Following the death of her half-brother, King Henry IV of Castile, Isabella knew she had to act quickly. She received the news on 12 December and acted as the chief mourner at the Cathedral of Segovia, wearing all black. Within hours of being informed of his death, letters were being sent out informing the cities [read more]
On 19 September 1468, King Henry IV of Castile recognised his half-sister, the future Queen Isabella I of Castile, as the rightful heir to the throne of Castile over his daughter, Joanna. The Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando was agreed upon on top of the hill near the Bulls of Guisando. Isabella now officially [read more]
From the death of Queen Isabella’s half-brother, King Henry IV of Castile, she had been at war with Portugal. King Henry IV left one daughter as heiress to the throne, but her legitimacy was questioned. She became known in history as Joanna La Beltraneja for her supposed father, Beltrán de la Cueva. Joanna was sworn in [read more]
Read part three here. While at Alaejos, Joan fell in love with Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca y Ulloa’s nephew, Pedro de Castilla y Fonseca. Pedro was a descendant of King Peter of Castile through his illegitimate son, Diego. He was ten years younger than her, and Joan became pregnant. However, her pregnancy, or at least [read more]
Read part two here. It is unclear if the stillbirth of their son caused the relationship between Joan and Henry to deteriorate. However, Joan chose to focus her energy on a marital alliance with Portugal. Sometime in April 1464, her sister-in-law, Isabella, found herself on the way to the Portuguese border to meet with the [read more]
Read part one here. Rumours concerning the wedding night quickly began to circulate, but Henry headed back on campaign against the Moors just days after his wedding to Joan. He returned on 10 July to find Joan still organising her new household. Just two weeks later, he headed for Seville, and Joan followed him. She [read more]
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