Isabella of Portugal is the mother of Isabella of Castile. Isabella of Portugal - wife of Charles 5

Isabella of Portugal - the mother of one of Spain's favorite historical figures - Isabella of Castile. The latter was called "Catholic", as she, together with her husband Ferdinand, organized mass executions. The mother of the Queen of the United Spain was born in the family of Prince Juanna of the Avis dynasty, which rules in Portugal. Her parents and herself could not directly claim the Portuguese throne, as there were many direct heirs of the ruling dynasty. In this article, we will describe in more detail Isabella of Portugal, whose biography deserves to be remembered by descendants.

Marriage

Our heroine was born in 1428. In 1447, 19-year-old Isabella of Portugal marries the 42-year-old widowed King of Castile, Juan II. At the time of marriage, only four of Henan's four children survived - Enrique, who will lead the throne after his father's death. It was the prince who became the indirect culprit that Juan II decided to marry a second time. The fact is that by the time of marriage Enrique had been married for seven years, but he did not have children. There were even rumors that the prince suffered from impotence. Others argued that the young prince did not like women, but preferred men. Therefore Isabella of Portugal was in Castile.

In general, the husbands and wives of the ruling dynasty in the Spanish kingdoms were close relatives among themselves. The reason was that the spouses were chosen from noble ruling families. The peninsula is actually isolated from the rest of the world, so the choice was not great. The mother of Isabella of Portugal, Isabella of Bragan, was her niece to her husband, Prince Juan.

In 1453, Juan II dies, and his son Enrique enters the throne.

By this time, Isabella of Portugal gave birth to her daughter Isabella, who later will unite Spain into a single state, and also her son, who was named Alfonso.

Conflict between Isabella and Alvaro de Luna

Alvara de Luna - the most influential marquis of the kingdom at the court of Juan II. It was he who recommended taking Isabelle to his wife. However, the peculiarity of the character of the nobleman was that he did not trust anyone. He installed surveillance of all high-ranking individuals in the state. The total control did not bypass the king's wife. Isabella of Portugal could not bear this, and she persuaded her husband to punish the nobleman. As a result of palace intrigues, Alvaro de Luna was executed. However, this event shook the king's health, and in 1453 he died.

The Board of Enrique

Enrique was three years younger than his stepmother. With two children, Isabella of Portugal - the queen of Castile in the past - was sent to the castle of Arevalo. There, our heroine went insane. Every day the former queen became worse, and at the end of her life she could not recognize anyone. Eyewitnesses claimed that she was afraid of the ghost of Alvaro de Luna, whose death was guilty. Soon the crazy queen was taken away by children, and she died in 1496. Her merit for history is that she was the mother of another queen - Isabella the First of Castile, who later became Ferdinand's wife. With him, they will unite under their banners almost the entire Iberian Peninsula.

Isabella of Portugal - wife of Charles 5

History knows another Isabella of Portugal. She was born after our previous heroine - in October 1503, in Lisbon, and was the daughter of the Portuguese king Manuel the First and his second wife, Maria of Aragon.

Wedding

Charles the Fifth - Isabella's cousin. He chose his future wife for political and economic reasons: the future wife had a huge dowry of a million ducats. Two times, Isabella was the regent of the whole of Spain for quite a long time in the absence of her husband:

1. In 1528-1533.
2. 1535-1538

Children

Isabella and Karl had four children:

1. Philip the Second is the King of Spain.
2. Maria is the wife of Emperor Maximilian.
3. Juan is the wife of the Infanta of Portugal.
4. Juan - died in infancy.

The fifth child was stillborn. After that, the queen herself died in 1539.

Philip the Second will inherit the throne of Charles and Isabella. The boy was only 12 years old when his mother died. My father did everything possible to make Philip a worthy education.

Features of the rule of Philip the Second

Let's say a little about the continuer of the dynasty. Philip the Second ruled a huge empire. His rule is that he created a royal-bureaucratic system. Each decision, decree, order of subordinate ranks passed constant statements in various departments, and eventually fell on the table to the king. This system was slow, complex, which caused huge damage to the treasury. But another damage to the state was brought by Philip: excessive religious tolerance. Spain was swept by another wave of the Inquisition, which in its scale was comparable only with the Inquisition of Ferimand and Isabella.

On the reign of Philip II, the Pyrenean union, which united Spain and Portugal, as well as the revolution in the Netherlands and the war with England, is necessary.