Title: Infantas de Portugal, Rainhas em Espanha
First published: 2007
Description: From 1165 until 1816 eleven Princesses of Portugal were Queens of Spain by marriage. Beatrice, whose marriage to king John I of Castile led to the 1383–1385 Crisis (Portuguese Interregnum) in which a good part of the Portuguese prevented the annexation of Portugal by Castille. Joan, the second wife of King Henry IV of Castile, provoked much criticism in the court as she allegedly had many lovers. Isabella the Catholic and Philip II both had Portuguese mothers. Maria Isabel of Portugal, second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, founded the Museo del Prado.
Subjects: Portugal, history, princess, queen, Spain, infanta, marriage, Princesses, Biography, Queens
Places: Lisbon, Portugal, Spain, Madrid, Castille
People: Urraca of Portugal, Beatrice of Portugal, Joan of Portugal, Maria Isabel of Portugal, Maria of Portugal, Isabella of Portugal
Time periods: 1165-1816, The Middle Ages, Age of Discoveries, Renaissance, 12th century, 14th century, 15th century, 16th century, 19th century
LC classification: DP536.2 .C37 2007