Violante of Aragon

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Depiction of Violantes from the 13th century

Violante von Aragón , also Jolanthe (* 1236 in Saragossa , † 1301 in Roncesvalles ) was the royal wife of Alfonso X. , King of Castile and León from 1252 to 1282 and from 1257 to 1273 (1275) King ( counter-king ) of the Holy Roman Rich .

She was born as the daughter of the Aragonese King Jacob I (1208–1276) and his second wife Yolanda of Hungary (1215 / 19–1251), the daughter of the Hungarian King Andrew II and Jolante von Courtenay .

On December 26, 1246, she was married to the later King Alfonso X of Castile and León (1221-1284) in Valladolid at the age of only 10 . Because of her young age, the marriage remained childless for years and it was feared that the queen would be sterile. However, there is no historical evidence that Alfonso X supposedly wanted to have the marriage annulled. Violante bore a total of twelve children to her husband.

progeny

  1. Ferdinand, died young
  2. Berengaria of Castile (1253 – after 1284). She was with Louis, the son of King Louis IX. France , however, engaged, he died in 1260 and she entered the monastery of Las Huelgas a
  3. Beatrix of Castile (1254–1280), ∞ Wilhelm VII of Montferrat
  4. Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255–1275) ∞ Blanche , daughter of Louis IX. from France
  5. Eleanor of Castile (1257-1275)
  6. King Sancho IV of Castile (1258–1295)
  7. Constance of Castile (1258–1280), nun
  8. Pedro of Castile (1260–1283)
  9. John of Castile (1262-1319) ∞ María Díaz de Haro († 1342)
  10. Isabella, died young
  11. Violante of Castile (1265–1296) ∞ Diego López de Haro († 1310)
  12. Jaime of Castile (1266-1284)

Web links

Commons : Violante of Aragón  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ARAGON, Medieval Lands
  2. ↑ House Barcelona 2
personal data
SURNAME Violante of Aragon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jolanthe of Aragon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of Castile and German Queen
DATE OF BIRTH 1236
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaragoza
DATE OF DEATH 1301
Place of death Roncesvalles