Constance of Aragon, Lady of Villena

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

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

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.