Constance Manuela of Villena (n. Garcimuñoz Castle, 1316 - m. 1345). She was queenconsort of Castile and Portugal. Daughter of Juan Manuel Infante and the InfantaConstance of Aragon and Anjou, which in turn was the daughter of King James II of Aragon.
With 9 years her father married her with Alphonso XI of Castile, who was 14 and had justcome of age to the throne. The marriage of Constance and Alphonsus was ratified by the courts of Valladolid (28-11-1325), but given the minority of Constance the marriagewas consummated, although titled Constance became Queen of Castile and used this title in their letters to his grandfather King James II of Aragon.
In 1327 she was divorced by Alphonsus XI be interested in marriage with the InfantaMary, daughter of the King of Portugal, Alphonsus IV in order to strengthen ties with thekingdom. Later she was imprisoned in the castle of Toro in the care of his nurse Teresa.
Don Juan Manuel's promise in 1331 to the heir of Portugal, Prince Peter, As Constanceis encircled in Castle GarcimuñozPeter marries her by proxy in Garcimuñoz Castle(03/28/1336). Later, after obtaining the permission of King Alphonsus to travel toPortugal, married in Lisbon on August 24, 1339.
In the train of her riding the noble Galician Agnes of Castro, of which the prince fall in loveand with whom he married in secret after the death of Constance.
Ethnicity:
- Louis (1340, died at 8 days old) Crown Prince of Portugal.
- Mary (1342 - 1367) Marchioness of Tortosa.
- Ferdinand (1345 - 1383) Crown Prince of Portugal and later king of Portugal.
Constance died a few days after the birth of her third child due to puerperal fever.
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