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 1334 - 1361 (~ 27 years)
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Maria de Padilla |
| Birth |
~ 1334 |
(Seville, Spain)  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
0Aug 1361 |
Seville, Spain [2] |
| Burial |
Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain [2] |
| Person ID |
I45445 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2016 |
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María de Padilla (c. 1334 - Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile. |
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- Marâia de Padilla (c. 1334 - Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile.
Family
She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan Garcâia de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife Marâia Gonzâalez de Henestrosa[2] (died after September 1356). Her maternal uncle was Juan Fernâandez de Henestrosa, the King's favorite between 1354 and 1359[3] after Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque fell out of favor, and the mediator in an apparent pardon for Fadrique Alfonso, King Peter's half-brother. She was also the sister of Diego Garcâia de Padilla, Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.[3] Marâia’s family, members of the regional nobility,[4] originally came from the area of Padilla de Abajo, near Castrojeriz in the province of Burgos.
She is described in the chronicles of her time as very beautiful, intelligent, and small of body.[5]
Real Monasterio de Santa Clara en Astudillo (Palencia) founded by Marâia de Padilla
Relationship with King Peter of Castile
King Peter met Marâia in the summer of 1352 during an expedition to Asturias to battle his rebellious half-brother Henry. It was probably her maternal uncle, Juan Fernâandez de Henestrosa, who introduced them, as mentioned in the chronicle of King Peter’s reign written by Pero Lâopez de Ayala.[6] At that time, Marâia was being raised at the house of Isabel de Meneses, wife of Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, a powerful nobleman. They became lovers and their relationship lasted until her death despite the King’s other marriages and affairs. The Padillas were raised to various offices and dignities. Her uncle, Henestrosa, became Alcalde de los fidalgos.[7]
In the summer of 1353, under coercion from family and the main court favorite, Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque, Peter wed Blanche of Bourbon, the first cousin of King John II of France. Peter abandoned Blanche within three days when he learned that she had an affair with his bastard brother Fadrique Alfonso en route to Spain, and that the dowry was not coming.
Children
Marâia and Peter had three daughters: Beatrice (born 1354), Constance (1354–1394), and Isabella (1355–1394), and a son, Alfonso, crown-prince of Castile (1359 - October 19, 1362).
Two of their daughters were married to sons of Edward III, King of England. Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, while the elder, Constance, married John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, leading him to claim the crown of Castile on behalf of his wife. Constance's daughter, Catherine of Lancaster, married Henry III of Castile in order to reunify any claim to succession that may have passed via Constance.
Death and burial
Marâia de Padilla died in July 1361, possibly a victim of the plague, although Pero Lâopez de Ayala does not specify the cause in his chronicle of the King's reign.
Royal Chapel in the Cathedral of Seville
She was buried in the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara de Astudillo which she had founded in 1353. Shortly afterwards, however, her remains were taken, following the orders of King Peter, to the Cathedral of Seville where she received burial in the Royal Chapel with other members of the royal house.[8]
Depictions in fiction
Gaetano Donizetti composed Maria Padilla (1841), an opera about her relationship with King Peter.
Rudolf Gottschall wrote Maria de Padilla (18??), a drama about her life.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Her place of birth is not documented. The places suggested by various authors are Seville, Vallejera, Cordovilla, or Astudillo, the last two in Palencia.
Jump up ^ Also spelled "Hinestrosa" or "Ynestrosa".
^ Jump up to: a b Estepa Dâiez 2003, p. 404, Vol. I.
Jump up ^ Estepa Dâiez 2003, pp. 402-404, Vol. I.
Jump up ^ …muy fermosa, e de buen entendimiento e pequeäna de cuerpo.
Jump up ^ En este tiempo, yendo el rey a Gijâon, tomo a doäna Marâia de Padilla que era una doncella muy fermosa e andaba en casa de doäna Isabel de Meneses, muger de don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque que la criaba, e trâaxogela a Sant Fagund Juan Ferrandez de Henestrosa, su tâio, hermano de doäna Marâia Gonzâalez, su madre.
Jump up ^ Storer, Edward. Peter the Cruel, John Lane, London
Jump up ^ Arco 1954, pp. 295-296. [2]
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- [S9082] "Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_of_Langley,_1st_Duke_of_York, retr.
- [S9111] "Marâia de Padilla" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Padilla, retrieved March 4, 2016 by David A.
- [S9110] "Peter of Castile" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_of_Castile, retrieved March 4, 2016 by David A. Hennes.
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