Juana Núñez de Lara

Juana Núñez de Lara (1286 – 1351) was a daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara the Fat and his wife Teresa Díaz II de Haro of the lordship of Biscay. Juana is also known as la Palomilla or Lady of Lara.

Life

Juana was first married to Infante Henry of Castile, son of Ferdinand III of Castile and his first wife Elisabeth of Swabia. The marriage was childless and Henry died in 1304, leaving Juana a young widow.

Juana was married secondly to Ferdinand de la Cerda, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France. Blanche was a daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. Juana and Ferdinand had four children:

• Juan Núñez III de Lara (1313–1350), married Maria de Haro.
• Blanche Núñez de Lara (1311–1347), married Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena and was mother of Juana Manuel of Castile, consort of Henry II of Castile and mother of John I of Castile.
• Margaret Núñez de Lara, a nun.
• Maria Núñez de Lara, married Charles II of Alençon and was mother of Charles III of Alençon.

Juana's husband died in 1322, Juana herself died in Palencia in 1351.

Ancestry

References

Sources

• Doubleday, Simon R. (2001). The Lara Family, Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain. Harvard University Press.
• Estow, Clara (1995). Pedro the Cruel of Castile: 1350-1369. Brill.