As a princess, Catherine was not expected to be the heir to the throne of Castile or Yolande, but she later succeeded to both thrones through the successive deaths of the original heirs. After her mother's death, as the Queen of Castile, she did not receive the power she deserved. Castile was ruled by both her husband and her father, and she was even
He was imprisoned in the castle on the grounds that he might be suffering from some kind of disease. Her father Fernand II married another queen in order to prevent a woman from succeeding Yolande, and tried to produce a male heir. For her inheritance, her husband forced her to give birth to six children. All because she is a woman.
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Purpose: No matter where they are, women should be themselves