María de Aragón, señora consorte de los Cameros

Maria of Aragon (1299-1316)

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Maria of Aragon (1299-1316, Sijena) was a daughter of James II of Aragon and his second wife Blanche of Anjou.

She married the Infante Pedro of Castile (1290-1319), son of Sancho IV of Castile. Their daughter, Blanca of Castile (1315-1375), married and later divorced Peter I of Portugal. Maria died at Sijena in 1316.

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3. Infanta doña MARÍA de Aragón (1299-Sijena 1327). The Crónica de San Juan de la Peña names "la primera…Doña Maria…la segunda Doña Costança…la tercera…Doña Isabel…la quarta…Doña Blancha…la quinta…Doña Violante" as the five daughters of King Jaime II and his wife Blanca, stating that María was the wife "del infant Don Po de Castiella"[508]. The Livro Velho records that "o infante D. Pedro…filho delrey D. Sancho e da raynha D. Maria" married "a infante D. Maria d´Aragam"[509]. Nun at Sijena. Alfonso XI King of Castile defended the monastery of Las Huelgas de Burgos against claims relating to the debts of "Inffante Donna Maria Sennora de las Huelgas, mugier que fue del Inffante don Pedro mio tio" by charter dated Oct 1331[510].

m (Calatayud 1311) Infante don PEDRO de Castilla, Señor de los Cameros, son of SANCHO IV "el Bravo" King of Castile & his wife María Alfonso de Molina [Castilla] (Valladolid 1290-killed in battle Vega de Granada 25 Jun 1319, bur Burgos Las Huelgas). Mayordomo mayor of his brother King Fernando IV 25 Feb 1310-29 Jan 1311. Tutor of his nephew Alfonso XI. He was killed fighting the Moors.