castile Archives - History of Royal Women

November 25, 2020 Moniek 0

The future Queen Isabella I of Castile had made a daring choice by marrying the future King Ferdinand II of Aragon against the wishes of […]

September 12, 2020 Amy Eloise Kelly 1

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 […]

October 20, 2017 Moniek 3

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 […]

September 2, 2017 Amy Eloise Kelly 1

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 […]

July 16, 2017 Moniek 0

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 […]

April 21, 2017 Moniek 1

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 […]