There is no male heir to John II of Aragon

Salma Amer

Salma Amer

Charles, Prince of Viana, son of John II of Aragon, died in 1451 and John II had two daughters, Juana and Maria, from his second marriage.
At the same time, his daughter Blanca gave birth to Maria's daughter from Henry of Castile, then died in childbirth in 1448.
John II, King of Aragon, suffered an accident and subsequently lost his ability to have children anymore
Will Maria Princess of Asturias and Queen of Navarre, become Queen of Aragon, or not, as far as I know Maria is the heir to Sicily from her grandfather

Who will be the King of Aragon? Is it the Duke of Segorby?

And who will marry Maria (1448-1512) and her aunts Juana (1452-1512) and Maria (1453-1514)
 
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Mildtryth

Mildtryth

Considering precedent, Maria will probably inherit Castille (her legitimacy won't be dubious) but not Aragon and maybe not Navarra depending on how things go.

In 1451, a succession war had just started in Navarra between Carlos of Viana (who was supported by Castille) and Juan II. If Carlos dies early on but Enrique has a daughter from Carlos' sister, the war might continue, but with Maria's claim against Juan.

Now it might depend on how bad said "accident" is - does this acciddent leave Juan incapacitated or something? Because if so, that might affect whether he succeeds in Aragon or not or even if the war in Navarra keeps going.

And in theory, the next in line in Aragon after Juan would be Enrique of Segorbe.
 
Mildtryth

Mildtryth

kasumigenx said:
Maria will inherit Navarre once her grandfather dies if they reconcile.
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I'm not sure about that - Juan (at least as long as the war went on) would probably have Leonor as his heir. Plus there's the whole possibility of Maria inheriting meaning a personal union with Castille, depending on whether Enrique IV has more children or not.
 
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