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María de Padilla

María Díaz de Padilla (c. 1334[a]Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile, whom he posthumously recognised as his wife.[1]

María Díaz de Padilla
Image of Maria de Padilla from 15th century manuscript
Born1334
Burgos, Spain
DiedJuly 1361 (aged 26–27)
Medina-Sidonia, Spain
BuriedSevilla, Spain
Noble familyPadilla
Spouse(s)Peter of Castile
IssueBeatrice, Infanta of Castile
Constance, Duchess of Lancaster
Isabella, Duchess of York
Alfonso, Infante of Castile
FatherJuan García de Padilla, 1st Lord of Villagera
MotherMaría de Henestrosa
Arms of Maria de Padilla

Family Edit

She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan García de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife María de Henestrosa[b] (died after September 1356). Her maternal uncle was Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, the King's favorite between 1354 and 1359[2] 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 García de Padilla, Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.[2] María’s family, members of the regional nobility,[3] 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.[c]

Relationship with King Peter of Castile Edit

King Peter met María in the summer of 1352 during an expedition to Asturias to battle his rebellious half-brother Henry. It was probably her maternal uncle, Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, who introduced them, as mentioned in the chronicle of King Peter’s reign written by Pero López de Ayala.[d] At that time, María 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.[4]

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 Edit

María and Peter had three daughters: Beatrice (1353–1369), Constance (1354–1394), and Isabella (1355–1392), 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 Edit

 
Real Monasterio de Santa Clara en Astudillo (Palencia) founded by María de Padilla

María de Padilla died in July 1361, possibly a victim of the plague, although Pero López de Ayala does not specify the cause in his chronicle of the King's reign. 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.[5] After her death, King Peter claimed to have married her in secret in 1353, and that she was his first and only legitimate wife.[4]

Depictions in fiction Edit

  • 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.
  • Beverly Adam wrote Maria de Padilla, The Secret Queen of Castile, a romance about her life.

Ancestry Edit


Notes Edit

  1. ^ Her place of birth is not documented. The places suggested by various authors are Seville, Vallejera, Cordovilla, or Astudillo, the last two in Palencia.
  2. ^ In the Chronica de las tres Ordenes y Cauallerias de Sanctiago, Calatraua y Alcantara (1572) she is called "Maria Gomez de Hinestrosa", and is similarly named in Cister militante en la campaña de la Iglesia contra la Sarracena (1662). However, as early as 1729 with Descripcion historica, chronologica y genealogica, civil, politica y militar de la serenissima republica de Genova she begins to be referred to by historians as "Maria Gonzalez de Hinestrosa", by which name she is predominantly known in later historical literature. In addition to Henestrosa and Hinestrosa, her surname also appears as Ynestrosa.
  3. ^ …muy fermosa, e de buen entendimiento e pequeña de cuerpo.
  4. ^ En este tiempo, yendo el rey a Gijón, tomo a doña María de Padilla que era una doncella muy fermosa e andaba en casa de doña Isabel de Meneses, muger de don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque que la criaba, e tráxogela a Sant Fagund Juan Ferrandez de Henestrosa, su tío, hermano de doña María González, su madre.

References Edit

  1. ^ Storer, Edward (1911). Peter the Cruel, the life of the notorious Don Pedro of Castile, together with an account of his relations with the famous Maria de Padlla. London: John Lane. pp. 64–86.
  2. ^ a b Estepa Díez 2003, p. 404, Vol. I.
  3. ^ Estepa Díez 2003, pp. 402–404, Vol. I.
  4. ^ a b Storer, Edward. Peter the Cruel, John Lane, London
  5. ^ Arco y Garay 1954, pp. 295–296.

Bibliography Edit

  • Arco y Garay, Ricardo del (1954). Sepulcros de la Casa Real de Castilla (in Spanish). Madrid: Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. OCLC 11366237.
  • Estepa Díez, Carlos (2003). Las Behetrías Castellanas, Vol. I (in Spanish). Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de Cultura y Turismo. ISBN 84-9718-117-4.
  • Fernández-Ruiz, César (1965). "Ensayo histórico-biográfico sobre D. Pedro de Castilla y Dª María de Padilla. El Real Monasterio y el Palacio de Astudillo: recuerdo de un gran amor". Publicaciones de la Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses (in Spanish). Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses (24): 17–62. ISSN 0210-7317.
  • Vaca Lorenzo, Ángel (1983). "Documentación Medieval de la Villa de Astudillo (Palencia)". Publicaciones de la Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses (in Spanish). Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses (48): 29–100. ISSN 0210-7317.
  • Valdeón Baruque, Julio (2002). Pedro I el Cruel y Enrique de Trastámara (in Spanish). Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L. ISBN 84-03-09331-4.

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translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Maria de Padilla see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Maria de Padilla to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Maria Diaz de Padilla c 1334 a Seville July 1361 was the mistress of King Peter of Castile whom he posthumously recognised as his wife 1 Maria Diaz de PadillaImage of Maria de Padilla from 15th century manuscriptBorn1334Burgos SpainDiedJuly 1361 aged 26 27 Medina Sidonia SpainBuriedSevilla SpainNoble familyPadillaSpouse s Peter of CastileIssueBeatrice Infanta of CastileConstance Duchess of LancasterIsabella Duchess of YorkAlfonso Infante of CastileFatherJuan Garcia de Padilla 1st Lord of VillageraMotherMaria de HenestrosaArms of Maria de Padilla Contents 1 Family 2 Relationship with King Peter of Castile 3 Children 4 Death and burial 5 Depictions in fiction 6 Ancestry 7 Notes 8 References 9 BibliographyFamily EditShe was a Castilian noblewoman daughter of Juan Garcia de Padilla died between 1348 and 1351 and his wife Maria de Henestrosa b died after September 1356 Her maternal uncle was Juan Fernandez de Henestrosa the King s favorite between 1354 and 1359 2 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 Garcia de Padilla Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava 2 Maria s family members of the regional nobility 3 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 c Relationship with King Peter of Castile EditKing Peter met Maria in the summer of 1352 during an expedition to Asturias to battle his rebellious half brother Henry It was probably her maternal uncle Juan Fernandez de Henestrosa who introduced them as mentioned in the chronicle of King Peter s reign written by Pero Lopez de Ayala d At that time Maria 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 4 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 EditMaria and Peter had three daughters Beatrice 1353 1369 Constance 1354 1394 and Isabella 1355 1392 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 Edit nbsp Real Monasterio de Santa Clara en Astudillo Palencia founded by Maria de PadillaMaria de Padilla died in July 1361 possibly a victim of the plague although Pero Lopez de Ayala does not specify the cause in his chronicle of the King s reign 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 5 After her death King Peter claimed to have married her in secret in 1353 and that she was his first and only legitimate wife 4 Depictions in fiction EditGaetano 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 Beverly Adam wrote Maria de Padilla The Secret Queen of Castile a romance about her life Ancestry EditAncestors of Maria de Padilla8 Lope Garcia de Padilla4 Garcia Lopez de Padilla2 Juan Garcia de Padilla10 Gonzalo de Vera5 Leonor Gonzalez de Vera11 Ines de Estenca1 Maria de Padilla12 Gonzalo Perez de Henestrosa6 Fernan Gonzalez de Henestrosa3 Maria de Henestrosa14 Arias Diaz7 Maria Arias15 Aldonza RamirezNotes Edit Her place of birth is not documented The places suggested by various authors are Seville Vallejera Cordovilla or Astudillo the last two in Palencia In the Chronica de las tres Ordenes y Cauallerias de Sanctiago Calatraua y Alcantara 1572 she is called Maria Gomez de Hinestrosa and is similarly named in Cister militante en la campana de la Iglesia contra la Sarracena 1662 However as early as 1729 with Descripcion historica chronologica y genealogica civil politica y militar de la serenissima republica de Genova she begins to be referred to by historians as Maria Gonzalez de Hinestrosa by which name she is predominantly known in later historical literature In addition to Henestrosa and Hinestrosa her surname also appears as Ynestrosa muy fermosa e de buen entendimiento e pequena de cuerpo En este tiempo yendo el rey a Gijon tomo a dona Maria de Padilla que era una doncella muy fermosa e andaba en casa de dona Isabel de Meneses muger de don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque que la criaba e traxogela a Sant Fagund Juan Ferrandez de Henestrosa su tio hermano de dona Maria Gonzalez su madre References Edit Storer Edward 1911 Peter the Cruel the life of the notorious Don Pedro of Castile together with an account of his relations with the famous Maria de Padlla London John Lane pp 64 86 a b Estepa Diez 2003 p 404 Vol I Estepa Diez 2003 pp 402 404 Vol I a b Storer Edward Peter the Cruel John Lane London Arco y Garay 1954 pp 295 296 Bibliography EditArco y Garay Ricardo del 1954 Sepulcros de la Casa Real de Castilla in Spanish Madrid Instituto Jeronimo Zurita Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas OCLC 11366237 Estepa Diez Carlos 2003 Las Behetrias Castellanas Vol I in Spanish Junta de Castilla y Leon Consejeria de Cultura y Turismo ISBN 84 9718 117 4 Fernandez Ruiz Cesar 1965 Ensayo historico biografico sobre D Pedro de Castilla y Dª Maria de Padilla El Real Monasterio y el Palacio de Astudillo recuerdo de un gran amor Publicaciones de la Institucion Tello Tellez de Meneses in Spanish Institucion Tello Tellez de Meneses 24 17 62 ISSN 0210 7317 Vaca Lorenzo Angel 1983 Documentacion Medieval de la Villa de Astudillo Palencia Publicaciones de la Institucion Tello Tellez de Meneses in Spanish Institucion Tello Tellez de Meneses 48 29 100 ISSN 0210 7317 Valdeon Baruque Julio 2002 Pedro I el Cruel y Enrique de Trastamara in Spanish Santillana Ediciones 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