Isabella of Castile (1283–1328) was the

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as the first wife of

King James II James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...

and

Duchess of Brittany This is a list of rulers of the Duchy of Brittany. In different epochs the sovereigns of Brittany were kings, princes, and dukes. The Breton ruler was sometimes elected, sometimes attained the position by conquest or intrigue, or by hereditary r ...

as the second wife of Duke John III.Ludwig Vones: Isabella 8). In: Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA). Band 5. Artemis & Winkler, München/Zürich 1991, , Isabella was born in Toro, the eldest daughter of King Sancho IV of Castile and

María de Molina María Alfonso Téllez de Meneses (c. 1265 – 1321), known as María de Molina, was queen consort of Castile and León from 1284 to 1295 by marriage to Sancho IV of Castile, and served as regent for her minor son Ferdinand IV (1295 - c.1301) ...

. As On 1 December 1291, Isabella married King James II of Aragon in the city of

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populati ...

. The bride was only eight years old and the groom twenty-four. The marriage was never consummated. Sancho IV died on 25 April 1295. James chose to change his alliances and take advantage of the turmoil inside Castile. He had their wedding annulled and proceeded to marry

Blanche of Anjou Blanche of Anjou (1280 – 14 October 1310) was Queen of Aragon as the second spouse of King James II of Aragon. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, she is also known as Blanche of Naples. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" o ...

. Isabella remained unwed for about a decade. In 1310, at

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...

, she married her second husband, Duke John III of Brittany. There were no children from this marriage. She was buried at

Prières Abbey Prières Abbey (french: Abbaye de Prières or ''Notre-Dame de Prières''; la, Abbatia de Precibus) is a former Cistercian monastery in the commune of Billiers in the department of Morbihan, Brittany, France, about 28 kilometres southeast of Van ...

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