Charles was for very small amount of time king of Spain because he never took the title from her, when she lived. This council called Fernando to act as king regent from there on. Her last pregnancy coincided with Phillip’s death which may have tipped her over the edge. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Similarly, failing to eat or sleep when one’s mother is sick is not a symptom of mental illness but a natural manifestation anxiety for which there is a clear situational cause (worried about mom). June 29, 2018 at 9:55 am, Pingback: Mad or not it is impressive that the propaganda spread about by her husband, father and son continues to be related to this day. This was a cruel punishment, but rather easy, considering many other women were burned for heresy. She went on to have six children with her husband, including Charles, who later became the Holy Roman Emperor. Juana's maternal grandmother, Isabella of Portugal, supposedly also suffered from mental illness and was sent to a convent. The Habsburg jaw – restriction of gene pool – Tenebrosity I think she suffered from depression. 1, 1485-1509, (London, 1862), p.xlvii. Although Philip’s passion soon dissipated, and he found other love interests, Joanna remained dedicated to her husband throughout her life. Although her mother, Queen Isabella, had established the Spanish Inquisition in 1478, Joanna seemed to be a skeptic and had no interest in Catholic rites. To be mentally ill symptoms must persist in the *absence* of adverse life situations. When she was only 17, Joanna was betrothed to Philip “The Handsome” of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, the only son of Emperor Maximilian I. I agree. Unlike Juana, her mother, Isabella, showed iron fortitude in wresting power when her older brother, Enrique, King of Castle, died. April 5, 2018 at 9:27 pm, Pingback: This is because the desire to not be immediately separated from the deceased loved-one is normal, not pathological, despite generally seeming odd to our society. I don’t think Juana was mad, not at all. My father was a very angry person. I think that there could be some truth to her being mad. 2 (Spring 2014). Instead, the men surrounding her call her a “loon” or “mad” in order to get what they want, and most of the time, it’s either land, title, or wealth. Juana la Loca aka Joanna the Mad was Queen of Castile and Aragon, though she was prevented from ruling by the men in her life. To my knowledge the whole torture thing was made up on for TV purposes. Men thought women were basically hysterical anyway, so they just didn’t understand if they had any kind of mental illness, even a temporary condition. Valladolid – Anything But Paella By 1474, Joanna was engaged to her uncle Alfonso V of Portugal. This is a distance of 668 kilometres, which would take around 6 1/2 hours to drive in a car today, so an extraordinary distance to cover in those days. As any women would she was upset and hopping mad -craftily having Docs waiting when she hit the roof as any wife would he had her commited to a nunnery and achieved goal of getting control –poor woman as later her son did same to get her power -again going to a convent this time never came out -power manipulations for money and power ! Moreover, her younger daughter, Catalina, lived with her until Carlos arranged that she become queen of Portugal, and it was reportedly quite difficult for the child due to her mother’s state of mind. As a person born on this date, Joanna of Castile is listed in our database as the 99th most popular celebrity for the day (November 6). Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), known historically as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la Loca), was Queen of Castile from 1504, and of Aragon from 1516. And if she was tortured for real then that would explain her madness because a certain amount of stress can literally push somebody into madness. I have actually read the original Spanish sources on Juana, and she definitely had issues, even Isabella herself recognized it, which does not mean she was completely out of her mind. Juana's mother, the formidable Catholic monarch, Isabella I of Castile, passed away in 1504. 7. There was no need to unseat Juana. 12 Reyes que estaban completamente locos y aun así tuvieron mucho poder – Insondable Some believe that her mental instability began after her marriage and worsened in 1502 because of her husband’s infidelities. In my sisters case, drug use is a probable trigger as well as potential parasitic infection from her keeping too many cats. Joanna "the Mad" of Castile (6 November 1479-12 April 1555) was Queen of Castile and Leon from 26 November 1504 to 12 April 1555, succeeding Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and preceding Charles V of Germany. Remember, if you’ve read Shakespeare, the nurse, the one who was deemed the “crazy” one, was one of the most intelligent and in some ways, spoke facts. She was also trained in hawking and hunting. Were told explicitly that displays of emotions was not acceptable so she was named mad or loca which is unfair considering that she went through a sequence of unfortunate events. Things haven’t changed too a lot. Although she was the queen of Castile for more than 50 years, she spent most of those years confined due to her insanity. Unfortunately, Juana's husband Philip had spread rumours about her madness when he was still alive and her behaviour after his death may have reinforced these rumours. Terri Lee Veitch X. As a result, she studied canon and civil law, heraldry, grammar, history, mathematics, and philosophy. ), Pingback: To me, it’s actually a corrupt and inconsiderate way to get what you want, but people are selfish and only care about themselves. Are you seriously stating the events on a TV show as actual historical fact? Today we would probably be more sensitive, but those around Joanna seem to have reacted in order to be practical and get on with what protocol dictated, rather than with any compassion towards a grieving widow. English: Joanna of Castile, (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), called Joanna the Mad (Juana La Loca), was Queen-regnant of Castile. All of that adds up, and when she has to speak up for herself, she is not heard. Philip died from typhoid fever on September 25, 1506, in Burgos in Castile. Dyann, an untreated bipolar disorder as Juana apparently had, when it gets severed like after her husband’s death, can have psychotic features such as paranoid delusion events, which are consistent with testimony of episodes of erratic behaviour from her that earned her her unfortunate nickname. However, I think we’re being unfair to her son Carlos if we merely mention that he forbade all visitors, which I’m not sure is even accurate. My grandfather was a very angry person and he shot his head off. What about travelling with her husband’s corpse and embracing and kissing it in his casket? Philip's parents were Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife, Duchess Mary of Burgundy. Luckily, most bipolar people that we meet today are either treated or leading a healthier and more lovingly life than Juana’s, which protects them from those extremes. She was married to Philip I of Castile and mother of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. April 6, 2018 at 11:12 am, Pingback: Have you read Julia Fox’s book on Juana and Catherine of Aragon? Men plot against her Juana was a strong women Pingback: She Was Whip-Smart. Both Joanna’s father and her husband could not come to terms with the fact that she was the queen and wanted the power for themselves instead. The possibility that Joanna was not in fact Henry’s child greatly hurt her claim. Juana was said to have opened her husband's casket to embrace him and kiss him. There was a risk of repeating that experience with Juana playing a role, as she could name another regent, her Spanish-born son Fernando for example, to replace Carlos, who had proclaimed himself monarch alongside his mother doubtfully in order to discourage this possibility. The marriage was one of a set of family alliances betwee… 1500. John died at 19. I.e. I agree. But he had less sinister reasons for keeping tight control, and Bethany Aram reports that at least her children visited her, many times, until her death. If so, can you share historical references for me to study? I would venture that Juana suffered from mental illness inherited from her maternal grandmother. She was taught by Dominican priest Andr¬és de Miranda, educator Beatriz Galindo, and her mother. This is just the history of a masculine society not willing to accept women. In 1502, she was recognized as the heiress to the Castilian throne and to the throne of Aragon, with Philip as her consort. His father married him to Joanna of Castile, the second daughter of Ferdinand II, ruler of Aragon and Isabella I, ruler of Castile. Surely Carlos should have sought a better environment for his mother, but his reasons for keeping her under control are understandable. She always wanted to be queen but did not want to rule, at least by herself. Introduction, Part 1, Calendar of State Papers, Spain; vol. In the end, she agreed to have him buried just outside her window. If it was, then she was definitely mentally ill. Unfortunately in a patriarchal society, men intentionally drove women mad, as an effort to 1) get what they want and 2) lessen the barrier in the way. Genetic mutation, due to intermarriage of multiple generations of ancestors is a large factor. Her future marriage was supposed to create a royal alliance, extend the kingdom’s strength, and keep peaceful relations with other powers. Juana was never expected to be Princess of Asturias (the title of the heir apparent to the throne of Aragon), let alone Queen of Spain. But Archbishop Cisneros assumed the regency temporarily after Philip, supported by a council of notables that were motivated by Juana’s evident incapacity, or at least by the strange behaviour and disinterest in state matters that she showed at the time. I haven’t seen anything suggesting she was mentally ill but Joanna of Aragon and Castile (Spanish: Juana de Aragón y de Castilla) (November 6, 1479 – April 12, 1555), called Joanna the Mad (Juana La Loca), Queen regnant of Castile and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the second daughter of Ferdinand, king of Aragon, and Isabella, queen of Castile, and was born at Toledo. 4. Joanna’s first husband, whom she married in 1470, passed away in 1472. No one visited, no one spoke to her. Was that story true? Thanks for the article. Juana married Philip the Handsome in 1496, when she was 16. Ironically of all six of Isabella’s children, Juana was the only one who produced many children, 6 in all, none of whom she raised. By the way, when I commented on Carlos yesterday I meant it mostly as a reply to comments on Facebook without realizing that I was writing on this other platform. However, her mental incapacitation added with Ferdinand II’s efforts in laying hands on the regency of Castile led the nobles to summon Philip I to Spain and proclaim him jure uxoris King of Castile in 1506. It was reported that Juana could speak the three main languages of the Iberian Peninsula, along with Latin and French. Sad. I understand Juana suffered from a BPD that ocasionally branched into delusion. Joanna was born on 6 November 1479 in Toledo, the capital of the Spanish kingdom of Castile.She was a clever and excellent student, and she was married to Duke … / I have usually seen this woman called Joanna in English, not Joan, and since she is the only queen of Castile by this name, she should be at Joanna of Castile. The genes still spread into the 21st century so there is some truth to this. New online Literary Trail launched by the Historic…, START YOUR FREE TRIAL RIGHT NOW - CLICK HERE, http://www.spain.info/en_US/reportajes/tordesillas_mucho_mas_que_el_lugar_donde_se_repartio_el_mundo.html. April 16, 2020 at 2:31 pm, my hapsburg spanish family are relater to Johanna–Mad= furious ,upset when unfaithful husband who wanted to get her power of throne and money -quite deliberatly upset her by bringing mistresses home into her own bed! Trained in languages, music, literature, philosophy, and even law, the princess … During her adolescence, Joanna was a good-looking and avid student who mastered the major … Miguel died in 1500 before his second birthday. After Philip's death that same year, Joanna was … I have interest in the family line as 3 of my paternal great grandparents were Spanish line Martinez (3-5 cousins) and have ancestry to Juan Martinez de Leyva III 1342-1384. Tick the "Email" box to give us permission to email you. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/joanna-of-castile-32226.php, Celebrities Who Look Beautiful Even Without Makeup, The Hottest Male Celebrities With The Best Abs, Top NBA Players With No Championship Rings, The Top 25 Wrestling Announcers Of All Time. She was the daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Isabella had five children in total, or more precisely five surviving ones and two stillborn. August 17, 2019 at 12:15 am, Pingback: just her being a curious kid filled with questions. Absolutely. Hahaha I love this reply. Another two … What can we do? This infuriated her mother and led to a series of punishments meant to correct her behavior. GET YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/spain/vol1, 12 Kings that were completely crazy, and still had a lot of power – Coolest Hacks, 12 Reyes que estaban completamente locos y aun así tuvieron mucho poder – Insondable, 12 of the Weirdest Royals That Had Power Despite Their Insanity – Scooptale, The Habsburg jaw – restriction of gene pool – Tenebrosity, 10 Things to do in Vienna in the Winter: The Ultimate Vienna Christmas Guide, Episode 2: I stabbed the English Channel and all I got were these little boots – Historical AF Podcast. If she had become dependent on him, then his loss would make her feel vulnerable, unable to function, static, catatonic even….not mad, but in need of guidance and support. Also, her younger sister, Maria, died of giving to many sons in a short time. That’s not true, it’s a fake and an invent. If so, then she was mentally ill, please see above. The monarchs union, along with the conquest of Granada in 1492, contributed to the formation of Spain as it is known today. He not only lost land but prestige on the international playing field. This is my very first post ever by the way so if I’ve done it wrong then I apologise. In 1974, centuries after her death, Isabella of Castile and her … / Absolutely during that time women were submissive to men. She was a woman that is why men around her did not want to see her rule especially during that time period. That she might have been mentally abused by her husband and father is likely, and Ferdinand’s shenanigans in the political sphere do not portray him in a favourable light. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. Joanna married Philip the Handsome on October 20, 1496. However, the Queen’s will stated that he could govern if Joanna was absent or did not want to rule until she was 20. Anyone that could burn people alive over religion definitely has a few screws loose. Extreme grief can cause depression. Juana’s courage and diplomacy in the handling of the Communero rebellion shows she was very capable of rising to the occasion when necessary. Joanne may also have heard the rumours spread by Philip, whom she loved and become depressed. Plus she was hung from the rafters by her feet as a child because she voiced her difference of opinion. When someone has an emotional outburst, we tend to either empathise with them or call them “crazy” whether or not we actually mean the latter literally. Yet even today people often struggle with this idea on a gut level. The romantic writers of the 19th century were the ones who turned her into a romantic heronine: ‘crazy for love’ There is some truth to a madness they have because my siblings are also very angry people and I am the youngest of 8 and my father was one of 13. Although it is clear that she suffered from a variety of mental disorders, it seems that the men in her family took advantage of those weaknesses, aggravated by the deaths of her loved ones, to use her as a pawn in their fight for power. Just some trivial corrections on your last sentence. They got married in Lier, and although it was an arranged marriage meant to unite the Habsburgs and the Trast¬ámaras, apparently, they had a passionate relationship. Charles forbade Juana any visitors. She sat, immobile. She was suspended by a rope while weights were attached to her feet. SM. Justbavthought. Many of your most criticized behaviors have logical explanations. Every time her mother fell sick, Joanna refused to eat or rest and just paced around nervously. Joanna was born on 6 th November 1479. She went on to have six children with her husband, including Charles, who later became the Holy Roman Emperor. As I recall her mother had her tortured when she began showing signs of religious skepticism as a child. Yet when she inherited … I’d love to read it if it is true. Just like Queeb Mary of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth of England men tried to rule either through them or despised them. People back then were playing fast and loose with physical identifiers if this Phillip is considered good looking then Juana definitely isn’t crazy. Environment stress is a trigger, particularly in any emotional areas dwelled upon during post partum depression periods. But Philip’s unfaithfulness and disdain towards her must have made her condition much worse, however talented she otherwise was. Footnote 1 … It’s exactly what I was thinking. On the other hand, merely decades before, Castile had suffered a civil war of succession. All of them became emperors or queens. She may have been the ruling monarch but had no real influence on the political or administrative decisions of her kingdom. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_de_Flandes_003.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_der_Magdalenenlegende_002.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juanalaloca.jpg. She was born on November 6 1479, to Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Joanna was married by arrangement to Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria of the House of Habsburg, on 20 October 1496. URL for this post : https://www.tudorsociety.com/madness-juana-castile/. I’d like to rectify my previous comment: I wrote “BPD” but I meant bipolar disorder, and it’s just my opinion, borrowed mostly from a paper in Spanish that I could try to find again if someone is interested. But in 1890 when King Alfonsi XIII died his daughter Isabel II came into power and once again her advisors tried to rule over her and there were riots in the streets and people saw Spain as weak. Has anyone considered Juana wasn’t mentally ill at all? However, the most famous and relevant proof of her mental disorder was revealed when her husband died in 1506. I believe Joanna experienced post partum depression induced psychosis. Abused women often wrongly feel they are inadequate because their abuser makes them feel like this. He was known as “The Handsome” because of his steel grey–blue eyes and fair hair. Introduction: Joanna (1479-1555) nicknamed “The Mad” (In Spanish Juana la Loca), was the daughter of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. From the union of these two crowns modern Spain evolved. With the comuneros uprising of 1520 this risk almost became a reality, as the rebels met Juana to ask her to challenge Carlos’s rule but she refused. To judge from his credentials and the authority of the journal, the author must be extremely competent in the medical aspects of the matter, but I’m afraid the historical sections of his paper make me doubt about the biographical basis he used. Queen consort of Portugal and heir presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, as their eldest daughter. However, there were rumors that he had actually been poisoned by his father-in-law. It’s tempting to speculate on what kind of queen she would have been if she hadn’t been deposed. From most of what I have read about Queen Joanna, it seems to me she may have suffered from bipolar disorder. In her biography of the sister queens, Juana and Katherine, Julia Fox convincingly argued that rumours of Juana’s insanity were put about by her male relatives to justify their control of her and their rule of Castile government. I don’t believe she was mentally ill. Not the way they’d like to paint her. I think Juana was very disturbed by the conduct of her husband, as you write in your article. Schizophrenia is a different illness, but look up “delusional disorder”, “paranoid disorder” or “psychotic events” in relation to severe bipolar disorder. Should Isabella and Ferdinand have known better? That’s the anglosaxon version on TV. Isabel wanted a unified Spain. Is Isabella the best judge of this? / Following Isabella‘s death, Joanna became queen regent. There is no reputed psychiatrist today who would diagnose anyone with a serious mental disorder because of non-hazardous aberrant behaviour exhibited solely during grief. On 20 October 1496, Joanna of Castile (Joanna the Mad, Juana la Loca, 1479–1555), second daughter of the Catholic Kings, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, was married to Archduke Philip the Handsome, the son of Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, in Lier (Lierre), north of Brussels, as part of a double wedding intended to strengthen the alliance between Austria and Spain. Romantic views of Juana suggest that this building started deteriorating rapidly when she passed away. I had maternal dna conducted including famous ancestors and found much to my surprise, I am related to Queen Victoria, Napoleon Bonaparte, Warren Buffett and empress Maria Theresa. Her grief was extreme. I should know, I’ve had horrible events that would’ve seemed more fit for a movie horror screen then real life and I’d be lying if I said that I was in perfect mental health, far from it. He had many reasons to want his daughter to be seen as mad and himself as the ruler of Castile, still. 12 Kings that were completely crazy, and still had a lot of power – Coolest Hacks In 1509 Juana was either placed in, or retired to, the Royal Monastery/Convent of Santa Clara in Tordesillas, Castile. It is obvious that she suffered from some form of mental instability. I personally believe the men during this time wanted control and to do that they had to get “rid of” Juana. She loved to read and could speak the main languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Castilian, Leonese, Galician–Portuguese, and Catalan), along with Latin and French. 2, Iss. The manuscript was probably commissioned by the Spanish Queen Johanna I and is found today in the British Library in London. Was she suspicious that something more than the weather was not right, yet sent Juana anyway? I do believe her daughter Mary tutor was definitely mentally ill. What do you think? (Compare Victoria of the United Kingdom. Her younger siblings were John, Prince of Asturias, Queen Joanna I of Castile, Maria, Queen of Portugal and Catherine, Queen of England. Following the deaths of her brother, John, Prince of Asturias, in 1497, her elder sister Isabella in 1498, … Juana had started exhibiting signs of mental instability in 1504, when her mother was stricken with a fever. She undoubtedly experienced grief when her husband died, but don’t most spouses? Feeling depressed because you have lost your job is not “depression” nor any other mental disorder, it’s a natural response to an adverse situation and a normal stage of grief. Keep in mind that in a few years she gave birth to 6 children and 2 of her brothers and her husband died. Joanna of Castile, also known as “Joanna, the Mad” (or “Juana La Loca” in Spanish), was the queen of Castile and Aragon. Juana may have suffered from a form of depression. My mother suffered thru life upto her death in 1986,they didn’t know how to treat her as with many unfortunate souls even at that time,it was a practice then and upto the 1990s to shut them away no visitors or family,there is medicine available, but not to everyone unfortunately,,so was her family right in shutting her away , probably not, but thehats how they treated mental illness at that time. She was said to be a talented musician. 8. I see what you mean regarding Juana’s resources, but she was also intelligent and well educated, and her parents sent her to Flanders with a large entourage and stock in almost a hundred ships. She inherited the Kingdom of Aragon from her father upon his death in 1517. Joanna of Castile is the 2994th most popular Scorpio. Yes her husband and son undermined her horribly . Heather has always loved history. Modern Spain evolved from the union of these two kingdoms. Emotions are not insanity. Hello Dyarn. Although she had not been raised to be a monarch, she ended up with the throne after a series of deaths in the royal family left her as the successor. Joanna, Queen of Castile, known as Joanna or Juana the Mad (Juana la Loca). She may have been able to function, and she seems to have been brilliant and gifted, but she was mentally ill if the story is true. Joanna with her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand, from “Rimado de la conquista de Granada” by Pedro Marcuello, c. 1482. He was no longer King of Spain. She refused to allow his burial and locked herself in the room where his coffin lay, talking to him. Espi’s paper also states that Juana became Queen regnant after Philip’s death and that Ferdinand tried to “unseat” her. Juana did not have the resources, either within herself, or accompanying her, to carve out her rightful spot as Philip’s wife. Why should this be seen as evidence of madness? / This succession of deaths quickly catapulted Juana to her new position of Princess of Asturias, the title given to the heir to the throne of Castile. Joanna I of Castile, who bore … I find the story of this family quite fascinating, though I wonder if some modern narratives are tainted by remnants of the Black Legend, plus, in the case of Juana, romatic views that are appealing but don’t harmonize with the accounts of her pitiful life under confinement. Heather R. Darsie lives in the United States with her family and three parrots. I promise you I’ll have to be torn away from my husband God forbid he leave this world before I do….I guess being in love is being mentally ill then. As for KoA and Mary, can you explain why you think they were mentally ill? For information about our privacy practices, please visit our privacy page. Philip and Joanna of Castile had: Eleanor (1498–1558), queen consort of Portugal and France; Charles V (1500–1558), king of Spain, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; Isabella (1501–1526), queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; Ferdinand (1503-1564) Mary (1505–1558), queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia, governor of the Spanish Netherlands; Catherine (1507–1578), queen consort of Portugal; … Coming unstuck later with to much intermarriage to keep money and power ending in 1700 and my proud Martinez De leyva family exile to Trier–Greta. Isabella, on the other hand, was an adult … It is one of the most beautiful works by the famous artist and contains 75 full-page, painting-like miniatures. Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), known historically as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la Loca), was Queen of Castile from 1504, and of Aragon from 1516. Handsome? 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