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 da Paz did
not survive childhood.
Catholic Monarchs Descendants
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.
Joan and Philip’s children were – Eleanor, Charles V, Holy
Roman Emperor, Isabella, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman
Emperor, Mary, Catherine.
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. .
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 count Kings and
Cardinals among their
descendants.
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.
Mary would become Queen Mary I of
England but would be unable to
have any children and so
Catherine’s line of descendants
would end with her daughter.