Constance of Castile – Claimant to the Castilian throne
Constance was born in 1354 as the daughter of Peter, King of Castile and León and María de Padilla. The Infanta was born into a […]
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Isabella of Portugal – “profunda tristeza”
Written by EvaMarie Rush. In 1700, an entire Royal dynasty came to a crashing end with the death of Charles II of Spain. After sixteen […]
Eleanor de Guzmán – The murdered mistress
Eleanor was born as Leonor Núñez de Guzmán Ponce de León in 1310 in Seville in modern day Spain. Her parents were nobles, and Eleanor’s […]
Eleonor – Daughter of England and Queen of Castile
This article was written by Marie. Eleonor, the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, grew up to be all the things we tend not to associate […]
Joanna la Beltraneja – The would-be Queen of Castile
The circumstances surrounding Joanna’s birth would influence the rest of her life. She was born on 21 February 1462 as the daughter of Joan of […]
Joan of Portugal – The scandalous Queen
Joan of Portugal was born on 20 March 1439 as the daughter of Edward, King of Portugal and Eleanor of Aragon. She never knew her father […]