Princess of Girona
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This is a list of Princesses and Duchesses of Girona, since 1388, both by marriage and birth. The only Princess of Girona by her own right was Joanna the Mad because previously Aragonese laws of succession, introduced by the House of Barcelona
, barred women from succeeding and only allowing it to pass through the female line after the death of all male dynasts. Heiress Presumptives are not considered Princesses or Duchess of Girona, for example John I of Aragon
was unsuccessful in trying to propose to the Aragonese Cortes that his daughter, Infanta Constance (1340-1363), would became heir to the throne, in the absence of a male heir.
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy...
, barred women from succeeding and only allowing it to pass through the female line after the death of all male dynasts. Heiress Presumptives are not considered Princesses or Duchess of Girona, for example John I of Aragon
John I of Aragon
John I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of...
was unsuccessful in trying to propose to the Aragonese Cortes that his daughter, Infanta Constance (1340-1363), would became heir to the throne, in the absence of a male heir.
Duchess of Girona
This is a list of Duchess of Girona who held the title by their marriage to the Duke of Girona :Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Martha of Armagnac Martha of Armagnac Martha of Armagnac was the youngest child of John I of Armagnac and his second wife Beatrice of Clermont. She was the first wife of John I of Aragon but never became Queen consort of Aragon because she was outlived by her father-in-law Peter IV of Aragon.- Early Life and Family :Martha was the... |
John I of Armagnac John I of Armagnac John I of Armagnac , son of Bernard VI and Cecilia Rodez, was Count of Armagnac from 1319 to 1373. In addition to Armagnac he controlled territory in Quercy, Rouergue and Gévaudan... (Armagnac House of Armagnac The House of Armagnac, at the end of the thirteenth century, was not yet powerful enough to play a political role beyond its possessions. The House of Toulouse, which ruled over the large southwest of France, was defeated by the Capetians during the Albigensian Crusade, but local dynasties, like... ) |
18 February 1347 | 24 June 1373 | 23 October 1378 | Infante Juan John I of Aragon John I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of... |
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Violant of Bar | Robert I, Duke of Bar (Montbelliard) |
1365 | 2 February 1380 | 6 January 1387 became Queen |
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Infanta Maria of Castile Maria of Castile Maria of Castile was Queen consort of Aragon and Naples as the spouse of Alfonso V of Aragon. Maria acted as the regent of Aragon during the reign of her spouse, as he was absent during most of his reign; her regencies lasted between 1420 and 1423 and between 1432 and 1458... |
Henry III of Castile Henry III of Castile Henry III KG , sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm , was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon, and succeeded him as King of the Castilian Crown in 1390.... (Trastámara) |
1 September 1401 | 12 June 1415 | 19 February 1416 became Princess |
4 October 1458 | Infante Alfonso Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death... |
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Princess of Girona
This is a list of Princess of Girona who held the title by their marriage to the Prince of Girona :Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Infanta Maria of Castile Maria of Castile Maria of Castile was Queen consort of Aragon and Naples as the spouse of Alfonso V of Aragon. Maria acted as the regent of Aragon during the reign of her spouse, as he was absent during most of his reign; her regencies lasted between 1420 and 1423 and between 1432 and 1458... |
Henry III of Castile Henry III of Castile Henry III KG , sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm , was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon, and succeeded him as King of the Castilian Crown in 1390.... (Trastámara) |
1 September 1401 | 12 June 1415 | 19 February 1416 raised from Duchess |
2 April 1416 became Queen |
4 October 1458 | Prince Alfonso Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death... |
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Isabella I of Castile Isabella I of Castile Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor... |
John II of Castile John II of Castile John II was King of Castile from 1406 to 1454.He was the son of Henry III of Castile and his wife Catherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster by Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile.-Regency:He succeeded his father on 25 December 1406, at the age of... (Trastámara) |
22 April 1451 | 19 October 1469 | 20 January 1479 became Queen |
26 November 1504 | Prince Ferdinand Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of... |
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Archduchess Margaret of Austria | Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky... (Habsburg) |
10 January 1480 | 3 April 1497 | 4 October 1497 husband's death |
1 December 1530 | Prince Juan Juan, Prince of Asturias John, Prince of Asturias, was the only son of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon who survived to adulthood.-Early life:... |
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Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal | John III of Portugal John III of Portugal John III , nicknamed o Piedoso , was the fifteenth King of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile... (Aviz House of Aviz The House of Aviz is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Peter I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king... ) |
15 October 1527 | 15 November 1543 | 12 August 1545 | Prince Philip Philip II of Spain Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count.... |
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Mary I of England Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... |
Henry VIII of England Henry VIII of England Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France... (Tudor) |
18 February 1516 | 25 July 1554 | 16 January 1556 became Queen Royal Consorts of Spain - House of Habsburg :- House of Bourbon :- House of Bonaparte :- House of Bourbon :- House of Savoy :- House of Bourbon :-See also:*List of Spanish monarchs*List of Aragonese consorts... |
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Princess Elisabeth of France | Henry IV of France Henry IV of France Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France.... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
22 November 1602 | 25 November 1615 | 31 March 1621 became Queen Royal Consorts of Spain - House of Habsburg :- House of Bourbon :- House of Bonaparte :- House of Bourbon :- House of Savoy :- House of Bourbon :-See also:*List of Spanish monarchs*List of Aragonese consorts... |
6 October 1644 | Prince Philip Philip IV of Spain Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640... |
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Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano Letizia, Princess of Asturias Letizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne... |
Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez | 15 September 1972 | 22 May 2004 | Incumbent | - | Prince Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain.... |
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