Castile, Navarre, and Aragon were historical kingdoms in Spain that played significant roles in the country's medieval history. Castile emerged as a powerful kingdom in the 11th century, known for its military and administrative strength. Navarre, located in the north, had a unique cultural identity and a mix of Spanish and French influences. Aragon, to the east, became a significant maritime power and expanded its influence through a union with Catalonia, contributing to the formation of modern Spain.
The five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula during the late Middle Ages were the Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Navarre, and Kingdom of Granada.
Aragon and Castile
Cathrine of Aragon's mother was Isabelle of Castile.
Isabella of Castile
she grew up in Castile!
Her parents were Ferdinand II, King of Aragon, and Isabella I, Queen of Castile. She was thus Infanta Catherine of Aragon and Castile (in Spanish: Infanta Catalina de Aragon y Castilla). To learn more about Catherine of Aragon go to TudorHistory.org.
They were the two Kingdoms that together covered most of what is now known as Spain. Aragon was the north-eastern Kingdom with the city of Barcelona as its center. Castile covered the central heartland. The marriage of the King of Aragon with the Queen of Castile and their defeat and conquest of the Saracen kingdom in southern Spain is seen as the start of "Spain" as a national entity.
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.
At that time Spain consisted of a small collection of kingdoms - Castile, Aragon, Leon and Navarre.
The Christian kingdoms in 1140 were Leon, Castile, Navarre and Aragon. Leon was an expanded version of the Kingdom of Asturias which had conquered lands to its south and repopulated them. Leon was chosen as the new capital and the kingdom was renamed in 866.
Ferdinand of Aragon was the king of Aragon, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre. He was married to Infanta Isabella of Spain on the 19th of October 1469, and with her, he had 5 children: Isabella of Castile, Juan - Prince of Asturias, Joanna I - Princess of Asturias, Maria of Aragon, and Katalina of Aragon, whose name was changed to Catherine of Aragon later in her life when she moved to England to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales. On the 19th of October 1505, he married Germaine of Foix, and with her had one son, John, who died around three hours after his birth.
John II of Aragon and John II of Castile, were the two grandfathers of Catherine of Aragon. Catherine was the first wife of King Henry VIII.