Maria of Aragon, Lady of Cameros

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Maria of Aragon (c. 1299–1347 in Sijena) was a daughter of James II of Aragon and his second wife Blanche of Anjou.

Maria of Aragon
Lady of Cameros
Tenure1310 - 1319
Bornc. 1299
Died1347
Villanueva de Sigena
Burial
SpousePeter of Castile, Lord of Cameros
IssueBlanche of Castile
HouseBarcelona
FatherJames II of Aragon
MotherBlanche of Anjou

She married Peter of Castile, Lord of Cameros (1290–1319), son of Sancho IV of Castile. Three years after his death, she became a nun in the Order of the Hospital in Tortosa.[1]

Her daughter, Blanche of Castile (1319–1375), was betrothed to Peter I of Portugal but the marriage never took place. Maria died at Sijena in 1347.

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  1. ^ Hernández Cabrera, María Soledad (2002). "La celda del convento una habitación propia. La vivencia de la clausura en la comunidad de dominicas de Montesión". Duoda: Revista d'estudis feministes (in Spanish) (22): 19–40 – via Dialnet.