House of Aragon House of Trastámara Consorts of claimants against John II, 1462–1472 During the
war against John II, there were three who claimed his throne, though this never included the
Kingdom of Valencia. One of the three was
Peter V of Aragon who remained a bachelor. The others,
Henry IV of Castile and
René of Anjou, had wives during their "reigns" as pretenders. The wife of Henry IV was
Joan of Portugal, a
Portuguese infanta daughter of
King Edward of Portugal and his wife
Eleanor of Aragon. The first wife of Rene died prior to 1462; his second wife was
Jeanne de Laval, a French noblewoman and daughter
Guy XIV de Laval, Count of Laval and
Isabella of Brittany.
House of Habsburg In 1556, the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called
Spain and
Mary I of England (second wife of
Philip II) is the first
Queen of Spain. Philip II was son of Charles I and Isabella of Portugal. ==Princes==