Abstract
Almost a year after becoming King of Castile in 1454, Enrique IV married for the second time. 1 His new bride was Juana, the fifteen-year-old sister of King Alfonso V of Portugal. Little is known about Juana's life before she wed the Castilian king, but Portuguese historian E. Sanceau maintains that, unlike other female members of her family, Juana was never attracted either to austerity nor religious contemplation. 2 Generally described as lively and dark-haired, Juana took with her to Castile an entourage that included her personal attendant, a housekeeper, an assortment of servants, and twelve "doncellas" or young, unmarried women who would be her companions. It was understood that these maidens, daughters of Portuguese noblemen, would marry into Castilian noble houses.
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