Joanna of Castile

Timeline

1. 1501–1504Brussels · BrabantAfter her son Charles was born in 1500, Joanna became the sole heir of Castile as her siblings and nephew died in succession; from 1501 to 1504 she stayed in the Netherlands with her husband Philip, relations with her mother Isabella were tense, and in March 1504 she returned to the Low Countries against orders.
2. 1504–1505Toro · Castile and LeónIsabella died in November 1504 and Joanna legally inherited the Castilian throne; the Cortes of Toro in 1505 recognized Ferdinand as regent, and Joanna herself had not yet returned to Spain, royal power having already fallen into a struggle between father and son-in-law.
3. 1505–1506A Coruña · GaliciaThe Treaty of Salamanca in November 1505 established joint regency for Ferdinand and Philip; Joanna and Philip arrived at A Coruña in April 1506, and the secret Treaty of Villafáfila in June 1506 declared her incapable of ruling, with Philip effectively governing as king consort.
4. 1506Burgos · Castile and LeónPhilip I died suddenly in Burgos on 25 September 1506; Joanna reportedly refused to bury his body and wandered with the coffin, an episode that became key material for later 'mad queen' narratives; Ferdinand immediately regained the regency.
5. 1507–1510Tordesillas · Castile and LeónFrom 1507 Ferdinand confined Joanna at the royal palace of Tordesillas, nominally respecting her title as queen but stripping her of all governance; she spent the first years of the regency period there from 1507 to 1510, becoming a symbolic monarch in the transition of Spanish royal power.