It would be fine in just a regency, I would only quibble that Alonso would barely be a few years older himself than Juan would. As for precedent, the Trastámaras are descended from an illegitimate line themselves. The precedent was smashed generations ago.
King Ferdinand II of Aragon assassinated in Barcelona on 7 December 1492
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Duke Enrique is probably the best bet for Regent tbh.
It’s not really out of the question, it’s probably just not the smartest move for anyone involved. Isabella most likely doesn’t have the official Regency, but works with whoever acts as Regent (if a Regency even will be put in place, as Juan is technically of age at 14) to ensure the two countries are still working in tandem, as Juan is her heir.
If Juan require a regent Alonso is the most likely candidate and the age difference between Juan and Alonso was not small as the latter was around ten years older
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It was Fernando who wanted to keep them - not under his protection but as a way of "taxing them" for the privilege to stay (not unlike what Alexander VI did in Rome) - not Isabel. He persuaded Isabel - successfully - to let them stay. And at the interview with the head of the Spanish jewry, where the Catholic Monarchs were going to announce this, Torquemada stormed in and flung his crucifix at Isabel's head, shouted at her that Judas had betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver now the queen was about to do the same. She had a prick of conscience and rescinded the order (even allowed them to move the date up by which the JEws had to leave. Torquemada chose the date deliberately to coincide with the date Judaism commemorates the destruction of the Temple or the start of the Babylonian Captivity). Fernando protested the move, but unfortunately, given the fact he didn't like Torquemada (because Torquemada was the one who'd encourage Isabel to close her legs whenever she found out about one of Fernando's "indiscretions"), Isabel ignored him.
The Castilian Inquisition was rather "lax" until Isabel "reformed" it. Ironically, she reformed it along the lines of the Aragonese model.
Because she didn't understand the Aragonese government. She was regarded as a foreigner. She wasn't just the queen-mother, she was a queen-regnant with her own kingdom, so where there was "equality" while Fernando was alive, here, Aragon would be directed to Castilian interests (like making peace with France).
By that reasoning then the entire Trastamara dynasty should never have come to power. Since they were also bastards who displaced the rightful king. That being said, the Aragonese were more than happy to accept Alonso as regent due to Juana la Loca's "insanity" here, why wouldn't they be willing to accept it here? Besides, an added bonus is the fact that Isabel la Catolica loathed Alonso (actually, all her husband's bastards) and he was actually a capable politician (IIRC, even Juana la Loca and Karl V were wary of Alonso's "political powers")
Ten years older sure but Alonso would be a teenager if Juan is young enough to need regent...
First, she was not an princess of Aragon.
Second, she was a woman, and women were hardly included in the succession unless exceptional circumstances.
Third, as Ferdinand had no power over Castile when she died, she has no power over Aragon once he's gone.
Even a bastard prince has more chances to be crowned than her.
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If Ferdinand is killed in 1492 Alonso would be already in his 20s
The Trastamara dinasty was founded by a bastard; this is one of the reasons I have always loathed Ferdinand; "The Neapolitan branch can't rule Neaples because they are from a bastard line" Really? You sanctimonious hypochrite.
I mean, Ferdinand himself isn't a bastard, but yes, he's a stinking hypocrite. Anyway, ITTL he's dead, doesn't really matter
Trastamara claim to Aragon wasn't hinged upon their patrilineal descent, so in a way, he wasn't a hypocrite in that situation.
Nice defense but it's not a very strong case. Without Henry the Bastard taking the crown of Castille his ancestor would not have got the Aragonese one, either.
I mean, it doesn't matter - claim to Aragon belonged to Eleanor, not to Fernando de Antequera.
Yes, but his mother would have never wed his father if he was not the king of Castille.
Yeah, but Fernando II himself didn't have choice in that and he was not king of Castile, so he didn't perpetuate that usurpation + OG house of Ivrea didn't have any legitimate living descendants in XVth century.
He still is a member of a bastard line. So it's hypocrital on his part to resent the neapolitan line on those basis.
True. Anyway, Isabella is the one living here. She is NOT a bastard so it is not hypocritical for her to have such resentment...
Speaking of coronations, how cool would it be if Joan III becomes the first Spanish king (since Pedro el Cruel IIRC) to be crowned? Essentially to show his "independence" of Castile kinda thing