John II of Aragon
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| John II | |
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| House | Trastámara |
| Father | Ferdinand I of Aragon |
| Mother | Eleanor of Alburquerque |
John II (
King of Sicily
from 1458 to 1468.
Biography
John was born at
Louis XI of France, and in preparing the way for the marriage of his son Ferdinand with Isabella I of Castile which brought about the union of the crowns of Aragon and Castile and which was to create the Monarchy of Spain
. His troubles with his subjects were closely connected with tragic dissensions within his own family.
John was first married to
Charles, given the title "Prince of Viana" as heir of Navarre, had been born of the marriage. John quickly came to regard this son with jealousy. After his second marriage, to Juana Enríquez
, it grew into absolute hatred, being encouraged by Juana. John tried to deprive his son of his constitutional right to act as lieutenant-general of Aragon during his father's absence. Charles's cause was taken up by the Aragonese, however, and the king's attempt to make his second wife lieutenant-general was set aside.
There followed the long
Louis XI of France
, who refused to part with it.
In his old age John was blinded by
Jew. The Catalan revolt was pacified in 1472, but until his death in 1479 John carried on a war, in which he was generally unfortunate, with his neighbor the French king. He was succeeded by Ferdinand, his son by his second marriage, who was already married to Isabella I of Castile
. With his death and son's accession to the throne of Aragon, the unification of the realms of Spain under one royal house began in earnest.
Marriages and issue
From his first marriage to Blanche of Navarre, John had the following children:
- Charles, Prince of Viana (1421–1461)[4]
- Joanna of Navarre (1423 – 22 August 1425)
- Blanche II of Navarre (1424–1464)
- Eleanor of Navarre[6] (1426-1479)[4]
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From his second marriage to Juana Enríquez, John had the following children:
- Ferdinand II of Aragon[6] (1452-1516). Married Isabella I of Castile.
- Joanna of Aragon (1455–1517). Married Ferdinand I of Naples.
Illegitimate children:
- Alfonso de Aragón y de Escobar (1417-1495), Duke of Villahermosa
- Archbishop of Zaragoza
- Felipe de Carrayos del Radona (Phillipe del Radona)[citation needed]
Ancestors
| Ancestors of John II of Aragon Beatrice of Portugal | | ||||||||||||
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| 15. Inês de Castro | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Ruiz 2007, p. ?.
- ^ Woodacre 2013, p. 91.
- ^ Earenfight 2015, p. 143.
- ^ a b c d Scofield 1923, p. 235.
- ^ Livermore 1966, p. 120.
- ^ a b Merriman 1918, p. 61.
- ^ 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.
Sources
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- Livermore, H. V. (1966). A New History of Portugal (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.120
- Merriman, Roger Bigelow(1918). The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old and in the New. Vol. 2. The Macmillan Company.
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