Maria of Castile

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Maria of Castile (1401–1458) was a daughter of Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster.

Her paternal grandparents were John I of Castile and his first wife Eleanor of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his second wife Constance of Castile (1354-1394). Maria was also an older sister of John II of Castile.

Castilian and Leonese royalty
House of Trastámara

Henry II (I of Leon) Children include    Prince John (future John I)    Eleanor, Queen of Navarre John I Children include    Henry, Prince of Asturias (future Henry III of Castile and II of Leon)    Ferdinand I of Aragon, Valencia and Sicily Henry III (II of Leon) Children include    John, Prince of Asturias (future John II)    Maria, Queen of Aragon, Valencia, Sicily and Naples John II Children include    Henry, Prince of Asturias (future Henry IV of Castile and III of Leon)    Infanta Isabella (future Isabella I)    Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Henry IV (III of Leon) Children    Joan, Queen of Portugal Isabella I with Ferdinand IV (V of Leon) Children    Isabella, Queen of Portugal    Juan, Prince of Asturias    Joan, Princess of Asturias (future Joan I)    Maria, Queen of Portugal    Catherine, Queen of England Grandchildren include    Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Spain Joan with Philip I Children    Eleanor, Queen of Portugal and France    Charles, Prince of Asturias (future Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire)    Isabella, Queen of Denmark and Norway    Ferdinand I of the Holy Roman Empire    Mary, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia    Catherine, Queen of Portugal

Maria was betrothed to Alfonso V of Aragon in Valladolid in 1408; the marriage was celebrated in Valencia during 1415. Maria had delicate health, and was said to be unattractive.[1] During Alfonso's wars in Italy, she acted as a regent in Aragon. Alfonso and Maria failed to produce children.

Preceded by Eleanor of Alburquerque	Queen Consort of Aragon, Majorca, Valencia and Sicily Countess Consort of Barcelona 1416–1458	Succeeded by Juana Enríquez
Preceded by Isabelle of Lorraine	Queen Consort of Naples 1442–1458	Succeeded by Isabella of Taranto