Constance of Aragon, Lady of Villena

For other people named Constance of Aragon, see Constance of Aragon (disambiguation).

Constance of Aragon
Lady of Villena
Born	1239
Died	1269 (aged 29–30)
Spouse	Manuel of Castile
House	Barcelona
Father	James I of Aragon
Mother	Yolanda of Hungary

House of Barcelona
Aragonese and Valencian Royalty

Alfonso II
Children include Peter (future Peter II of Aragon) Alfonso II, Count of Provence
Peter II
Children include James (future James I of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca)
James I
Peter (future Peter III of Aragon and I of Valencia and Sicily) James II of Majorca Violant, Queen of Castile Constance, Infanta of Castile Isabella, Queen of France
Peter III (I of Valencia and Sicily)
Children include Alfonso (future Alfonso III of Aragon and I of Valencia) James (future James I of Sicily and II of Aragon and Valencia) Frederick II of Sicily Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria
Alfonso III (I of Valencia)
James II (I of Sicily)
Children include Alfonso (future Alfonso IV of Aragon and II of Valencia)
Alfonso IV (II of Valencia)
Children include Peter (future Peter IV of Aragon and II of Valencia)
Peter IV (II of Valencia)
Children include Constance, Queen of Sicily John (future John I of Aragon and Valencia) Martin (future Martin II of Sicily and I of Aragon and Valencia) Eleanor, Queen of Castile Isabella, Countess of Urgel Grandchildren include Ferdinand (future Ferdinand I of Aragon, Valencia and Sicily) Isabella, Countess of Urgel and Coimbra
John I
Yolande, Queen of France
Martin I (II of Sicily)

Constance of Aragon (1239–1269) was a daughter of James I of Aragon and his second wife Yolanda of Hungary.^[1] She was a member of the House of Barcelona and was Infanta of Castile by her marriage to Manuel of Castile.

Her maternal grandparents were Andrew II of Hungary and his second wife Yolanda de Courtenay. Her paternal grandparents were Peter II of Aragon and Marie of Montpellier. Constance's siblings included: James II of Majorca, Peter III of Aragon, Yolanda, Queen of Castile and Isabella, Queen of France.

In 1260 and in Soria, Constance married Infante Manuel of Castile, the second son of Ferdinand III and his first wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen. The couple had at least two children:

Alfonso Manuel (born 1260/1261, died in Montpellier, France in 1276) Died without issue.
Violante Manuel (born 1265, died in Lisbon, Portugal in 1314), lady of Elche and Medellín. Married circa 1287 to Afonso of Portugal, son of Afonso III of Portugal.

Constance died in 1269, leaving her husband a widower. He remarried in 1274/5 to Beatrice of Savoy. Their son was Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, who was successor to his father since Constance's son, Alfonso died young.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Constance of Aragon, Lady of Villena

16. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

8. Alfonso II of Aragon

17. Petronila of Aragon

4. Peter II of Aragon

18. Alfonso VII of León

9. Sancha of Castile

19. Richeza of Poland

2. James I of Aragon

20. William VII of Montpellier

10. William VIII of Montpellier

21. Matilda of Burgundy

5. Marie of Montpellier

22. Isaac Komnenos

11. Eudokia Komnene

23. Irene Synadene

1. Constance of Aragon

24. Géza II of Hungary

12. Béla III of Hungary

25. Euphrosyne of Kiev

6. Andrew II of Hungary

26. Raynald of Châtillon

13. Agnes of Antioch

27. Constance of Antioch

3. Violant of Hungary

28. Peter II of Courtenay

14. Peter II of Courtenay

29. Elizabeth de Courtenay

7. Yolanda de Courtenay

30. Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

15. Yolanda of Flanders

31. Margaret I, Countess of Flanders

References

↑ Arco y Garay, Ricardo del (1954). Sepulcros de la Casa Real de Castilla. Madrid: Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. OCLC 11366237.

Infantas of Aragon

1st generation	Sancha, Countess of Urgell Urraca Teresa, Countess of Provence

2nd generation	none

3rd generation	Isabella Petronilla

4th generation	Dulce, Queen of Portugal

5th generation	Constance, Holy Roman Empress Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse Dulce

6th generation	Sancha

7th generation	Violant, Queen of Castile Constance, Lady of Villena Sancha Isabella, Queen of France Maria Eleanor

8th generation	Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria Sancha, Queen of Naples* Isabella* Blanca of Ayerbe Teresa, Lady of Fraga

9th generation	Maria, Lady of Cameros Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel Isabella, Duchess of Austria Blanca Violante, Lady of Segorbe Constance, Queen of Cyprus Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria Catherine Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine Beatrice, Lady of Marchena Maria, Countess of Ampurias Teresa of Jérica Constanza of Ayerbe Maria, Laby of Ayerbe

10th generation	Constance, Queen of Majorca Isabella Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus Juana, Lady of Villena Blanca, Countess of Cardona Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine Constance Euphemia Violante Blanca, Countess of Ampurias Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta Constance Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* Esclaramunda* Alice, Countess of Ibelin* Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet Elsa, Lady of Almonacid Juana, Countess of Carrión

11th generation	Constance, Queen of Sicily Joanna, Countess of Ampurias Maria Beatrice Eleanor, Queen of Castile Isabella, Countess of Urgell Isabella, Countess of Cardona Blanca of Ribagorza Joanna, Countess of Cardona Violante, Countess of Prades Joanna of Prades Constance of Prades Eleanor of Prades Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera Eleanor of Ampurias Maria of Sicily**

12th generation	Joanna, Countess of Foix Yolande, Duchess of Anjou Eleanor Antonia Margaret Beatrice of Urgell Eleanor of Urgell Cecilia, Countess of Modica Isabella of Urgell Eleanor of Prades Isabella of Prades Joanna, Countess of Prades Margarida, Queen of Aragon Timbor of Prades

13th generation	Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra Eleanor, Princess of Salerno Joanna, Countess of Cardona Catherine of Urgell

14th generation	Maria, Queen of Castile Eleanor, Queen of Portugal

15th generation	Blanche II of Navarre Maria Eleanor of Navarre Joanna, Queen of Naples

16th generation	Isabella, Queen of Portugal Joanna, Queen of Castile and Aragon Maria, Queen of Portugal Catherine, Queen of England

17th generation	Eleanor, Queen of Portugal and France Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway Mary, Queen of Hungary Catherine, Queen of Portugal

*also a princess of Majorca **also a princess of Sicily

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