Biography of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 1478-1506

Paternal Family Tree: Habsburg

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia

1477 Battle of Nancy

1506 Malus Intercursus aka Evil Treaty

Battle of Nancy

On 05 Jan 1477 [his grandfather] Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 43) was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter [his mother] Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 19) succeeded Duchess Burgundy.

On 18 Aug 1477 [his father] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) and [his mother] Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 20) were married at Ghent [Map]. She the daughter of Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy and Isabella Bourbon. He the son of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor (age 61) and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 30 Jun 1478 [his future brother-in-law] John Trastámara Prince Asturias was created Prince Asturias.

On 22 Jul 1478 Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile was born to Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 19) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.07%.

On 27 Mar 1482 [his mother] Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 25) died.

On 19 Aug 1493 [his grandfather] Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor (age 77) died. His son [his father] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 34) succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1494 [his father] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 34) and [his step-mother] Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress (age 22) were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 03 Apr 1496 [his future brother-in-law] John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 17) and [his sister] Margaret Habsburg Princess Asturias (age 16) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas. She by marriage Princess Asturias. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 44). They were second cousin once 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 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.

On 04 Oct 1497 [his brother-in-law] John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 19) died at Salamanca.

On 15 Nov 1498 [his daughter] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 20) and [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 24 Feb 1500 [his son] Charles V Holy Roman Emperor was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 21) and [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 21) at Ghent [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 18 Jul 1501 [his daughter] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 22) and [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 22) at Brussels [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 10 Mar 1503 [his son] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 24) and [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 24) at Alcalá de Henares. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 26 Nov 1504 [his mother-in-law] Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.

On 15 Sep 1505 [his daughter] Mary Queen Hungary was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 27) and [his wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 26). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

Around 1506 Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 27) was appointed 257th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 48).

Malus Intercursus aka Evil Treaty

Around Feb 1506 Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 27) was blown off course whilst travelling to Castile to claim his inheritance. He landed in England where he became the guest of King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 49) who negociated the Malus Intercursus Treaty as part of the conditions of his release. The Treaty include favourable commercial terms by removing all duties on English exports, and the marriage of King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 49) with Philip's sister [his sister] Margaret Habsburg Princess Asturias (age 26) (which didn't take place). Most importantly it secured the return of Edmund Pole 3rd Duke of Suffolk (age 35) who was Philip's (age 27) prisoner. Edmund Pole was immediately imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map] and executed seven years later.

On 25 Sep 1506 Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 28) died.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1485-1509. 1507. This yeare, about the latter ende of Januarye, the Kinge of Castell and his [his former wife] 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 [his daughter] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his former wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 12 Apr 1555 [his former wife] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 76) died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 17 Jun 1555. The xvij day of Juin was the hersse fenyssyd at Powlles a-boyffe the qwyer with ix prensepalles garnyshyd, (the) goodlest that ever was sene, and all the prensepalles covered with blake velvett, and the mageste of taffata and the frynge [gold]; and all the qwyre and a-boyffe the qwyre and the sydes and ondur [foot] and the body of the chyrche one he hangyd with blake and armes, and with xxxvj dosen of pensells of sylke welvett with gold and selver, and xvj baners-rolles of armes, and iiij baners of whyt emages wroght with fyne gold; over-nyght durge, and the morow masse; and mony mornars, the forst a stranger and the yerle of Shrusbere (age 27), and yerle of Penbroke (age 54), my lord treysorer, ser Recherd Sowthwell (age 52), and mony mo as Englys as Spaneards; and a vij skore powre men havyng nuwe blake gownes, and evere man holdyng torchys; and after messe a grett dener at the bysshope of London('s) plasse, and gret plente.

Note. P. 90. Funeral of the queen of Spain at Saint Paul's. The full ceremonial of this is preserved in the College of Arms, I. 14, ff. 111–114; and see a letter of the lord treasurer to the bishop of London respecting preparations for the solemnity in Strype, Memorials, iii. 220. The deceased was Jane, the grandmother of king Philip (age 28), and the aunt of queen Mary (age 39), being the elder sister of queen Katharine. She was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand the Catholic by [his former mother-in-law] Isabel queen of Castille; and having married Philip of Austria, they succeeded to the kingdom of Castille on the death of her mother in 1504. On the death of her father in 1516, her husband having previously died in 1506, she was from insanity unfit to reign, and her son Charles (age 55) (afterwards emperor) was acknowledged sovereign of all Spain.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1485-1509. c. Archduke Philip and his wife [his former wife] Juana, who, by the death of her mother [his former mother-in-law] 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.

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 1478-1506 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster 1340-1399

Royal Ancestors of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 1478-1506

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 1478-1506

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

Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal x 1

Ancestors of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 1478-1506

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

GrandFather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas II Duke of Opava

Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava

Great x 1 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 3 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver

Great x 3 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych

Father: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son 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: Edward "The Philosopher" I King 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: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter 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: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II 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 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

GrandFather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son 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 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter 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

Mother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon II Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Beraud II Auvergne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Auvergne Duchess Bourbon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac

GrandMother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia