Maria of Castile | |
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Queen consort of Aragon | |
Tenure | 2 April 1416 – 27 June 1458 |
Queen consort of Naples | |
Tenure | 2 June 1442 – 27 June 1458 |
Born | 14 September 1401 Segovia, Crown of Castile |
Died | 4 September 1458 Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia | (aged 56)
Burial | Royal Monastery of the Trinity, Valencia, later Piccolomini Chapel, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, Naples |
Spouse | |
House | Trastámara |
Father | Henry III of Castile |
Mother | Catherine of Lancaster |
Maria of Castile (14 September 1401 – 4 September 1458)[1] was Queen of Aragon and Naples as the spouse of Alfonso V of Aragon. Maria acted twice as the regent of Aragon during the reign of her spouse, as he was absent during most of his reign; those regencies lasted between 1420 and 1423 and between 1432 and 1458. She was also briefly Princess of Asturias in her own right as the heiress presumptive to the throne of Castile. She succeeded her father, Henry III of Castile, as Princess of Asturias in 1402.