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Joanna I of Castile

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1479–1555 Also known as Joanna the Mad

Joanna I was Queen of Castile and Aragon (1504–1555), daughter of Ferdinand II and Isabella I;…

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  1. 1504–1506Toledo · CastileShe acceded after her mother Isabella's death and co-ruled with her husband Philip of Burgundy; political turmoil and disputes over her mental state quickly replaced direct rule with a regency system.
  2. 1509–1555Tordesillas · CastileDeclared incapable, she was long confined in the royal palace at Tordesillas while remaining nominally queen. Her father Ferdinand ruled as regent from 1511 to 1520, and from 1516 her son Charles V ruled Spain in her name.

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