Joanna of Castile

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Joanna of Castile, also known as Joanna the Mad, was a queen of Castile and Aragon whose reign marked the dynastic union that led to a unified Spain, though she spent much of her life confined due to alleged mental illness.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Joanna I of Castile 1
Juana de Castilla 1
Juana la Loca 1

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Trastámara
Queen of Aragon
Queen of Castile
Roman Catholic
Spanish monarch
human
queen regnant
alsoKnownAs Joanna the Mad
Joanna of Castile
surface form: Juana la Loca
associatedWith Habsburg dynasty through marriage
birthDate 1479-11-06
birthPlace Crown of Castile
Toledo
burialPlace Royal Chapel of Granada
causeOfPoliticalMarginalization alleged mental illness
child Catherine of Austria
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Eleanor of Austria
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Isabella of Austria
Mary of Hungary
coMonarch Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Philip I of Castile
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
deathDate 1555-04-12
deathPlace Crown of Castile
Tordesillas
dynasty Henry II of Castile
surface form: Trastámara
era Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
father Ferdinand II of Aragon
fullName Joanna of Castile self-link
historicalReputation controversial mental health and political confinement
house House of Trastámara
languageSpoken Castilian
Latin
monarchOf Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Navarre
mother Isabella I of Castile
nativeName Joanna of Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juana de Castilla
notableFor being confined for alleged mental illness
dynastic union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon
placeOfConfinement Castle of La Mota, Medina del Campo
Tordesillas
predecessorAsQueenOfAragon Ferdinand II of Aragon
predecessorAsQueenOfCastile Isabella I of Castile
reignEnd 1555-04-12
reignEndAsQueenOfAragon 1555-04-12
reignStart 1504-11-26
reignStartAsQueenOfAragon 1516-01-23
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Catherine of Aragon
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
John, Prince of Asturias
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
spouse Philip I of Castile
spouseFamily House of Habsburg
successorAsQueenOfAragon Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
successorAsQueenOfCastile Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
successorInGovernment Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Charles V, acting as co-monarch and regent
title Archduchess of Austria
Queen of Aragon
Queen of Castile
Joan I of Navarre
surface form: Queen of Navarre

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Joanna of Castile alsoKnownAs Joanna of Castile
this entity surface form: Juana la Loca
Royal Chapel of Granada burialPlaceOf Joanna of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon child Joanna of Castile
Isabella I of Castile child Joanna of Castile
Joanna la Beltraneja fullName Joanna of Castile
Joanna of Castile fullName Joanna of Castile self-link
Catherine of Austria mother Joanna of Castile
this entity surface form: Joanna I of Castile
Charles I of Spain mother Joanna of Castile
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor mother Joanna of Castile
Eleanor of Austria mother Joanna of Castile
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor mother Joanna of Castile
Isabella of Austria mother Joanna of Castile
Mary of Hungary mother Joanna of Castile
Joanna of Castile nativeName Joanna of Castile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juana de Castilla
Catherine of Aragon sibling Joanna of Castile
Philip I of Castile spouse Joanna of Castile
Isabella I of Castile successor Joanna of Castile
Philip I of Castile successor Joanna of Castile