Infanta de Castile
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Infanta de Castile or Infanta of Castile is said to refer to Eleanor of Castile, Edward I's wife, although she was not actually an infanta. In Portugal and Spain as well as in constituent kingdoms (such as Castile), monarch's daughters were infanta, and from 18th century onwards, also several female offspring of collateral branches of the royal house. Male princes were "Infante". See below for some others who have been referred to with this title Infanta of Castile.
The name Elephant and Castle in South London is said to derive from this expression.
See also
- Juana, Princess of Castile, also known as La Beltraneja
- Isabel of Asturias, eldest daughter of Isabella I of Castile
- Juana of Castile, her second daughter, then queen regnant
- Maria of Aragon, her third daughter, wife of Manuel I of Portugal
- Catherine of Aragon, her youngest daughter, wife of Henry VIII of England
- Catarina of Spain, daughter of queen regnant Juana of Castile, wife of Joao III of Portugal
- Eleanor of Spain, ditto
- Maria of Austria, ditto, wife of Louis II of Hungary
- Isabella of Burgundy, ditto, wife of Christian II of Denmark
- Juana of Spain, daughter of emperor Charles V, wife of prince Joao of Portugal
- Maria of Spain, ditto, wife of Emperor Maximilian II
- Urraca of Zamora
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