En la presentación se analizan la política matrimonial de los Reyes Católicos.

1. CATHOLIC
MONARCHS
DESCENDANTS

4. ISABELLA OF
ARAGON.
• Isabella was Ferdinand and
Isabella’s first born and lived
from 2nd October 1470 until 28th
August 1498. Isabella married
Afonso, Crown Prince of Portugal
in 1490, but unfortunately he died
the following year.
• Her parents persuaded her to re-
marry in 1497, the groom was her
late husband,s uncle who was now
Manuel I of Portugal. The
following year Isabella died
during childbirth. Her son Miguel

5. JOAN THE
MAD.
Ferdinand and Isabella’s
third child was named Joan.
She was born on 6th
November 1479 and died on
12th April 1555.
In 1496 Juana was sent
away to marry Philip the
Handsome, Duke of
Burgundy and son of the
Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I. Joan
would have six children
with Philip, including
two sons that would both
become Holy Roman
Emperors.

6. JOHN OF ARAGON
AND CASTILE.
 John was Ferdinand and Isabella’s second
child and their only son. He was born on
28th June 1478 and died on 4th October
1497. Juan was married to Margaret of
Austria in 1497, but died before the birth
of their first child who was stillborn.

7. MARIA OF
ARAGON.
 Ferdinand and
Isabella’s fourth
child was Maria who
was born on 29th June
1482 and died on 7th
March 1517. After
the death of her
eldest sister Isabella
Maria was married to
her former brother in
law Manuel I of
Portugal.
Maria and Manuel had
nine children, of whom
eight survived
childhood and they can

8. CATHERINE OF
ARAGON.
Ferdinand and Isabella’s fifth
child was Catherine who was born
on 16th December 1485 and died on
7 January 1536. Catherine was
married to Arthur, Prince of Wales
in 1501, but Arthur died in 1502
leaving Catherine a widow.
It was then decided that
Catherine would marry Arthur’s
younger brother Henry and in
1509 they married and were both
crowned King and Queen of
England. Catherine had six
pregnancies, but the children
would be stillborns or would die
after a few days all except one
– Mary.