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Maria of Aragon
Maria of Aragon
	Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure	30 October 1500 – 7 March 1517
Spouse	Manuel I of Portugal
Issue
	John III of Portugal; Isabella, Holy Roman Empress; Beatrice, Duchess of Savoy; Louis, Duke of Beja; Cardinal Afonso of Portugal; Henry of Portugal
House	House of Trastamara
Father	Ferdinand II of Aragon
Mother	Isabella I of Castile
Born	29 June 1482;
Died	7 March 1517 (aged 34);

Maria of Aragon (Mary of Aragon or Mary of Spain or even Mary of Castile) (29 June 1482 – 7 March 1517) was a Spanish infanta, second wife of Portuguese King Manuel I and because of that queen consort of Portugal from her marriage on 30 October 1500 until her death.

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She was the third surviving daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (the Catholic monarchs). She was the fourth of five surviving children. Her sister was Catherine of Aragon, wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Mary I of England. Another sister, Joanna, married Philip, Duke of Burgundy and was mother of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Her eldest sister Isabella, Princess of Asturias was the first wife of Manuel I, but her death in 1498 created a necessity for Manuel to remarry; Maria became the next bride of the Portuguese king, reaffirming dynastical links with the future Spain, that in 1580 led to a dynastical crisis in Portugal that made Philip II of Spain king of Portugal as Philip I (See: Struggle for the throne of Portugal and Iberian Union). Queen Maria was able to bear a multitude of surviving children.

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16. John I of Castile

8. Ferdinand I of Aragon

17. Eleanor of Aragon (=25)

4. John II of Aragon

18. Sancho of Alburquerque

9. Eleanor of Alburquerque

19. Infanta Beatriz of Portugal

2. Ferdinand II of Aragon

20. Admiral Alonzo Henriques

10. Frederick Henriques, Conde de Melgar

21. Juana González

5. Juana Enríquez

22. Diego Fernandez de Cordova

11. Mariana de Córdoba

23. Inez de Toledo

1. Maria of Aragon and Castile

24. John I of Castile (=16)

12. Henry III of Castile

25. Eleanor of Aragon (=17)

6. John II of Castile

26. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

13. Katherine of Lancaster

27. Constance of Castile

3. Isabella I of Castile

28. John I of Portugal

14. Infante João of Portugal

29. Philippa of Lancaster

7. Isabel of Portugal

30. Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza

15. Isabella of Braganza

31. Beatriz Pereira de Alvim

[edit] Children

Her marriage with Manuel produced the following children:

Castilian and Leonese royalty
House of Trastámara

Henry II

Children include
John I
Eleanor, Queen of Navarre
John I
Children include
Henry III
Ferdinand I of Aragon, Valencia and Sicily
Henry III and II of Leon
Children include
John II
Maria, Queen of Aragon, Valencia, Sicily and Naples
John II
Children include
Henry IV
Isabella I
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
Henry IV and III of Leon
Children
Joan, Queen of Portugal
Isabella I with Ferdinand V
Children
Isabella, Queen of Portugal
John, Prince of Asturias
Joanna the Mad
Maria, Queen of Portugal
Catherine, Queen of England
Joanna

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
John III	6 June 1502	11 June 1557	succeeded Manuel as 15th King of Portugal.
Infanta Isabella	24 October 1503	1 May 1539	married Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Infanta Beatrice	31 December 1504	8 January 1538	married Charles III, Duke of Savoy.
Louis, Duke of Beja	3 March 1506	27 November 1555	Unmarried but had illegitimate descendants, one of them being Anthony, Prior of Crato, a claimant of the throne of Portugal in 1580 (See: Struggle for the throne of Portugal).
Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda	5 June 1507	7 November 1534	Married Guiomar (Guyomare) Coutinho, Countess of Marialva (?-1534).
Infante Afonso	23 April 1509	21 April 1540	Cardinal of the Kingdom.
Infanta Maria	1511	1513
Infante Henry	31 January 1512	31 January 1580	Cardinal of the Kingdom who succeeded his grandnephew King Sebastian (Manuel's great-grandson) as 17th King of Portugal. His death triggered the struggle for the throne of Portugal.
Edward, Duke of Guimarães	7 October 1515	20 September 1540	Duke of Guimarães and great-grandfather of John IV of Portugal. Married Isabella of Braganza, daughter of Jaime, Duke of Braganza.
Prince Anthony	9 September 1516	1516	He might have been a son of Eleanor, Manuel's third wife (rather than of Maria)though not with this date

Her widowed husband remarried yet once more,in 1518, also this time from her family: Maria's niece Eleanor of Habsburg.

Preceded by Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias	Queen Consort of Portugal 30 October 1500 – 7 March 1517	Succeeded by Eleanor of Habsburg

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