Constance of Aragon, Lady of Villena

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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

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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:

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

Family 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

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