Catherine of Lancaster

Catherine of Lancaster
Queen consort of Castile and León
Tenure9 October 1390 – 25 December 1406
Born31 March 1373[1]
Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England
Died2 June 1418(1418-06-02) (aged 45)
Valladolid, Castile and León
Burial
Cathedral of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
SpouseHenry III, King of Castile
IssueJohn II, King of Castile
Catherine, Duchess of Villena
Maria, Queen of Aragon
HouseLancaster
FatherJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
MotherConstance of Castile
Arms of Catherine as Queen of Castile

Catherine of Lancaster (Castilian: Catalina; 31 March 1373[1] – 2 June 1418) was Queen of Castile by marriage to King Henry III of Castile. She governed Castile as regent from 1406 until 1418 during the minority of her son.

Queen Catherine was the daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his second wife, Constance of Castile (the daughter and heir of King Peter of Castile, who died at the hands of his half brother Henry II). She was born in Hertford Castle, her father's chief country home, on 31 March 1373.[1] Catherine became Queen of Castile through her marriage to Henry III.

  1. ^ a b c It is possible that she was not born 31 March 1373, but rather 6 June 1372 (L. Vones: "Katharina 3" in Lexikon des Mittelalters (Dictionary of the Middle Ages). Vol. 5, col. 1070.)