Family and Children
In 1418, John married his cousin Maria of Aragon, the oldest daughter of the king Ferdinand I of Aragon and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque. The marriage produced four children:
- Catherine, Princess of Asturias (1422–1424), his heiress presumptive until her death
- Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (1423–1425), his heiress presumptive until the birth of Henry
- King Henry IV of Castile (1425–1474)
- Infanta Maria (1428–1429)
Of all their children, only the future Henry IV of Castile survived infancy. John was widowed in 1445 and remarried to Isabella of Portugal, daughter of Infante John of Portugal, with whom he had two children:
- Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504)
- Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453–1468)
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