Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1470-1498)

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Isabella of Asturias (1470 – 15 August 1498) was the Queen Consort of Portugal and the eldest daughter and heiress presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. She was the sister of Catherine of Aragon.

In 1490 Isabella married Afonso, Crown Prince of Portugal, the heir of John II of Portugal. Though it was an arranged marriage, Isabella and Afonso quickly fell in love, and Isabel was grief-stricken when he died in 1491: sent home to her parents by John II, she declared that she would never marry again, and would enter a convent. Her parents ignored this, and in 1497 she was married to Manuel I of Portugal, Afonso's uncle and John II's successor. In the same year, she became Princess of Asturias and heiress of Castile, following the death of her only brother, John. In 1498, she herself died in child-birth, giving birth to Miguel da Paz, who was heir to the thrones of Castile and Portugal until his death in 1500. Manuel's chance to become king of Castile vanished with Isabella's death, and the main hope of uniting all Iberian kingdoms vanished at Miguel's death. Manuel then married Isabella's younger sister, Maria of Aragon, who bore him his son and heir John III. Portugal and Spain would themselves be united from 1580 -1640, when Manuel and Maria's grandson (by their daughter Isabella and Charles I of Spain), Philip II of Spain, successfully claimed Portugal.

Castilian and Leonese royalty
House of Trastámara

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

Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1470-1498) House of Trastámara Born: 1470 Died: 1498
Preceded by Prince Juan	Princess of Asturias 1497-1498	Succeeded by Infante Miguel of Portugal
Preceded by Leonor of Viseu	Queen Consort of Portugal 1497-1498	Succeeded by Maria of Aragon