On This Day: Spanish Royal Family

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 12, 1689 ~ Demise of Marie Louise of Orleans, wife of King Charles II of Spain

 

[An Ard Ri]

Marie Louise d'Orléans was a granddaughter of both Louis XIII of France and Charles I of England.The queen's death was unexpected and left her husband heartbroken.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 14, 1714 ~ Demise of Maria Luisa of Savoy, first wife of King Philip V of Spain

 

[Blog Real]

On this day 24 February 1500 in Ghent, the future King Carlos I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire was born.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Charles was born at the now largely destroyed Prinsenhof in Ghent and was styled Archduke of Austria,Duke of Luxembourg.

 

[Mbruno]

Marie Louise d'Orléans was a granddaughter of both Louis XIII of France and Charles I of England.The queen's death was unexpected and left her husband heartbroken.

She was the first wife of Carlos II, the last Habsburg king of Spain. Carlos II's inability to have children led eventually to the accession of the Bourbon dynasty to the Spanish throne, which was contested in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).


Although already past its peak, Spain at that time was still a major European power and the seat of what was then probably the world's largest empire.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 28, 1941 ~ Demise of King Alfonso XIII of Spain

 

[An Ard Ri]

8th of March 1126 : Death of Urraca ,Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia

The Queen died at Saldaña de Burgos and is buried at the Basílica de San Isidoro de León in León.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urraca_of_León

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 10, 1452 ~ Birth of King Ferdinand II of Aragon at Sada Palace

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 10, 1452 ~ Birth of King Ferdinand II of Aragon at Sada Palace

Surprisingly his mother Juana Enriquez de Córdoba was the daughter of a Spanish Count who's father was an illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile.

 

[Blog Real]

On this day, March 20, in the Spanish Monarchy:
1179: Alfonso VIII and Alfonso II, Kings of Castile and Aragon, respectively, sign the Treaty of Cazola, by which both kingdoms are divided into areas of conquest in al-Andalus: Valencia, Denia and Játiva for Aragon and the rest of Muslim territories for Castile.
1565: Felipe II commissions Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to conquer and convert to the Catholic faith of the indigenous people of the provinces of Florida.
1975: Infante Jaime de Borbón y Battenberg dies.

 

[An Ard Ri]

HRH The Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia died in Switzerland only months before his nephew king Juan Carlos ascended the throne.

The Infante's remains were later transferred to the Pantheon of Infants of the Monastery of El Escorial for burial.


HRH Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1908-1975

 

[Blog Real]

On a day like today, March 25, in the Spanish Monarchy:
1157: Alfonso II, Aragonese King, is born.
1789: King Carlos IV appoints Francisco de Goya as a chamber painter.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 26, 1662 ~ Birth of Marie Louise of Orleans, first wife of King Charles II of Spain

 

[Blog Real]

Just like today, March 28, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1480: In Castile and Aragon, a pragmatic of the Catholic Monarchs authorizes peasants to move freely with all their property.
1556: In Valladolid, Felipe II is solemnly proclaimed King of Spain.
1844: Queen Isabel II creates by Royal Decree the body of the Civil Guard.

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 26, 1662 ~ Birth of Marie Louise of Orleans, first wife of King Charles II of Spain

Marie-Louise d'Orléans or “Mademoiselle d'Orléans“ as she was known as at the French Court was a favourite of her fathe Philippe,Duc d'Orléans and her grandmother Anne of Austria.

Sadly when the princess was 8 her mother ,Henrietta of England,Duchess d'Orléans died.

 

[Blog Real]

Just like today, March 29, in the Spanish Monarchy:

March 29, 1956, Alfonso de Borbón and Borbón-Dos Sicilias, infante of Spain, died.

March 29, 1788, Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, an aspiring carlist to the throne of Spain, was born.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 2, 1545 ~ Birth of Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II, King of France. She was Queen of Spain, the wife of King Philip II of Spain.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Élisabeth de France was born at the royal chateau de Fontainebleau ,she was the eldest daughter and second child of Henri and Catherine .Her godparents were François I, Henry VIII, Éléonore d'Autriche (Queen of France) and Jeanne d'Albret (future queen of Navarre).

 

[Blog Real]

Just like today, April 2nd, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1416: Fernando I of Aragon dies.
1734: Felipe V cedes to his son Charles, by decree, all rights to the throne of Naples and Sicily.
1984: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia make the first official visit to the Community of Castile and León.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Just like today, April 2nd, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1416: Ferdinand I of Aragon dies.

The king died at Igualada and his remains were taken to the Santa María de Poblet abbey and buried.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe..._reial,_Ferran_I_i_Elionor_d'Alburquerque.jpg

 

[Blog Real]

On this day, April 3, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1441: Blanca I of Navarre, wife of the King of Sicily, dies
1493: in Barcelona, the Catholic Monarchs receive Christopher Columbus with all honors.

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, April 3, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1441: Blanca I of Navarre, wife of the King of Sicily, dies

I always considered Blanche Ier as French rather than Spanish as she came from the house of Évreux which was a cadet branch of the French Royal House.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Évreux

Sadly the Évreux ruling house died out upon the death of Queen Blanche in 1441.

 

[An Ard Ri]

April 4th,1284 : Death of Alfonso X of Castile


Alfonso X was king of Castile, León and Galicia from May 1252 until his death and had married Violante of Aragon in 1249.The king is buried at the Royal Chapel of Seville Cathedral.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_X_of_Castile

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 8, 1605 ~ Birth of King Philip IV of Spain, the son of King Philip III and Queen Margaret of Spain

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 12, 1555 ~ Demise of Queen Juana of Castile

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 22, 1451 ~ Birth of Queen Isabella of Castile and Leon

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, April 22, 1451 ~ Birth of Queen Isabella of Castile and Leon

At the time of her birth,Isabella had an older half brother Enrique ,Prince of Asturias who became king in 1454 and married twice

Blanche II of Navarre in 1440 and annulled in 1453
Joanna of Portugal in 1455 and dissolved in 1468

Joanna of Portugal was the mother Joanna la Beltraneja who's paternity was the source of much rumour and was later displaced as queen by her aunt.

 

[Blog Real]

On a day like today, April 25, in the Spanish Monarchy:

693: the XVI Council of Toledo begins in Spain.
1196: Alfonso II, Aragonese King, dies.
1295: Sancho IV, el Bravo, Castilian King, dies.
1775: Carlota Joaquina de Borbón, Infanta of Spain, daughter of Carlos IV of Spain, is born.
1985: The mortal remains of Queen Victoria Eugenia and her children Gonzalo, Alfonso and Jaime are transferred to El Escorial.

 

[An Ard Ri]

On a day like today, April 25, in the Spanish Monarchy:


1196: Alfonso II, Aragonese King, dies.

Alfonso II of Aragon and Count of Barcelona is buried at Sant Maria de Poblet Monastery ,the church became an important burial site for the Kings of Aragon.The French looted the tombs during the Napoleonic invasion of Spain but they were later repaired and resored.