Catherine, Princess of Asturias
| Catherine | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Asturias | |
| File:Catarina de Castela, Princesa das Astúrias.jpg | |
| Born | 5 October 1422 Illescas, Toledo |
| Died | 10 September 1424 (age 1 year, 341 days) Madrigal de las Altas Torres |
| Burial | Miraflores Monastery, Burgos |
| House | Trastámara |
| Father | John II of Castile |
| Mother | Maria of Aragon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Catherine of Castile (Castilian: Catalina de Castilla; 5 October 1422 – 10 September 1424) was suo jure Princess of Asturias and heiress presumptive to the Castilian throne all her life.
Catherine was born on 5 October 1422 in Illescas, Toledo.[1] She was the first child of King John II of Castile and his first wife, Maria of Aragon.[2] Named after her grandmother, Catherine of Lancaster, she immediately became heiress presumptive to the throne of Castile upon her birth.[3] The Infanta was formally recognized as successor to the throne of the kingdom and sworn in as Princess of Asturias in early 1423 by the Cortes in Toledo.[4]
Not much is known about Catherine's life.[5] She died of an unknown illness in Madrigal de las Altas Torres on 10 September 1424.[6] Her younger sister, Infanta Eleanor, replaced her as heiress and Princess of Asturias.[7] Infanta Catherine is buried in Miraflores Charterhouse, along with her father and stepmother, Isabella of Portugal.
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Catherine, Princess of Asturias
- 16. Henry II of Castile
- 8. John I of Castile
- 17. Juana Manuel of Castile
- 4. Henry III of Castile
- 18. Peter IV of Aragon
- 9. Eleanor of Aragon
- 19. Eleanor of Sicily
- 2. John II of Castile
- 20. Edward III of England
- 10. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
- 21. Philippa of Hainault
- 5. Catherine of Lancaster
- 22. Peter of Castile
- 11. Constance of Castile
- 23. Maria de Padilla
- 1. Catherine, Princess of Asturias
- 24. Henry II of Castile
- 12. John I of Castile
- 25. Juana Manuel of Castile
- 6. Ferdinand I of Aragon
- 26. Peter IV of Aragon
- 13. Eleanor of Aragon
- 27. Eleanor of Sicily
- 3. Maria of Aragon
- 28. Alfonso XI of Castile
- 14. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
- 29. Eleanor of Guzman
- 7. Eleanor of Alburquerque
- 30. Peter I of Portugal
- 15. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal
- 31. Inês de Castro
References
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, p. 137.
- Back to citation Bleye & Molina 1963, p. 785.
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, pp. 145–147.
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, pp. 148–153.
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, p. 156.
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, pp. 157–158.
- Back to citation Cañas Gálvez 2018, p. 159.
Bibliography
Works cited
- Bleye, Pedro Aguado; Molina, Cayetano Alcazar (1963). Manual de historia de España: Prehistoria. Vol. 1. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe.
- Cañas Gálvez, Francisco de Paula (2018). "Primogenitura, continuidad dinástica y legitimidad institucional en Castilla a principios del siglo XV: Catalina de Trastámara, Princesa de Asturias (1422-†1424)" [Primogeniture, Dynastic Continuity and Institutional Legitimacy in Castile in the Early Fifteenth Century: Catalina of Trastámara, Princess of Austrias (1422-†1424)]. Espacio, tiempo y forma (in Spanish): 135–165.
- Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, ed. (2001). Tratado de genealogia, héràldica y derecho nobiliario: segundo curso de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria (3rd ed.). Instituto Salazar Y Castro.