Charles of Viana
Charles of Viana
(vēä`nä), 1421–61, Spanish prince, heir of Navarre; son of Blanche of Navarre and John (later John IIJohn II,1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became king of Navarre through his marriage with Blanche, heiress of
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Viana, Charles of:
see Charles of VianaCharles of Viana, 1421–61, Spanish prince, heir of Navarre; son of Blanche of Navarre and John (later John II) of Aragón. After his mother's death (1441) he ruled Navarre for his father, but serious differences between the two soon plunged the country into civil
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