Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples
| Joanna of Aragon | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Naples | |
| Tenure | 1476 – 25 January 1494 |
| Born |
16 June 1454 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 9 January 1517 (aged 62) Naples, Italy |
| Spouse | Ferdinand I of Naples |
| Issue | Joanna, Queen of Naples |
| House | House of Trastámara |
| Father | John II of Aragon |
| Mother | Juana Enríquez |
Joanna of Aragon (Spanish: Juana, Italian: Giovanna; 16 June 1454 – 9 January 1517) was Queen of Naples as the second wife of King Ferdinand I.
Born in Barcelona, Joanna was the second child of John II of Aragon by his second wife, Juana Enríquez, and his youngest legitimate child.
King Ferdinand I of Naples, an illegitimate son of her uncle Alfonso V of Aragon, asked Joanna's hand in marriage from John II and he accepted. After the wedding on September 14, the contract was signed in Navarre, on 5 October 1476 and the agreement was ratified on November 25. John II gave his daughter a dowry of 100,000 gold florins and Ferdinand gave his new wife many duchies and/or cities, such as Sorrento, Theano, Isernia, Teramo, Sulmona, Francavilla and Nocera. He also gave her more than 20,000 ducats annually.Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, eldest son of the king from his first marriage, sailed to Spain on 11 June 1477 in order to bring Joanna to Naples. She arrived on 1 September 1477. The formal wedding, with both the bride and groom present, took place on 14 September 1477 and was officiated by Rodrigo Borgia, the future Pope Alexander VI. Their first child was born in 1479 and another child arrived in 1480.
Joanna showed a tendency to resolve political affairs. In August 1485, she started to randomly journey through Italy, probably to ensure loyalty to her husband in the wake of rebellions led by Baron Antonello Sanseverino and supported by Pope Innocent VIII and Cardinal Giulio della Rovere. A few years later, after the conspiracy was suppressed, Joanna returned to Abruzzo, accompanied by her daughter Joanna. They visited most of the monasteries in L'Aquila that year.
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