Joanna of Aragon (also Juana of Aragon) (1454, Barcelona- 9 January 1517, Naples) was an infanta of the Kingdom of Aragon and second Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Naples.
Family
She was the only daughter of King John II of Aragon and his second wife, a noblewoman, Juana Enríquez.
She was a younger paternal half-sister of Charles of Viana, Blanca of Navarre and Eleanor of Navarre. She was also a younger sister of Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Marriage
On September 14, 1476, Joanna married her paternal first cousin Ferdinand I of Naples. The bride was twenty-two years old and the groom fifty-three.
Ferdinand I was an illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon and his mistress Giraldona Carlino. Alfonso V and her own father John II of Aragon were brothers, both sons of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque.
Joanna and Ferdinand had two children:
- Giovanna of Naples (1478 - August 27, 1518). Queen consort to her nephew Ferdinand II of Naples, who was actually her elder.
- Carlo of Naples (1480-1486).
Ferdinand I of Naples died on 25 January 1494 and was succeeded by Alfonso II of Naples, his son from a previous marriage to Isabella of Taranto. Joanna survived him by twenty-three years and continued to live in the court of Naples as a Queen Dowager.
| Preceded by Isabella of Taranto |
Queen consort of Naples 14 September 1476 - 25 January 1494 |
Succeeded by Giovanna of Naples |
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