12) and [his sister] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his father] Ferdinand I King Aragon and [his mother] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 44). He the son of [his uncle] 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.

Before 29th May 1421 John II King Aragon (age 22) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 33) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles III King Navarre (age 60) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 58). He the son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 47). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 29th May 1421 [his son] Charles "Viana" IV King Navarre was born to John II King Aragon (age 22) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. He married 30th September 1439 his third cousin Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre, daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves.

In 1423 [his son] Juana Trastámara was born to John II King Aragon (age 24) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. He died aged two in 1425.

In 1424 [his daughter] Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre was born to John II King Aragon (age 25) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 36). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. She married 1440 her first cousin Henry IV King Castile, son of John II King Castile and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile.

On 22nd August 1425 [his son] Juana Trastámara (age 2) died.

On 2nd February 1426 [his daughter] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre was born to John II King Aragon (age 27) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. She married 1436 Gaston IV Count Foix, son of John I Count Foix and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix, and had issue.

In 1431 [his future wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 6) succeeded 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte.

In 1435 [his sister-in-law] Isabella Évreux Countess Armagnac (age 40) died.

On 16th December 1435 [his mother] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 61) died.

In 1436 [his son-in-law] Gaston IV Count Foix (age 13) and [his daughter] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of John II King Aragon (age 37) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 48). He the son of John I Count Foix (age 54) and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix.

On 30th September 1439 [his son] Charles "Viana" IV King Navarre (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre were married at Olite. She the daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 66) and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 46). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 41) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 51). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1440 [his son-in-law] Henry IV King Castile (age 14) and [his daughter] Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 16) were married. She the daughter of John II King Aragon (age 41) and [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 52). He the son of [his brother-in-law] John II King Castile (age 34) and [his sister] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1441 [his wife] Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 53) died.

After 1441 John II King Aragon (age 42) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda (age 51) and Mariana Fernández Countess Melgar. He the son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1445 [his sister] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 49) died.

In 1450 [his brother] Alfonso V King Aragon (age 54) was appointed 166th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 28).

On 10th March 1452 [his son] Ferdinand II King Aragon was born to John II King Aragon (age 53) and [his wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 27). He married (1) 19th October 1469 his second cousin Isabella Queen Castile, daughter of John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile, and had issue (2) 19th October 1505 his great niece Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of Jean Foix Count Étampes and Marie Valois Viscountess Narbonne, and had issue.

In 1454 [his daughter] Joanna of Aragon Queen Consort Naples was born to John II King Aragon (age 55) and [his wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 29). She married 14th September 1476 her first cousin Ferdinand I King Naples and had issue.

On 27th June 1458 [his brother] Alfonso V King Aragon (age 62) died. His son [his future son-in-law] Ferdinand (age 35) succeeded I King Naples. Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples (age 34) by marriage Queen Consort Naples. His brother John (age 59) succeeded II King Aragon.

On 23rd September 1461 [his son] Charles "Viana" IV King Navarre (age 40) died. His sister [his daughter] Blanche (age 37) succeeded II Queen Navarre.

In 1464 [his daughter] Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 40) died.

On 13th February 1468 [his wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 43) died at Tarragona.

On 19th October 1469 [his son] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of [his former brother-in-law] John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 41). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 71) and [his former wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 14th September 1476 [his son-in-law] Ferdinand I King Naples (age 53) and [his daughter] 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 [his former wife] Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. He the illegitmate son of [his brother] Alfonso V King Aragon and Giralda Carlino. They were first cousins.

On 20th January 1479 John II King Aragon (age 80) died. His son Ferdinand (age 26) succeeded II King Aragon.