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Joanna Of Naples (1478–1518)
Joanna of Naples (15 April 1478 – 27 August 1518) was Queen of Naples by marriage to her nephew, Ferdinand II of Naples. After the death of her spouse, she was for a short while a candidate for the throne. Life Joanna was born at Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ..., a daughter of Ferdinand I of Naples, Ferdinand I and his second wife, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Joanna of Aragon, which made her a half-sister of Alfonso II of Naples and Frederick IV of Naples. Her father died in January 1494, and was succeeded by her half brother. Queen of Naples In January 1495, her half brother abdicated in favor of his son, her nephew. Joanna left Naples for Sicily with her mother and their entourage before the French occupation that year, and did not re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Consorts Of Naples
This is a list of consorts of Naples. Many Kings of Naples had more than one wife; they may have divorced their wife or she might have died. Early Byzantine Duchesses of Duchy of Naples, Naples :''See Also'': Dukes of Naples * Drosu, wife of Sergius I of Naples, Sergius I * Theodora, wife of John III of Naples, Theodora, Roman senator, senatrix, daughter of Giovanni and his wife Theodora, daughter of Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Theophylacto I of Tusculum & his wife Theodora (senatrix), Theodora; wife of John III of Naples, John III * Limpiasa of Capua, daughter of Richard I of Capua and Fredesenda of House of Hauteville, Hauteville, married Sergius VI of Naples, Sergius VI in April 1078 also held title of ''Protosebastos, Protosebastē'' * Eva (or Anna) of Gaeta, daughter of Geoffrey Ridell, Geoffrey Ridell, Duke of Gaeta, wife of John VI of Naples, John VI, also held title of ''Protosebastos, Protosebastē'' Royal consort of Kingdom of Naples, Naples Capetian House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso V Of Aragon
Alfonso the Magnanimous (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples with Louis III of Anjou, Joanna II of Naples and their supporters, but ultimately failed and lost Naples in 1424. He recaptured it in 1442 and was crowned king of Naples. He had good relations with his vassal, Stjepan Kosača, and his ally, Skanderbeg, providing assistance in their struggles in the Balkans. He led diplomatic contacts with the Ethiopian Empire and was a prominent political figure of the early Renaissance, being a supporter of literature as well as commissioning several constructions for the Castel Nuovo. Early life Born at Medina del Campo, he was the son of Ferdinand of Trastámara and Eleanor of Alburquerque. Ferdinand was the brother of King Henry III of Castile, and Alfonso was betrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Of Aragon (1454–1517)
Joanna of Aragon ( es, Juana, it, Giovanna; 16 June 1455 – 9 January 1517) was Queen of Naples as the second wife of King Ferdinand I. She served as regent (General Lieuntenant) of Naples between the abdication and flight of king Alfonso II 22 February 1495 until the formal succession of Ferdinand II of Naples. Born in Barcelona, Joanna was the second child of King John II of Aragon by his second wife, Juana Enríquez de Córdoba, and his youngest legitimate child. Queenship King Ferdinand I of Naples, an illegitimate son of her uncle Alfonso V of Aragon, asked Joanna's hand in marriage from John II and he accepted. After the wedding on 14 September the contract was signed in Navarre, on 5 October 1476 and the agreement was ratified on 25 November. John II gave his daughter a dowry of 100,000 gold florins and Ferdinand gave his new wife many duchies and/or cities, such as Sorrento, Theano, Isernia, Teramo, Sulmona, Francavilla and Nocera. He also gave her more than 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was established by the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), when the island of Sicily revolted and was conquered by the Crown of Aragon, becoming a separate kingdom also called the Kingdom of Sicily. In 1816, it reunified with the island of Sicily to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The territory of the Kingdom of Naples corresponded to the current Italian regions of Campania, Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Molise and also included some areas of today's southern and eastern Lazio. Nomenclature The term "Kingdom of Naples" is in near-universal use among historians, but it was not used officially by the government. Since the Angevins remained in power on the Italian peninsula, they kept the original name of the Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Enríquez
Alfonso Enríquez, also known as Alonso Enríquez (Guadalcanal, 1354 – Guadalupe, 1429) was Lord of Medina de Rioseco and Admiral of Castile. Background Alfonso Enriquez de Castilla was the son of Fadrique Alfonso, 25th Master of the Order of Santiago, and Paloma Ben Yahia. His father was murdered on 29 May 1358 in the Alcázar of Seville, on the orders of his brother Peter. He was the founder of the lineage of Enriquez, and is the first Admiral of Castile of his family since 1405, and first lord of Medina de Rio Seco. His paternal grandparents were King Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor de Guzmán. He was a nephew of King Henry II of Castile and cousin of King John I of Castile. His brother was Pedro Enriquez de Castilla, Count of Trastámara, Lemos and Sarria, Constable of Castile and ''Pertiguero mayor de Santiago''. His sister was Eleanor of Castile, who married the Marshal of Castile Diego Gomez Sarmiento. Biography Alfonso Enriquez remained hidden while living his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Of Portugal (died 1381)
Beatrice of Portugal (–) was Countess of Alburquerque as the wife of Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque. She was the daughter of Peter I of Portugal and his wife Inês de Castro. Life Beatrice was born in 1354 in Coimbra. Beatrice's entitlement to be considered an ''Infanta'' of Portugal is debatable. Some historians consider her a natural daughter of Peter I, so that title could never be attributed to her. Other opinions assert that the death of Inês de Castro was ordered by Peter's father Afonso IV of Portugal; after inheriting the throne, the Prince admitted that he had married Inês secretly, and she was thus a lawful Queen of Portugal. Beatrice became Countess of Alburquerque when she married Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque in 1373. Beatrice held this title for a year, until her husband died on 19 March 1374. Children Beatrice and Sancho Alfonso of Alburquerque had two children: * Fernando Sánchez of Alburquerque (–). *Eleanor of Alburquerque. (–). Marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sancho Alfonso
The name Sancho is an Iberian name of Basque origin (Santxo, Santzo, Santso, Antzo, Sans). Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius.Eichler, Ernst; Hilty, Gerold; Löffler, Heinrich; Steger, Hugo; Zgusta, Ladislav: ''Namenforschung/Name Studies/Les noms propres'', Walter de Gruyter, 1 January 1995, p. 74Online/ref> The feminine form is Sancha and the common patronymic is Sánchez. Outside the Spanish-speaking world, the name is especially associated with the literary character Sancho Panza. Kings of Navarre * Sancho I * Sancho II * Sancho III * Sancho IV * Sancho V (also king of Aragon) * Sancho VI *Sancho VII Kings of León and Castile * Sancho I (León) * Sancho II (León and Castille) * Sancho III (Castille) * Sancho IV (León and Castille) Kings of Portugal * Sancho I, ''o Povoador'' * Sancho II, ''o Capelo'' King of Majorca *Sancho Dukes of Gascony * Sancho I * Sancho II * Sancho III * Sancho IV * Sancho V * Sancho VI Counts of Castille * Sancho García Other histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Of Aragon, Queen Of Castile
Eleanor of Aragon (20 February 1358 – 13 August 1382) was a daughter of King Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Eleanor of Sicily. She was a member of the House of Barcelona and Queen of Castile by her marriage. cites . Family Eleanor was the youngest child and only daughter of her father by his third marriage. Eleanor was a sister of John I of Aragon and Martin of Aragon. She was a half-sister of Constance, Queen of Sicily, Joanna, Countess of Ampurias and Isabella, Countess of Urgell. Marriage At Soria on the 18 June 1375, Eleanor married John I of Castile. Her marriage was arranged as part of the arrangements for peace between Aragon and Castile agreed at Almazán on the 12 April 1374 and at Lleida on the 10 May 1375. Eleanor and John were married for seven years, in which time they had three children: #Henry (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), succeeded his father as King of Castile #Ferdinand (27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416), became King of Aragon This is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John I Of Castile
John I ( es, Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. Biography His first marriage, to Eleanor of Aragon on 18 June 1375, produced his only known issue : # Henry (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), succeeded his father as King of Castile.C.W. Previte-Orton, ''The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History'', Volume 2, (Cambridge at the University Press, 1912), 902. # Ferdinand (27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416), became King of Aragon in 1412. # Eleanor (b. 13 August 1382), died young. In 1379, John I formed the short lived military order of the Order of the Pigeon, known for its large feasts which included eating the organization's namesake, the pigeon. Unlike his father, John I seems to have been more tolerant towards Jews, even making legal exemptions for some, such as Abraham David Taroç. He ransomed Leo V of the House of Lusignan, the last Latin king of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Fernández De Córdoba
Mariana Fernández de Córdoba y Ayala (c. 1394 – 1431), also known as ''Mariana de Ayala Córdoba y Toledo'', was the fourth Lady of Casarrubios del Monte in the province of Toledo. She was the daughter of Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, first Lord of Baena, and Inés Ayala y Toledo, third Lady of Casarrubios del Monte. Life Mariana married Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza, Admiral of Castile and Lord of Medina de Rioseco around July 1425.Deed executed on 10 July 1425 for the marriage of Fadrique Enríquez and Marina de Córdoba. The legal representatives of Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo were Juan Rodríguez de Rojas, his son by his former marriage, and Juan Carrillo. Spanish Royal Academy of History, Salazar y Castro Collection, reference D-10, folio 107-108. They had one daughter, Juana Enríquez (1425–1468), who married John II of Aragon John II (Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and eu, Joanes II; 29 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadrique Enríquez De Mendoza
Fadrique may refer to: *Fadrique Alfonso, Lord of Haro (1334–1358), illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI of Castile *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba (c. 1460-1531), Spanish military leader and politician *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba (1537-1583), Grandee of Spain and a commander in the Spanish army during the Eighty Years' War *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza (1580-1634), Captain General of the Spanish Navy *Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, the name of the six Dukes of Fernandina * Fadrique Enríquez (c. 1465–1538), fourth Admiral of Castile *Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza (1390-1473), second Admiral of Castile, Count of Melgar and Rueda, and Lord of Medina del Rioseco *Fadrique de Portugal (c. 1465–1539), Spanish viceroy of Catalonia and bishop of Sigüenza *Alfonso Fadrique (died 1338), eldest and illegitimate son of Frederick II of Sicily, vicar general of the Duchy of Athens *Pedro I Fadrique (died 1355), Count of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Of Alburquerque
Eleanor, 3rd Countess of Alburquerque (1374 – 16 December 1435) was Queen of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. In Spanish, she is known as ''Leonor Urraca de Castilla, condesa de Alburquerque''. She was the regent of Aragon during the absence of her son the king in 1420. Family Eleanor was born in Aldeadavila de la Ribera, province of Salamanca. Her father was Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, who was an illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI of Castile and his mistress Eleanor of Guzman, and a brother of King Henry II of Castile. Her mother was Infanta Beatrice, Countess of Alburquerque, who was daughter of Peter I of Portugal and Ines de Castro. Eleanor's brother was Ferdinand, 2nd Count of Alburquerque. Marriage and queenship Eleanor was originally betrothed to Frederick, illegitimate son of Henry II of Castile, however this engagement was broken off. Upon the death of the sickly John I of Castile on October 9 of 1390 the Regency Council addre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
