Constance of Aragon (; 1343 – 2/18 July 1363), was the first Queen consort of Frederick III the Simple. She was an infanta of Aragon, the eldest child of Peter IV of Aragon and his first wife Maria of Navarre. Her father unsuccessfully proposed her as heir to the throne in early 1347, in the absence of a male heir.

On 8 February 1351 at Perpignan, a betrothal between Constance and Louis I of Anjou, son of King John II of France, was performed. However, the marriage never took place.

Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily

On 11 April 1361 at Catania, Constance married King Frederick III of Sicily. They had one daughter, Maria (2 July 1363 - 25 March 1401), who succeeded her father as reigning Queen of Sicily in 1377 and married Martin of Aragon.

Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily

In 1363 Constance died in Catania, Sicily, either from the plague, or following childbirth complications. She is buried in the Cathedral of Catania.

Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily

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Constanza de Aragón

Ancestors of Constanza de Aragón

1343 births

1363 deaths

Royal consorts of Sicily

Aragonese infantas

Burials at Catania Cathedral

14th-century Italian women

14th-century Sicilian people

14th-century Spanish women

14th-century people from the Kingdom of Aragon

Deaths in childbirth

Daughters of kings

Remarried royal consorts