Noble family House of Lara Father Juan Nunez I de Lara | Mother Teresa Diaz II de Haro Name Juana de | |
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Role Juan Nunez I de Lara\'s daughter Died June 12, 1351, Palencia, Spain Spouse Ferdinand de la Cerda, Lord of Lara Children Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, Maria de La Cerda y de Lara Parents Teresa Diaz II de Haro, Juan Nunez I de Lara Grandchildren Juana Manuel, Pierre II, Count of Alencon Similar People Maria de La Cerda y de Lara, Constanza Manuel, Ferdinand III of Castile, Juan Manuel - Prince of, Alfonso X of Castile | ||
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 firstly 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 secondly married 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:
Their daughter, Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, was mother of Juana Manuel of Castile. Juana Manuel was married to king Henry II of Castile and was mother of king John I of Castile and Infanta Eleanor of Castile.
Juana's husband died in 1322, Juana herself died in Palencia in 1351.