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Isabella of Castille
- Preferred Name: Isabella of Castille [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- Alternate Name: Isabella Perez
- Gender: F
- Death: 23 DEC 1392 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England at LATI: N1.7 LONG: E0.45 with note: GEDCOM data
- FSID: K8DW-TFC
- Title (Nobility): with note: Description: Princess of Castilla
- Birth: 1355 in Zamora, Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain at LATI: N1.502 LONG: E5.7466
- Burial: 13 JAN 1393 in All Saints Churchyard, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England at LATI: N1.7 LONG: E0.45
- Royal House: with note: Description: Plantagenet
- Christening: 1355 in Morales de Campos, Valladolid, Castile and Leon at LATI: N1.8608 LONG: E5.1729 with note: As written in the Source tagged: en.Wikipedia
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Duchess of York
Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 88, Vol. 2 pg 122, 453, 656; Vol. 3 pg 435; Vol. 5 p 444-45
... younger surviving daughter and co-heiress of Pedro I el Cruel ("the Cruel"), King of Castile and Leon, by his mistress, Maria Diaz de Padilla, daughter of Juan Garcia de Padilla. She was born at Morales or Tordessilas in 1355, and was recognized as legitimate by the Cortes in 1362 and again in 1363.
She was the younger sister of Constance of Castile-Leon, wife of Edmund's older brother, John of Gaunt, Duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster.
She was bequeathed a crown in the 1362 will of her father.
His wife, Isabel, died 23 Dec 1392, and was buried in the church of the Friars Preachers at King's Langley, Hertfordshire 14 Jan 1392/3. She left a will dated 6 Oct [1392?], proved 6 Jan 1392/3.
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Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
[Infanta] doña ISABEL de Castilla y León (Tordesillas 1355-23 Dec 1292, bur 14 Jan 1393 King’s Langley, Hertfordshire, Church of the Dominican Friars). Ayala´s Crónica de Pedro I records the birth “en Oterdesillas” in 1355 of “una fija de Doña Maria de Padilla...Doña Isabel, que casó despues con Mosen Aymon fijo del Rey Eduarte de Inglaterra...despues Duque de Yort”. Ayala´s Crónica de Pedro I records that, after the death of their brother Alfonso, the right of the king´s three daughters “para heredar los Regnos de Castilla é de Leon, cada una en sucesion de la otra” was recognised in early 1363.
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Wiki (11-2013):
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355 - 23 December 1392) was the daughter of King Peter of Castile and María de Padilla (d.1361). She accompanied her elder sister, Constanza to England after Constanza's marriage to John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and married Gaunt's younger brother, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York.
Isabella of Castile (c. 1355 - 23 December 1392) was the youngest of the three daughters of King Peter of Castile by his favourite mistress, María de Padilla (d.1361).
On 21 September 1371 Edward III's fourth son, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, married Isabella's elder sister, Constanza (d.1394), who after the death of her father in 1369 claimed the throne of Castile. Isabella accompanied her sister to England, and on 11 July 1372, at about the age of 17, married John of Gaunt's youngest brother, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, fifth son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, as part of a dynastic alliance in furtherance of Gaunt's claim to the crown of Castile. According to Pugh, Isabella and Edmund of Langley were 'an ill-matched pair'.
As a result of her indiscretions, including an affair with King Richard II's stepbrother, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (d.1400), whom Pugh terms 'violent and lawless', Isabella left behind a tarnished reputation, her loose morals being noted by the chronicler Thomas Walsingham. According to Pugh, the possibility that Holland was the father of Isabella's favourite son, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, 'cannot be ignored'.
In her will Isabel named King Richard II as her heir, requesting him to grant her younger son, Richard, an annuity of 500 marks. The King complied. However further largess which might have been expected when Richard came of age was not to be, as King Richard II was deposed in 1399, and according to Harriss, Isabella's younger son, Richard, 'received no favours from the new King, Henry IV'.
Isabella died 23 December 1392, aged about 37, and was buried 14 January 1393 at the church of the Dominicans at Kings Langley. After Isabella's death, Edmund of Langley married Joan Holland, sister and co-heir of Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (9 January 1382 - 15 September 1408), with whom his daughter, Constance, had lived as his mistress.
Isabella was named a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter in 1378.
Isabella and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, had three children:
Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York (c.1373 - 25 October 1415), who married firstly, Beatrice of Portugal, which marriage was annulled,
and secondly, Philippa Mohun, third daughter of John Mohun, 2nd Lord Mohun (c.1320 - 15 September 1375), and Joan Burghersh (d.
4 October 1404), daughter of Bartholomew de Burghersh (c.1304 - 3 August 1355), 3rd Baron Burghersh. Edward served in numerous
administrative offices and military campaigns during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, and was slain at the Battle of
Agincourt on 25 October 1415.[10]
Constance of York (c.1374 - 28 November 1416), who married Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (22 September 1373 - 16
January 1400), third but first surviving son of Edward le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh, by whom she had a son, Richard, and two
daughters, Elizabeth and Isabel.[11] Constance was involved in a plot to abduct the young Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, in
February 1405, and in turn implicated her elder brother, Edward. After the death of her husband she was either betrothed to or lived as
the mistress of Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (9 January 1382 - 15 September 1408), and had a daughter by him, Eleanor Holland
(died c. 1459), who married James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley.[12]
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375 - 5 August 1415), who married Anne Mortimer, and was beheaded on 5 August 1415
for his role in the Southampton Plot.
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'Plantagenet Ancestry', by Douglas Richardson
Princess De Castile & Leon
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'Magna Carta Ancestry', by Douglas Richardson Pg 914
Isabella Perez de Castile
Infanta Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York was the daughter of King Peter of Castile and María de Padilla. She was a younger sister of Constance, Duchess of Lancaster.
On March 1, 1372, Isabella mar
BIO
BIO: Princess of Castile.
** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#Isabeldied1392MEdwardLangley as of 1/24/2016
[Infanta] doña ISABEL de Castilla y León (Tordesillas 1355-23 Dec 1292, bu
=== CONSOLIDATED NOTES ===
Isabel was youngest daughter of Pedro I, and was coheir. Weis. 225-34; ISABEL WAS THE SISTER OF CONSTANCE, WHO MARRIED JOHN OF GAUNT; Isabel was the legitimate daughter of Peter I (King of Portugal), and the half sister of his illegitimate heir, John I of Portugal; - burial place: Church of the Dominicans; page 417 of Farnsworth Memorial II. Listed as Princess of Castile. Isabel Perez Princess Of /CASTILE & LEON BURI PLAC Church of the Dominicans, Langley, Hertfordshire. Christened place listed as (37-1392) ???; !Green book 4. Isabel, Dutchess of York; Isabella of Castile Born: 1355, Morales Died: 23 NOV 1392 Interred: 14 JAN 1393, Church of the Dominican Friars, Herts Notes: Stammtafeln says died 3 Nov 1393. Father: , Peter the Cruel of Castile, King of Castile & León, b. 30 AUG 1334 Mother: de Padilla, Maria, b. 1335 Married ABT 1 MAR 1372, Hertford Castle to Plantagenet, Edmund of Langley, Duke of York Child 1: Plantagenet, Edward of York, Duke of York 2, b. 1373 Child 2: Plantagenet, Constance, b. CIR 1374 Child 3: Plantagenet, Richard of Conisburgh, Earl of Cambridge, b. CIR 1375; BIOGRAPHY: She is the Illigitimate daughter of Pedro the Cruel
=== !SOURCE: Royal Ancestors of some L.D.S. ===
!SOURCE: Royal Ancestors of some L.D.S. Families, compiled by Michel L. Call (1972), Chart 101.
=== STATE A REASON ===
Folks, when you change a profile, state a reason so there is a project log here and so other people also working on these profiles may understand why. Inexplicably, Isabella’s mother, Maria de Padilla, who had quite a full pedigree and well documented profile, has been replaced with a profile with her dates only and her father, but no further information. When I now look for the original profile, it’s not to be found. I will start reporting people to the plan administrator on this app if I continue to see these completely senseless parent / spousal deletions with no reason sighted. There are many people working on these profiles—please respect that and handle your deletions with care.
=== Incorrect pictures ===
There is at least one incorrect picture on here of Queen Isabella of Castile and not The Duchess of York
Preferred Parents:
Father: Pedro I, b. 30 de agosto de 1334 in Burgos, Castilla y León, España d. 23 MAR 1369 in Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Mother: María de Padilla, b. 1334 in Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain d. 14 MAY 1361 in Medina-Sidonia, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
Family 1: Edmund Langley, b. 5 JUN 1341 in King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 AUG 1402 in King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Family 2: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York, b. 5 JUN 1341 in King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 AUG 1402 in Langley, Hertfordshire, England
- m. 11 JUL 1372 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
- Constance of York Countess of Gloucestershire, b. ABT 1375 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England d. 29 NOV 1416 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Sources:
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/24232151;
- Title: Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355-1392), Wikipedia
Author: Born 1355 Died 23 December 1392 Burial 13 January 1393 Kings Langley, Hertfordshire Spouse Edmund, 1st Duke of York Issue Edward, 2nd Duke of York Constance of York Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge House Castilian House of Ivrea Father Peter of Castile Mother María de Padilla Religion Roman Catholicism
Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Castile,_Duchess_of_York;
Note: Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355 – 23 December 1392) was the daughter of King Peter and his mistress María de Padilla (d. 1361). She accompanied her elder sister, Constance, to England after Constance's marriage to John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and married Gaunt's younger brother, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York.
Life:
Isabella was the youngest of the three daughters of King Peter of Castile by his favourite mistress, María de Padilla (d.1361).[1]
On 21 September 1371 Edward III's fourth son, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, married Isabella's elder sister, Constance (d. 1394), who after the death of their father in 1369 claimed the throne of Castile. Isabella accompanied her sister to England, and on 11 July 1372, at about the age of 17, married John of Gaunt's younger brother, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, fifth son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, as part of a dynastic alliance in furtherance of the Plantagenet claim to the crown of Castile.[2] According to Pugh, Isabella and Edmund of Langley were 'an ill-matched pair'.[3]
As a result of her indiscretions, including an affair with King Richard II's half-brother, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (d. 1400), whom Pugh terms 'violent and lawless', Isabella left behind a tarnished reputation, her loose morals being noted by the chronicler Thomas Walsingham. According to Pugh, the possibility that Holland was the father of Isabella's favourite son, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, 'cannot be ignored'.[4]
In her will Isabel named King Richard as her heir, requesting him to grant her younger son, Richard, an annuity of 500 marks. The King complied. However, further largesse which might have been expected when Richard came of age was not to be, as King Richard II was deposed in 1399, and according to Harriss, Isabella's younger son, Richard, 'received no favours from the new King, Henry IV'.[5]
Isabella died 23 December 1392, aged about 37, and was buried 14 January 1393 at the church of the Dominicans at Kings Langley.[6] After Isabella's death, Edmund of Langley married Joan Holland, sister and co-heir of Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (9 January 1382 – 15 September 1408), with whom his daughter, Constance, had lived as his mistress (see above).[7]
Isabella was appointed a Lady of the Garter in 1379.[8]
Issue:
Isabella and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, had three children:
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (c. 1373 – 25 October 1415), who married firstly, Beatrice of Portugal, which marriage was annulled, and secondly, Philippa Mohun, third daughter of John Mohun, 2nd Lord Mohun (c. 1320 – 15 September 1375), and Joan Burghersh (d. 4 October 1404), daughter of Bartholomew de Burghersh (c. 1304 – 3 August 1355), 3rd Baron Burghersh. Edward served in numerous administrative offices and military campaigns during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, and was slain at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415.[10]
Constance of York (c. 1374 – 28 November 1416), who married Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (22 September 1373 – 16 January 1400), third but first surviving son of Edward le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh, by whom she had a son, Richard, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Isabel.[11] Constance was involved in a plot to abduct the young Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, in February 1405, and in turn implicated her elder brother, Edward. After the death of her husband she was either betrothed to or lived as the mistress of Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (9 January 1382 – 15 September 1408), and had a daughter by him, Eleanor Holland (died c. 1459), who married James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley.[12]
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1385 – 5 August 1415), who married Anne Mortimer, and was beheaded on 5 August 1415 for his role in the Southampton Plot.
Shakespeare and Isabella of Castile:
Isabella is depicted, ahistorically, as living in late December 1399 at the time of the Epiphany Rising in Act V of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Footnotes:
1. Richardson II 2011, pp. 75–7; Pugh 1988, p. 89.
2. Tuck 2004; Pugh 1988, pp. 89–90.
3. Pugh 1988, p. 89.
4. Pugh 1988, pp. 90–1; Harriss 2004; Tuck 2004.
5. Pugh 1988, pp. 90–2; Harriss 2004.
6. Cokayne 1959, p. 898; Pugh 1988, p. 91.
7. Cokayne 1959, pp. 898–9; Pugh 1988, p. 91; Richardson II 2011, pp. 496–500.
8. Weir 2011, pp. 111
9. Pinches, John Harvey; Pinches, Rosemary (1974), The Royal Heraldry of England, Heraldry Today, Slough, Buckinghamshire: Hollen Street Press, ISBN 0-900455-25-X
10. Anthony Emery, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: East Anglia, Central England and Wales, Vol. 2, (Cambridge University Press, 2000), 240.
11. Richardson II 2011, pp. 75–8.
12. Richardson II 2011, pp. 75–8, 500–1; Pugh 1988, p. 79.
References[edit]
Cokayne, George Edward (1959). The Complete Peerage, edited by Geoffrey H. White. XII(2). London: St. Catherine Press.
Harriss, G.L. (2004). Richard, earl of Cambridge (1385–1415). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 4 October 2012. (subscription required)
Horrox, Rosemary (2004). Edward, second duke of York (c.1373–1415). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Pugh, T.B. (1988). Henry V and the Southampton Plot of 1415. Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-541-8
Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. II (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 1-4499-6638-1
Tait, James (1896). 'Plantagenet', Edward. 45. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1890. pp. 401–4. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
Tuck, Anthony (2004). Edmund , first duke of York (1341–1402). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Weir, Alison (2011). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London.ISBN 1446449114, 9781446449110.
Works related to Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York at Wikisource: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 45
External links:
For the tombs of Edmund of Langley and Isabella of Castile, see 'Friaries: King's Langley priory', A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 4 (1971), pp. 446–451.[1] Date accessed: 21 October 2012
Further reading:
Reston, James, Dogs of God, New York: Doubleday, 2005.
- Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/3599/records/1085679;
- Title: Isabella Perez de Castile (1355-1392), "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-Y3FQ : 4 August 2020), Isabella Perez de Castile, ; Burial, Kings Langley, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England, All Saints Churchyard; citing record ID 82578610, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-Y3FQ;
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82578610/isabella-de_castile
Isabella Perez de Castile
BIRTH 1355 Zamora, Provincia de Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain
DEATH 23 Dec 1392 (aged 36–37) Kings Langley, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
BURIAL All Saints Churchyard
Kings Langley, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
PLOT north-east corner of the chancel
MEMORIAL ID 82578610
the daughter of King Peter of Castile and María de Padilla. On March 1, 1372, Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York.
- Title: Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents
Author: Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents by William George Dimock Fletcher Publication date 1887 Publisher Clarke and Hodgson Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of University of Michigan Language English
Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/leicestershirep00fletgoog/page/n71/mode/2up?q=Ashby;
Note: has pedigree research that was complied and done. gives timeframe and names of family members.
Page: Page 41 of the book page 14 on the scroll bar gives relationship of the family members of the Ashby family and gives relationship of children and spouses. gives some years and places.
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