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Sancha of Aragon (1478 in Gaeta – 1506 in Naples), or Sancia of Aragon, was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso II of Naples and his mistress Trogia Gazzela. In 1494, she was married to Gioffre Borgia, youngest son of Pope Alexander VI. Upon her marriage, she and her husband were created Prince and Princess of Squillace, a province in the south of Italy. For the majority of their marriage, Sancha and her husband lived in the Vatican with the rest of his family. There Sancha became friends with her sister-in-law Lucrezia, and allegedly had affairs with both of her husband's older brothers: Juan Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, also known as Giovanni Borgia, and Cesare Borgia. Her affair with Juan is sometimes said to be the reason for Cesare's alleged murder of Juan in 1497.

Sancha's brother, Alfonso of Aragon, married Lucrezia Borgia. Sancha's life among the Borgias became a turbulent one after Cesare made an advantageous marriage with a French princess, Charlotte d'Albret, in order to secure French support for his military campaigns. This put Cesare's interests in direct conflict with those of the Italian states. Sancha's home city of Naples was no exception, and it had long been nervous about militant French interests.

It is rumored that Alfonso was brutally murdered in 1500 by Cesare, due to interests with France against Naples. Sancha, now a political embarrassment, was imprisoned in the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome until the death of Pope Alexander in 1503. Upon his death, she managed to regain her freedom and returned to Naples with her young nephew, Rodrigo, whom she raised as her own. She never lived with her husband, Gioffre, again. Cesare visited her not long after and asked if she would take on the care of Giovanni "The Roman Infant", possibly Lucrezia's illegitimate child, but probably the illegitimate child of Pope Alexander VI, which she agreed to do. She died of an undisclosed illness in 1506, a year before Cesare's own death.

[cristinborgia]

Mejores destinos para los Hijos de los Reyes Católicos- Juan I de España

Juan fue el ansiado heredero de los Reyes Católicos y pese a su delicada salud, obtuvo una estricta y amplia educación para su papel como Rey de Castilla y Aragón. El infante fue cercano a su madre que siempre lo llamaba "mi ángel" y después de muy cercano a sus hermanas Isabella y Joanna con quienes tenia menos diferencia de edad. Desde joven, el príncipe de Asturias fue comprometido con la archiduquesa Margaret of Austria, hija de Maximiliano I del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico con María de Borgoña. En 1496 John conoció a su futura esposa y su atracción fue inmediata, siendo una pareja muy pasional y unida.

Unos meses después tras días intensos de pasión, el príncipe se empezó a poner mal debido a sus intensas sesiones de cama, pero tras enterarse del embarazo de su amada esposa, John se recupero rápidamente y a finales del 1497 nació una niña que fue llamada Margaret. John y Margaret tuvieron un matrimonio dichoso, además de fértil, llegando a tener 9 hijos en común:

Margarita de España (1497-1568) Fue la hija favorita de su padre y siempre la llamo "mi pequeña flor". La princesa fue reina de Francia cuando se caso a los 3 años con el rey Charles IX Orlando de Francia y ambos tuvieron 5 hijos: Orlando I, Charles X, Louis, Anne y Margaret.

Fernando IV of Spain (1498-1549) Fue rey de España por 19 años. Ferdinand se caso con Elisabeth de Pomerania, pero no tuvieron hijos vivos. El reinado de Ferdinand destaco por el florecimiento cultural y educativo, ofreciendo educación básica para los campesinos. Falleció a los 51 años de edad y fue sucedido por su hermano John IV.

Juan IV of Spain (1499-1566) Fue rey de España conocido como Ferdinand el loco por su amor por la guerra y el sexo. El rey se caso en 3 ocasiones con Hipólita María Sforza y tuvieron 3 hijos: Ferdinand V, Clemencia y Hipólita. Filiberta de Saboya y tuvieron 4 hijos: Philip, Bianca, Henry y Renata. María de Bourbon y tuvieron dos hijas: Charlotte and Margaret.

María de España (1501-1534) Fue duquesa de Braganza al casarse con Teodosio I de Braganza y tuvieron dos hijos: Teodosio II y Constancio.

Juana de España (1502-1532) Se caso con Lorenzo Salviati y tuvieron un hijo: John Salviati. Joanna destaco como mecenas de las artes y en educar a su hijo para convertirse en político.

Maximiliano de España (1503-1549) Fue virrey de Nápoles y Sicilia conocido como "el deseado". Se caso con Dorothea de Dinamarca y tuvieron 7 hijos: Maximiliano I, Elisabeth, Catherine, Paul, Pietro, María Federica y Giovanni.

Enrique de España (1504) Falleció al día siguiente de nacer.

Carlos de España (1506-1569) Fue conde de Barcelona y regente de Cerdeña. Se caso con Isabella de Brandeburgo y tuvieron 8 hijos: Isabella, Charles Henry, Teodore, Fernanda, Ferdinand Charles, Louise, Bona, Catherine y Marcela.

Renata de España (1508-1520) Falleció durante su infancia por la tuberculosis que padeció.

John se convirtió en Rey de Castilla como Juan III en 1504 y en rey de Aragón en 1516, pero los reinos no serían unidos hasta 1520. La salud de John no fue un gran obstáculo para el pese a que llego a padecer de gota y otros malestares físicos. Su fuerza mental y su voluntad para soportar aquellos dolores le ganaron el respeto de muchos de los nobles y caballeros que lo vieron como un rey virtuoso. John fue llamado "El deseado" o "El virtuoso" por ser el rey que unió a Castilla y Aragón en España, siendo el primer rey de Español. También fue llamado "labio gota" por tener el labio leporino como si fuera una gota de agua.

El rey era pacifico, pero con el pasar del tiempo se convirtió en un rey despierto, con cabeza y justo a la hora de tomar decisiones importantes. Uno de sus mayores apoyos fue su esposa, Margarita a la cual pedía siempre su opinión y le dio un puesto en el consejo, además de ser su regente durante sus ausencias y enfermedades. "El virtuoso" destaco por hacer la paz con Francia al casar a su hija favorita, Margarita con Carlos IX Orlando de Francia. Además de entablar una serie de alianzas con nobles extranjeros y vasallos de los Trastámara.

Juan también fue un padre atento y cariñoso otorgando a todos sus hijos una buena educación sin pensar en su sexo. El rey fue tachado por ser poco hombre al ser un esposo fiel y un padre muy unido a sus hijos, pero esto poco le importo, disfrutando de sus momentos familiares.

En 1520 falleció su hija pequeña Renata por la tuberculosis que padeció desde hace meses, esta muerte les afecto bastante a los reyes que guardaron luto a su querida niña. Sin embargo la amada esposa del rey, Margaret falleció tres años después por un cáncer de mama.

La muerte de su esposa fue demasiado dolorosa para el rey y se sumió en una gran depresión que le impedía comer o salir de sus habitaciones. Su hijo mayor, Ferdinand se convirtió en su regente y John decidió mudarse al Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás donde estaban enterradas su esposa e hija. El rey paso sus últimos meses allí rezando y actuando como si fuera un monje en vez de un rey.

Juan I de España acabo falleciendo en 1529 a los 51 años de edad por su pesima salud. El rey pidió en su testamento ser enterrado junto a su esposa y ambos descansan en el Real Monasterio de Santo Tomas.

Su historia de amor inspiro distintas novelas y fue llamado "El rey que murió con el corazón roto"

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Best destinations for the Children of the Catholic Monarchs- John I of Spain

Juan was the long-awaited heir of the Catholic Monarchs and despite his delicate health, he obtained a strict and extensive education for his role as King of Castile and Aragon. The infant was close to his mother who always called him "my angel" and after very close to his sisters Isabella and Joanna with whom he had less age difference. From a young age, the Prince of Asturias was betrothed to Archduchess Margaret of Austria, daughter of Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire with Maria of Burgundy. In 1496 John met his future wife and his attraction was immediate, being a very passionate and united couple.

A few months later after intense days of passion, the prince began to get sick due to his intense bed sessions, but after learning of the pregnancy of his beloved wife, John recovered quickly and at the end of 1497 a girl was born who was named Margaret. John and Margaret had a happy marriage, as well as fertile, having 9 children together:

Margaret of Spain (1497-1568) She was her father's favorite daughter and I always call her "my little flower." The princess was Queen of France when she married King Charles IX Orlando of France at age 3 and they both had 5 children: Orlando I, Charles X, Louis, Anne and Margaret.

Ferdinand IV of Spain (1498-1549) He was King of Spain for 19 years. Ferdinand married Elisabeth of Pomerania, but they had no living children. Ferdinand's reign stood out for its cultural and educational flourishing, offering basic education for peasants. He passed away at the age of 51 and was succeeded by his brother John IV.

John IV of Spain (1499-1566) He was king of Spain known as Ferdinand the madman because of his love for war and sex. The king married Ippolita Maria Sforza 3 times and they had 3 children: Ferdinand V, Clemencia and Ippolita. Philiberta of Savoy and they had 4 children: Philip, Bianca, Henry and Renata. Mary of Bourbon and they had two daughters: Charlotte and Margaret.

Maria of Spain (1501-1534) she was Duchess of Braganza when she married Theodosius I of Braganza and they had two children: Theodosius II and Contanzio.

Joanna of Spain (1502-1532) she married Lorenzo Salviati and they had a son: John Salviati. Joanna stood out as a patron of the arts and in educating her son to become a politician.

Maximilian of Spain (1503-1549) He was viceroy of Naples and Sicily known as "the desired one". He married Dorothea of Denmark and they had 7 children: Maximilian I, Elisabeth, Catherine, Paul, Pietro, Maria Federicka and Giovanni.

Henry of Spain (1504) He died the day after he was born.

Charles of Spain (1506-1569) He was Count of Barcelona and Regent of Sardinia. He married Isabella of Brandeburg and they had 8 children: Isabella, Charles Henry, Teodore, Ferdinanda, Ferdinand Charles, Louise, Bona, Catherine and Marcela.

Renata of Spain (1508-1520) Died during her childhood due to the tuberculosis that she suffered.

John became King of Castile like John III in 1504 and King of Aragon in 1516, but the kingdoms were not united until 1520. John's health was not a great obstacle for him despite the fact that he suffered from gout and other physical ailments. His mental strength and his willingness to endure those pains earned him the respect of many of the nobles and knights who saw him as a virtuous king. John was called "The desired" or "The virtuous" for being the king that united Castile and Aragon in Spain, being he the first king of Spanish. He was also called a "drop lip" for having a cleft lip like a drop of water.

The king was peaceful, but as time passed he became a king awake, with a head and just when it came to making important decisions. One of his greatest supports was his wife, Margarita, from whom he always asked her opinion and gave her a position on the council, as well as being her regent during her absences and illnesses. "The virtuous" stood out for making peace with France by marrying his favorite daughter, Margarita, with Carlos IX Orlando of France. In addition to establishing a series of alliances with foreign nobles and vassals of the Trastamara.

John was also a caring and caring father, giving all of his children a good education without thinking about his sex. The king was crossed out for being a little man as he was a faithful husband and a father very close to his children, but this did not matter much to him, enjoying his family moments.

In 1520 his little daughter Renata died from the tuberculosis that she suffered for months, this death affected the kings who mourned her beloved girl. However, the king's beloved wife, Margaret passed away three years later from breast cancer.

The death of his wife was too painful for the king and he fell into a great depression that prevented him from eating or leaving his rooms. His eldest son Ferdinand became his regent and John decided to move to the Royal Monastery of Santo Tomás where his wife and daughter were buried. The king spent his last months there praying and acting like he was a monk.

John I of Spain ended up dying in 1529 at the age of 51 due to his poor health. The king asked in his will to be buried with his wife and they both rest in the Royal Monastery of Santo Tomas.

His love story inspired various novels and he was called "The King Who Died with a Broken Heart"

[hermiome]

Some day we will return to our first love.

dedicated to @latristereina

[venicepearl]

Maria of Aragon (29 June 1482 – 7 March 1517) was a Spanish infanta, and Queen consort of Portugal as the second spouse of King Manuel I.

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Beatrice of Naples (16 November 1457 – 23 September 1508), also known as Beatrice of Aragon  was twice Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia by marriage to Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and Isabella of Clermont.

[venicepearl]

Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), known historically as Joanna the Mad, was Queen of Castile from 1504, and of Aragon from 1516. Modern Spain evolved from the union of these two crowns. Joanna was married by arrangement to Philip the Handsome, Archduke of the House of Habsburg, on 20 October 1496. Following the deaths of her brother, John, Prince of Asturias, in 1497, her elder sister Isabella in 1498, and her nephew Miguel in 1500, Joanna became the heir presumptive to the crowns of Castile and Aragon. When her mother, Queen Isabella I of Castile, died in 1504, Joanna became Queen of Castile, while her father, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, proclaimed himself Governor and Administrator of Castile. In 1506 Archduke Philip became King of Castile jure uxoris, initiating the rule of the Habsburgs in the Spanish kingdoms, and died that same year. Despite being the ruling Queen of Castile, she had little effect on national policy during her reign as she was declared insane and imprisoned in the Royal Convent of Santa Clara in Tordesillas under the orders of her father, who ruled as regent until his death in 1516, when she inherited his kingdom as well. From 1516, when her son Charles I ruled as king, she was nominally co-monarch but remained imprisoned until her death.

[cristinborgia]

Catherine's life continued to be full and stable until Francis I of France passed away in 1547, a heartbreaking death for Catherine and her entire family. Catherine, she loved Francis and when he died, the widow she dressed in black for the rest of her life and she sheltered herself in religion, becoming very pious. The years passed and the widow Catherine of Aragon, who was known for her great character, her courage and an expert in politics was gradually fading, becoming a lonely, calm and pious woman. She spent her days praying and taking care of her grandchildren, especially she was very close to her granddaughter, Mary of Valois, being her favorite and ensuring that she had a long and happy life next to a man to love her.

In the year 1553 her beloved granddaughter was betrothed to the Prince of Wales, Henry the only son of Henry VIII and this betrothal was not approved by Catherine, stating that her ex-husband was a pleasure-hungry tyrant who could change the engagement to marry the with Maria, but his son, Francis II of France ignored what his mother said and continued with the alliances sending his daughter to England. Catherine was depressed about the departure of her favorite granddaughter and she was plunged into great grief, in addition to her health began to deteriorate and she remained in bed for a few days. Finally Catherine of Aragón died on December 25 of that same year two days before the wedding of the princes of Wales, Henry and Mary.

Her death was felt by France, Spain and even England, remembering her as a kind, strong and maternal queen. Her granddaughter Mary was devastated by the death of her grandmother and in the year 1554 the princess gave birth to her first daughter, whom she named Catherine Elizabeth in honor of her grandmother and her great-grandmother, Isabel the Catholic.

La vida de Catalina siguió siendo plena y estable hasta que en el 1547 falleció Francisco I de Francia, siendo una muerte desgarradora para Catalina y toda su familia. Catalina amaba a Francisco y al morir este, la viuda vistió de negro el resto de su vida y se resguardo en la religión volviéndose muy piadosa. Los años pasaron y la viuda Catalina de Aragon que era conocida por su gran carácter, su valentía y experta en política se iba apagando poco a poco convirtiéndose en una mujer solitaria, calmada y piadosa. Pasaba sus días rezando y cuidando de sus nietos, en especial estaba muy unida a su nieta, María de Valois siendo su preferida y velaba por que tuviera una larga y feliz vida al lado de un hombre que la amara.

En el año 1553 su querida nieta fue comprometida con el príncipe de Gales, Enrique el único hijo varón de Enrique VIII y este compromiso no fue aprobado por Catalina, afirmando que su ex marido era un hombre tirano y hambriento de placer que podría cambiar el compromiso para casarse el con María, pero su hijo, Francisco II de Francia ignoro lo que decía su madre y siguió con las alianzas enviando a su hija a Inglaterra. Catalina estaba deprimida por la ida de su nieta favorita y se sumió en una gran pena, además de que su salud empezó a empeorar y permaneció en cama por unos días. Finalmente Catalina de Aragón falleció el 25 de diciembre de ese mismo año dos días antes de la boda de los príncipes de gales, Enrique y María.

Su muerte fue sentida por Francia, España e incluso por Inglaterra recordándola como una reina amable, fuerte y maternal. Su nieta María se sintió destrozada por la muerte de su abuela y en el año 1554 la princesa dio a luz a su primera hija a la cual llamo Catalina Isabel en honor a su abuela y su bisabuela, Isabel la Católica.

[venicepearl]

Isabella, Princess of Asturias (2 October 1470 – 23 August 1498) was a Queen consort of Portugal and heir presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, as their eldest daughter. Her younger siblings were John, Prince of Asturias, Queen Joanna I of Castile, Maria, Queen of Portugal and Catherine, Queen of England.