Princess of Asturias

This article is about a list of women who held the title Princess of Asturias by marriage. For a list of suo jure princesses, see Prince of Asturias.

For the current holder of the title, see Leonor, Princess of Asturias.

This is a list of women who held the title Princess of Asturias (Spanish: Princesa de Asturias, Asturian: Princesa d'Asturies) by marriage.

The title was created in 1388 for the future Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster. A part of the pact ("Accord of Bayonne") was to grant the young couple the title of Prince and Princess of Asturias, which was modelled after that of Prince of Wales in the Kingdom of England. The title was to belong to the official successor of the Castilian throne. Thus the first holder of the princedom was the young Henry of Castile and the first woman to hold the title by marriage was his wife, Catherine of Lancaster.

The current holder of the title is Leonor, Princess of Asturias, elder daughter of King Felipe VI of Spain, who holds the title in her own right. ^[1]

Princess of Asturias

This is a list of Princesses of Asturias who held the title by their marriage to the Prince of Asturias:

Picture	Name	Birth	Marriage	Became princess	Ceased to be princess	Death	Spouse
	Catherine of Lancaster	31 March 1373	17 September 1388		9 October 1390 became queen	2 June 1418	Henry (III)
	Blanche II of Navarre	4 June 1424	16 October 1440		27 July 1453 divorce	2 December 1464	Henry (IV)
	Margaret of Austria	10 January 1480	3 April 1497		4 October 1497 husband's death	1 December 1530	John
	Maria Manuela of Portugal	15 October 1527	15 November 1543		12 August 1545		Philip (II)
	Mary I of England	18 February 1516	25 July 1554		16 January 1556 became queen	17 November 1558	Philip (II)
	Elisabeth of France	22 November 1602	25 November 1615		31 March 1621 became queen	6 October 1644	Philip (IV)
	Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans	11 December 1709	20 January 1722		14 January 1724 became queen	16 June 1742	Louis
	Barbara of Portugal	4 December 1711	20 January 1729		9 July 1746 became queen	27 August 1758	Ferdinand (VI)
	Maria Luisa of Parma	9 December 1751	4 September 1765		14 December 1788 became queen	2 January 1819	Charles (IV)
	Maria Antonia of Sicily	14 December 1784	4 October 1802		21 May 1806		Ferdinand (VII)
	Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano	15 September 1972	22 May 2004		19 June 2014 became queen	-	Felipe (VI)

See also

References

↑ http://www.casareal.es/ES/FamiliaReal/PrincesaLeonor/Paginas/subhome.aspx Spanish monarchy website

Spanish royal titles

King & Queen Prince & Princess of Asturias Infante & Infanta of Spain Duke of Segovia Duke of Cádiz Duchess of Badajoz Duchess of Soria Duke & Duchess of Galliera Duchess of Lugo Duchess of Palma de Mallorca Duke of Seville Count of Chinchón Count of Montemolín Count of Molina Count of Montizón

Princesses of Asturias

Leonor (2014–present) (suo jure) Letizia of Spain (2004–2014) Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1802–1806) Princess Maria Luisa of Parma (1765–1788) Infanta Barbara of Portugal (1729–1746) Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1722–1724) Princess Elisabeth of France (1615–1621) Queen Mary I of England (1554–1556) Infanta Maria Manuela of Portugal (1543–1545) Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1497) Blanche II of Navarre (1468–1474) Catherine of Lancaster (1388–1406)

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