Joanna of Aragon | |
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Queen consort of Naples | |
Tenure | 1476 – 25 January 1494 |
Born | 16 June 1455 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Died | 9 January 1517 Naples, Italy | (aged 61)
Spouse | Ferdinand I of Naples |
Issue | Joanna, Queen of Naples Charles of Naples |
House | House of Trastámara |
Father | John II of Aragon |
Mother | Juana Enríquez |
Joanna of Aragon (Spanish: Juana, Italian: Giovanna; 16 June 1455 – 9 January 1517) was Queen of Naples as the second wife of King Ferdinand I. She served as regent (General Lieutenant) of Naples between the abdication and flight of her husband's son Alfonso II on 22 February 1495 until the formal succession of Alfonso's son, Ferdinand II.[1]
Born in Barcelona, Joanna was the second child of King John II of Aragon by his second wife, Juana Enríquez de Córdoba, and his youngest legitimate child.