All About Royal Families

Seville or Sevilla in Spanish counts many riant houses and city palaces from important noble families, these are called Casa. One of the most beautiful casas in the city is the Casa de Pilatos. This place also has a great royal history. Casa de Pilatos Seville Spain Entrance Casa de Pilatos in Seville Spain square own picture Some royal history In 1478, a tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition was founded to judge Jews and Muslims that hadn't converted to Christianity. It was Don Pedro Enriques, the chief governor of Andalusia and his second wife Doña Catalina de Ribera, who acquired in the late 15th. century several sites confiscated by the Inquisition in the centre of Seville, to the north-east of the cathedral. They planned to build a palace worthy of the union of two great lineages (families). Pedro Enriquez (also written with a z at the end) was a direct descendant of Fadrique de Castilla (1334-1358). This Fadrique was a twin and a step-brother of K

The lovely country Portugal and its former royal history always have fascinated me, due to the strong family ties with the noble house of Saxe-Coburg. But if we went further back in time, Portugal only was ruled by members of the noble house of Aviz. Coat of Arms of Portugal Source picture: Wikipedia Some royal history On 22 October 1383, King Ferdinand I of Portugal died at the age of 37, he left the country with a dynastic crisis. Ferdinand's widow Leonor Telles was disliked by the nobility and the people for having had her first marriage annuled in order to marry King Ferdinand I. Ferdinand's only heir was a daughter Beatrice and she had married John I of Castile, who claimed the Portuguese throne in the name of his wife. Ferdinand I of Portugal Source picture: Wikipedia Coat of Arms Portugal own picture taken in 2017 However in April 1385, in the middle of a popular revolt and civil war, the Cortes of Coimbra declared John of Aviz as