Henry III King Castile 1379-1406

Before 4th October 1379 [his father] John I King Castile [aged 21] and [his mother] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Peter IV King Aragon [aged 60] and [his grandmother] Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile and Juana Manuel Queen of Castile [aged 40]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 4th October 1379 Henry III King Castile was born to John I King Castile [aged 21] and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile [aged 21] at Burgos [Map].

On 13th September 1382 [his mother] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile [aged 24] died.

Before 17th September 1388 Henry III King Castile [aged 8] and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married at Palencia Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 48] and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster [aged 34]. He the son of John I King Castile [aged 30] and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Chronicle of Adam of Usk [~1352-1430]. 17th September 1388. The [his father-in-law] duke of Lancaster [aged 48] also, claiming the kingdom of Spain in right of his [his mother-in-law] wife [aged 34], sailed to that country two years after, with another crusade; and there he lost by the same sickness many of the nobles of the realm of England, and, I may say, the flower of its youthful chivalry. Yet he made peace with the king of Spain, receiving a duchy for the term of his life, and a large sum of gold for his outlay, and giving his daughter [aged 15] in marriage to the king's eldest son [aged 8]; and so he returned to England¹.

Note 1. There is no mention of the duchy in the other chronicles. By the terms of the treaty, Catherine of Lancaster married Henry, prince of the Asturias, in 1393. The duke received the sum of 200,000 crowns and a pension for the lives of himself and his duchess.

On 9th October 1390 [his father] John I King Castile [aged 32] died. His son Henry [aged 11] succeeded III King Castile.

In 1391 Robert Ferrers [aged 18] and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland [aged 12] were married at Beaufort en Vallée [Map]. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 50] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 40].

In 1394 [his brother] Ferdinand I King Aragon [aged 13] and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his father] John I King Castile and [his mother] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 29th November 1396 Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 32] and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 56] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 46]. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 27th November 1397 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset [aged 24] and Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Somerset. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 47]. He the illegitmate son of [his father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 57] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 47]. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 27th February 1398 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 23] was appointed Bishop of Lincoln.

In 1400 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 14th September 1401 [his daughter] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Aragon was born to Henry III King Castile [aged 21] and [his wife] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 28]. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%. She married 12th June 1415 her first cousin Alfonso V King Aragon, son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon.

In 1403 [his daughter] Catherine Trastámara was born to Henry III King Castile [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 29]. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%.

Before 15th February 1404 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 27] and Margaret Neville Countess Dorest [aged 20] were married. He the illegitmate son of [his father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 6th March 1405 [his son] John II King Castile was born to Henry III King Castile [aged 25] and [his wife] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 31]. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%. He married 1. 1418 his first cousin Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon, and had issue 2. after 1445 his half first cousin once removed Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile and had issue.

On 26th November 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel [aged 24] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married. [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 38] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 35] were present at their wedding feast. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal [aged 53] and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 2nd June 1418 [his former wife] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 45] died at Valladolid [Map]. She was buried at Capilla de los Reyes Nuevos, Cathedral of Toledo.