5/11/2023 0 Comments Juanna la locad childhood![]() In 1496, Juana married the archduke Philip the Handsome, son of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. She was said to have displayed remarkable intelligence as a child. Born at Toledo, the second daughter of Ferdinand II and Isabella I. Some have questioned whether her insanity was real, or whether she actually was imprisoned by the men in her life who wished to wield the power that rightfully was hers. She had been at various times kept in prison by her husband and by her father for 10 years, and for 39 years by her son. The remaining years of her life were spent confined at Tordesillas, where she died in 1555 at the age of 76. In September 1506, when her husband died, Juana apparently became completely deranged, and it became almost impossible to separate her from his corpse. The duties of government were undertaken by her father, and then for a short time by her husband, who served as regents. In November 1504 her mother's death left her queen of Castile, but she was considered incapable of ruling. ![]() About 1503, Juana's sanity began to slip. The deaths of her only brother Juan, her eldest sister Queen Isabella of Portugal, and then of the latter's infant son Miguel, made Juana the heiress of the Spanish kingdoms, and in 1502 the cortes of Castile and of Aragon recognized her as their future sovereign. During the rebellion of August 1520 her keepers claimed that she had been oppressed, detained by force and imprisoned for 14 years as though she had not been sane and she was evidently capable of speaking freely, with prudence and judgement.Spanish Royalty. She never expressed interest in visiting the tomb at Santa Clara. Ferdinand dismissed her servants and appointed a custodian accountable to him alone, a practice sustained by her son Charles: Juana was isolated, deceived, deprived, tortured and endured appalling conditions. She visited her sister – later Catherine of Aragon – in England around October 1507, when there is no mention of mental illness. On 14 January 1507 she gave birth to her daughter Catalina and there are no indications that she was restricted in childcare. Ferdinand originated or countenanced the rumour that Juana did not believe in the death of her husband. She rests in the Royal Chapel of Granada.Īlternatively – history is a fickle informant – independent correspondence does not indicate madness at Philip's death, or any subsequent symptoms of serious mental illness. Queen until death, Spain evolved from the union of her crowns. The cadaver was placed at the nearby convent of Santa Clara. Ferdinand ‘retired’ her and from February 1509 confined her to the fortified palace at Tordesillas. She opened the coffin to gaze at and talk to her beloved. When the coffin was reopened, she embraced and kissed the body. She allowed burial but had the remains exhumed. The corpse travelled with her, even from dinner table to bedside. She would not part with Philip's embalmed body, believing it still lived, watching with affection as if it were alive. Juana's reason gave way and she never recovered. In August 1506, Philip died suddenly of typhoid – or poisoning by Ferdinand. ![]() Later the same day Ferdinand revoked this agreement, which was prejudicial to his interests and (he said) obtained by force. In June 1506, father and husband cited ‘infirmities and sufferings, which for the sake of her honour are not expressed’ in a treaty leaving the government of Castile to Philip. Queen of Castile from 1504, around February 1505 the Cortes (parliament) was informed of Juana's unspecified ‘infirmity’, presumably by Ferdinand, and legitimised his right to administer Castile. He was unfaithful, cruel, intimidated and impoverished her, squandering her funds her response was marked by jealousy, rage and violent behaviours: throwing herself against the wall in despair and hacking off a rival's hair and stabbing her in the face. Her parents established the Spanish Inquisition, which coloured her childhood: at her mother's behest she was tortured for religious rebellion. Juana was imprisoned for nearly 50 years, her right to regal power usurped in manoeuvrings by her mother Isabella I, father Ferdinand II, husband Philip I ‘the Handsome’ and son Charles I (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor).
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