Biography of Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 1479-1555
Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea
Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim
1474 Death of King Henry IV of Castile
1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon Dies Joanna Queen Castile Succeeds
On 19 Oct 1469 [her father] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and [her mother] Isabella Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 41). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 71) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 11 Dec 1474 [her uncle] Henry IV King Castile (age 49) died. His half sister [her mother] Isabella Queen Castile (age 23) succeeded Queen Castile.
In 1479 Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile was born to Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 26) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 27) in Toledo. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.23%.
On 20 Jan 1479 [her grandfather] John II King Aragon (age 80) died. His son [her father] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 26) succeeded II King Aragon.
On 20 Oct 1496 Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 18) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). He the son of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1497. Juan de Flandes (age 37). Portrait of [her sister] Catherine of Aragon (age 11) or Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 18).
On 15 Nov 1498 [her daughter] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 20) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
Around 1500. Juan de Flandes (age 40). Portrait of Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 21).
On 24 Feb 1500 [her son] Charles V Holy Roman Emperor was born to [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 21) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 21) at Ghent [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
On 18 Jul 1501 [her daughter] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 22) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 22) at Brussels [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
On 10 Mar 1503 [her son] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor was born to [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 24) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 24) at Alcalá de Henares. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
On 26 Nov 1504 [her mother] Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.
On 15 Sep 1505 [her daughter] Mary Queen Hungary was born to [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 27) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 26). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
On 19 Oct 1505 [her father] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 53) and [her step-mother] Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 35 years. She the daughter of Jean Foix Count Étampes and Marie Valois Viscountess Narbonne. He the son of John II King Aragon and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were great uncle and niece.
On 25 Sep 1506 [her husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 28) died.
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1485-1509. 1507. This yeare, about the latter ende of Januarye, the [her former husband] Kinge of Castell and his wife (age 28)c were driven into Englande,d and had here great cheare. The King was made Knight of the Garter at Windsore [Map].e
On 14 Jan 1507 [her daughter] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her former husband] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.
In 1515 [her son-in-law] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and [her daughter] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 36). He the son of John King Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 53). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 23 Jan 1516 [her father] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 63) died. His daughter Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 37) succeeded Queen Aragon.
On 16 Jul 1518 [her son-in-law] Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [her daughter] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 10 Feb 1525 [her son-in-law] John III King Portugal (age 22) and [her daughter] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 46). He the son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 10 Mar 1526 [her son] Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 47). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 09 Jul 1526 [her son] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress (age 22) were married at Linz. She the daughter of Vladislaus II King Hungary and Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia. He the son of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 47). They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 04 Jul 1530 [her son-in-law] King Francis I of France (age 35) and [her daughter] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 31) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 51). He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1537 [her former sister-in-law] Margareta Habsburg (age 57) died.
In 1550 [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Barbara von Rottal Habsburg (age 50) died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11 Jun 1555. The xj day of Juin be-gane they to sett up the frame for the hersse at Powlles for the quen of Spayn [Note. paternal grandmother of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 28)], the wyche was the goodlest that ever was sene in England; the bare frame cost xv1. the carpynter('s) dute.
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1485-1509. c. [her former husband] Archduke Philip and his wife Juana, who, by the death of her mother [her mother] lsabella, was now Queen of Castille.
Note d. For a full account of the arrival of the Archduke Philip, and his entertainment whilst in England, see MS. Harleian. Cod. 640, fol. 60-66, and Cod. 643, fol. 140.
Note e. The English monarch invested Philip with the order of the Garter at Windsor, and the latter made him and Prince Henry Knights of the Golden Fleece.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal x 1
Charles V Holy Roman Emperor x 1
Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Juan Manuel Prince of Villena 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IV King Aragon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Sicily 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro
Great x 3 Grandmother: Inês Castro
Father: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fadrique Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso Enríquez Enríquez 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juana Mendoza
GrandMother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Diego Fernández Lord Baena
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mariana Fernández Countess Melgar
Great x 2 Grandmother: Inés Ayala
Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Juan Manuel Prince of Villena 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry III King Castile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IV King Aragon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Sicily 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter "Cruel" I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Juan García Padilla 1st Lord Villagera
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Padilla
Great x 4 Grandmother: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera
Mother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pedro Fernández de Castro
Great x 3 Grandmother: Inês Castro
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince John Aviz Constable Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro
Great x 2 Grandfather: Afonso Aviz I Duke Braganza 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ines Peres
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Braganza 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nuno Álvares Pereira
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatriz Pereira de Alvim
Great x 3 Grandmother: Leonor de Alvim