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| Infanta Constance of Castile | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Lancaster | |
| Spouse | John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster |
| Issue | |
| Katherine, Queen of Castile | |
| Royal house | House of Lancaster House of Ivrea |
| Father | Peter of Castile |
| Mother | María de Padilla |
| Born | 1354 |
| Died | 24 March 1394 Leicester Castle |
| Burial | Newark Abbey, Leicester |
Constance of Castile (1354 Castile – 24 March 1394 Leicester) was claimant of the Castilian throne after the death of her father Pedro the Cruel, her mother being a María de Padilla, whom Pedro had secretly married but was then forced to repudiate, only to keep her as a mistress. She married, at Roquefort, near Bordeaux, Guienne, on 21 September 1371, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, third son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, as his second wife. Her younger sister, Infanta Isabella, married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa.
This was the way for Gaunt to obtain a kingdom of his own (he had also pursued Scotland), as his nephew Richard II and the descendants of his brother Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence stood between him and the Crown of England. John of Gaunt claimed the title of King of Castile jure uxoris, and insisted that English nobles address him as "my lord of Spain", but was unsuccessful in his attempts to obtain the crown. Their daughter Katherine of Lancaster was married to the King of the Trastamara line, Henry III of Castile, thus uniting these two rival claims.
Constance died at Leicester Castle and was buried at Newark Abbey, Leicester.
Children
- Katherine of Lancaster (1372–1418), married King Henry III of Castile (1379–1406)
- John Plantagenet (1372–1375)
References
See also
- Constance of Castile for other women with this name.
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Blanche of Lancaster |
Duchess of Lancaster Countess of Leicester, Lancaster, Lincoln and Derby 1371–1394 |
Succeeded by Katherine Swynford |
| New creation | Duchess of Aquitaine 1390–1394 |
|
| Preceded by Joanna of Flanders |
Countess of Richmond 1371–1372 |
Succeeded by Joanna of Navarre |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Peter |
— TITULAR — Queen of Castile with John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster 1369–1394 Reason for succession failure: Constance's uncle, Henry II of Castile, seized the throne |
Succeeded by Katherine |
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