Catherine of Austria or Catherine of Spain was a Queen of Portugal as the wife of King John III, and a regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562.
Portrait by Anthonis Mor, 1552
Altarpiece by Cristóvão Lopes in the Convent of Madre de Deus in Lisbon depicting Catherine of Austria with her namesake, St. Catherine of Alexandria. Currently on display in the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon.
Joanna of Castile
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Joanna or Joan was Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Joanna was marrie
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
…Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562. An Infanta of Castile and Archduchess of Austria, Catherine was the posthumous daughter of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile. Catherine was born in Torquemada and named in honor of her maternal aunt, Catherine of Aragon. As the queen had no midwife at the time, she was assisted…
Portrait by Juan de Flandes, c. 1500
Joanna with her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand; "Rimado de la conquista de Granada", by Pedro Marcuello, c. 1482
The marriage contract of Joanna and Philip (1496).
Joanna of Castile and Philip the Fair, stained glass, Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges.