María de Padilla

• Preferred Name: María de Padilla^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Death: 14 MAY 1361 in Medina-Sidonia, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain at LATI: N6.4609 LONG: E5.9299
  
• Birth: 1334 in Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain at LATI: N7.447 LONG: E5.6961
  
• FSID: L1WP-8FB
  
• Burial: 1361 in Chapel of the Kings, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain at LATI: N7.447 LONG: E5.6961
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  María de Padilla (c. 1334-Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile.
  
  «b»Family«/b»
  She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan García de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife María González de Henestrosa (died after September 1356). Her maternal uncle was Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, the King's favorite between 1354 and 1359 after Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque fell out of favor, and the mediator in an apparent pardon for Fadrique Alfonso, King Peter's half-brother. She was also the sister of Diego García de Padilla, Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava. María's family, members of the regional nobility, originally came from the area of Padilla de Abajo, near Castrojeriz in the province of Burgos.
  
  She is described in the chronicles of her time as very beautiful, intelligent, and small of body.
  
  «b»Relationship with King Peter of Castile«/b»
  King Peter met María in the summer of 1352 during an expedition to Asturias to battle his rebellious half-brother Henry. It was probably her maternal uncle, Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, who introduced them, as mentioned in the chronicle of King Peter's reign written by Pero López de Ayala. At that time, María was being raised at the house of Isabel de Meneses, wife of Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, a powerful nobleman. They became lovers and their relationship lasted until her death despite the King's other marriages and affairs. The Padillas were raised to various offices and dignities. Her uncle, Henestrosa, became Alcalde de los fidalgos.
  
  In the summer of 1353, under coercion from family and the main court favorite, Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, Peter wed Blanche of Bourbon, the first cousin of King John II of France. Peter abandoned Blanche within three days when he learned that she had an affair with his bastard brother Fadrique Alfonso en route to Spain, and that the dowry was not coming.
  
  «b»Children«/b»
  María and Peter had three daughters: Beatrice (born 1354), Constance (1354-1394), and Isabella (1355-1394), and a son, Alfonso, crown-prince of Castile (1359-October 19, 1362).
  
  Two of their daughters were married to sons of Edward III, King of England. Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, while the elder, Constance, married John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, leading him to claim the crown of Castile on behalf of his wife. Constance's daughter, Catherine of Lancaster, married Henry III of Castile in order to reunify any claim to succession that may have passed via Constance.
  
  «b»Death and burial«/b»
  María de Padilla died in July 1361, possibly a victim of the plague, although Pero López de Ayala does not specify the cause in his chronicle of the King's reign. She was buried in the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara de Astudillo which she had founded in 1353. Shortly afterwards, however, her remains were taken, following the orders of King Peter, to the Cathedral of Seville where she received burial in the Royal Chapel with other members of the royal house.
  
  «b»Depictions in fiction«/b»
  Gaetano Donizetti composed Maria Padilla (1841), an opera about her relationship with King Peter.
  
  Rudolf Gottschall wrote Maria de Padilla (18??), a drama about her life.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#AlfonsoXIdied1350B as of 3/28/2016
  
  MARÍA de Padilla, daughter of JUAN García de Padilla Señor de Villagera & his wife María González de Henestro
  
  Background History
  Castilian Nobility. Born Maria Joanna Diaz, she was the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat and landowner from Vilagera. She lived for several years in a state of bigamy due to an illegitimate marriage (
  
  === M L Call: Royal Ancestors of Some Americ ===
  M L Call: Royal Ancestors of Some American Families Chts 11101, 11204
  
  === María de Padilla (c. 1334-Seville, July ===
  María de Padilla (c. 1334-Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile.
  
  «b»Family«/b»
  She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan García de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife María González de Henestrosa (died after September 1356). Her maternal uncle was Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, the King's favorite between 1354 and 1359 after Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque fell out of favor, and the mediator in an apparent pardon for Fadrique Alfonso, King Peter's half-brother. She was also the sister of Diego García de Padilla, Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava. María's family, members of the regional nobility, originally came from the area of Padilla de Abajo, near Castrojeriz in the province of Burgos.
  
  She is described in the chronicles of her time as very beautiful, intelligent, and small of body.
  
  «b»Relationship with King Peter of Castile«/b»
  King Peter met María in the summer of 1352 during an expedition to Asturias to battle his rebellious half-brother Henry. It was probably her maternal uncle, Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, who introduced them, as mentioned in the chronicle of King Peter's reign written by Pero López de Ayala. At that time, María was being raised at the house of Isabel de Meneses, wife of Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, a powerful nobleman. They became lovers and their relationship lasted until her death despite the King's other marriages and affairs. The Padillas were raised to various offices and dignities. Her uncle, Henestrosa, became Alcalde de los fidalgos.
  
  In the summer of 1353, under coercion from family and the main court favorite, Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, Peter wed Blanche of Bourbon, the first cousin of King John II of France. Peter abandoned Blanche within three days when he learned that she had an affair with his bastard brother Fadrique Alfonso en route to Spain, and that the dowry was not coming.
  
  «b»Children«/b»
  María and Peter had three daughters: Beatrice (born 1354), Constance (1354-1394), and Isabella (1355-1394), and a son, Alfonso, crown-prince of Castile (1359-October 19, 1362).
  
  Two of their daughters were married to sons of Edward III, King of England. Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, while the elder, Constance, married John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, leading him to claim the crown of Castile on behalf of his wife. Constance's daughter, Catherine of Lancaster, married Henry III of Castile in order to reunify any claim to succession that may have passed via Constance.
  
  «b»Death and burial«/b»
  María de Padilla died in July 1361, possibly a victim of the plague, although Pero López de Ayala does not specify the cause in his chronicle of the King's reign. She was buried in the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara de Astudillo which she had founded in 1353. Shortly afterwards, however, her remains were taken, following the orders of King Peter, to the Cathedral of Seville where she received burial in the Royal Chapel with other members of the royal house.
  
  «b»Depictions in fiction«/b»
  Gaetano Donizetti composed Maria Padilla (1841), an opera about her relationship with King Peter.
  
  Rudolf Gottschall wrote Maria de Padilla (18??), a drama about her life.
  
  === !TITLE: QUEEN OF CASTILE From Ancestral ===
  !TITLE: QUEEN OF CASTILE From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Ancestral File Number: MB7D-CL ===
  Ancestral File Number: MB7D-CL
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 5/2009:
  
  Maria de Padilla1
  F, #113446, b. before 1336, d. 1361
  Maria de Padilla|b. b 1336\nd. 1361|p11345.htm#i113446|Juan Garcias de Padilla, Lord de Villager||p10732.htm#i107313||||||||||||||||
  Last Edited=3 Aug 2002
  Maria de Padilla was born before 1336. She was the daughter of Juan Garcias de Padilla, Lord de Villager .1 She married Pedro I, Rey de Castilla y León, son of Alfonso XI, Rey de Castilla y León and Maria de Portugal, in 1352.1 She died in 1361.1
  Children of Maria de Padilla and Pedro I, Rey de Castilla y León
  Constanza de Castilla, Reina de Castilla + b. 1354, d. 24 Mar 1394
  Isabella de Castilla + b. c 1355, d. 23 Dec 13922
  Citations
  [S16 ] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 48. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  [S6 ] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), Volume 12, page 898. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  
  === !NOTE: Tompsett, Brian, Royal and Noble ===
  !NOTE: Tompsett, Brian, Royal and Noble Genealogy; ; ; ; , . NS806773 Source Media Type: Electronic
  
  === Alt Name: Maria De Padilla Queen Of /CAS ===
  Alt Name: Maria De Padilla Queen Of /CASTILE/
  
  === ! Isabel has parents in the Ancestral Fi ===
  ! Isabel has parents in the Ancestral File: Pedro Of Castile (AFN:91RK-Z3) and Maria De Padilla (AFN:91RL-07).
  
  === !Pedigree Chart from Family Org. from re ===
  !Pedigree Chart from Family Org. from research by professional researcher;
  
  === María Díaz de Padilla ===
  María Díaz de Padilla
  Birthdate:
  1334 (27)
  Birthplace:
  Burgos, Castile and León, Spain
  Death:
  May 14, 1361 (27)
  Medina-Sidonia, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain (poisoned)
  Place of Burial:
  Sevilla, Spain
  Immediate Family:
  Daughter of Juan Diego García de Padilla, 1st Lord de Villagera and María Fernández de Henestrosa, señora de Coviellas
  Partner of Pedro I el Cruel, rey de Castilla y León
  Mother of Beatriz de Castilla y León, monja de Tordesillas; Constance of Castile, Duchess consort of Lancaster; Isabella of Castile, Duchess consort of York and Alfonso, infante de Castilla y León
  Sister of Diego García de Padilla y Villágera, maestre de Calatrava; Juan García de Padilla y Villágera, maestre de Santiago and Martín Díaz de Padilla, señor de Villagera
  Occupation:
  Mistress who maried the king in 1353., María Díaz de Padilla
  
  === DEATH: One source says died 1361. (Roya ===
  DEATH: One source says died 1361. (Royal Index)
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.34, 35; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.48; GENEALOGISHE TABELLIN (GS NUMBER ESQ940 D2V) TAB 23; GEORGE'S GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ESQ940 D2Q) TAB 36; KEISER UND KOENIG HISTOIRE UND GENEALOGIE (GS NUMBER Q940 D22L TAB 25; ANDERSON'S ROYAL GENEALOGIES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 AN23R) TAB 461; THE COMPLETE PEERAGE VOL 7 P.420-416; ROYAL DAUGHTERS OF ENGLAND VOL 1 P.260, TAB II; DICTIONARY OF NATIONALL BIOGRAPHY VOL 29 P.417-427; BURKE'S PEERAGE P.253, 255; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === ES II:64 ===
  ES II:64
  
  === !#21-v3-p418; ===
  !#21-v3-p418;
  
  === Ancestral File Number: MB7D-T1 ===
  Ancestral File Number: MB7D-T1

• m. 1353 in Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

1. Isabella of Castille , b. 1355 in Zamora, Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain     d. 23 DEC 1392 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Maria De De Henestrosa -
   Author: Royal Index, University of Hull, England, Internet, Internet, www.dcs.hull.ac.uk
   Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2332880681
   
2. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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3. Title: Maria De Padilla, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV9-1XZB : 26 July 2019), Maria De Padilla, ; Burial, Sevilla, Provincia de Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain, Sevilla Cathedral; citing record ID 8098744, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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