Charles, Prince of Viana
Charles IV | |
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John II | |
Successor | Blanche II |
Contender | John II |
Born | 29 May 1421 Peñafiel |
Died | 23 September 1461 Barcelona | (aged 40)
Spouse | Agnes of Cleves |
House | Trastámara |
Father | John II of Aragon |
Mother | Blanche I of Navarre |
Charles, Prince of Viana (Basque: Karlos IV.a) (29 May 1421 – 23 September 1461), sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.[1]
Background
His mother was the daughter and heiress of Charles III, King of Navarre. Both his grandfather Charles and his mother, who ruled over Navarre from 1425 to 1441, had bequeathed this kingdom to Charles, whose right had also been recognized by the Cortes; but when Blanche died in 1441 her husband John seized the kingdom to the exclusion of his son.[1]
Marriage
The Prince of Viana was married in Olite (Navarre) on 30 September 1439, taking as his wife
- Anna, Countess of Medinaceli
- Philip, Archbishop of Palermo
- John, Bishop of Huesca
Clashes with his father
The ill feeling between father and son was increased when in 1447 John took for his second wife
Death and legacy
Soon afterwards, however, on 23 September 1461, the prince died at
Charles was a cultured and amiable prince, fond of music and literature. He translated Aristotle's Ethics into Aragonese, a work first published at Zaragoza in 1509, and wrote a chronicle of the kings of Navarre, Cronica de los reyes de Navarra.[1]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c d e public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Charles (Prince of Viana)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 937. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b Ferdinand I, King of Aragon at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ a b de Sousa, Antonio Caetano (1735). Historia genealogica da casa real portugueza [Genealogical History of the Royal House of Portugal] (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Lisboa Occidental. p. 497.