Interesting approach to a woman who's been treated as a virtual nonentity by historians.  Perhaps her "madness" was a calculated response to her husband's blatant infidelities?

I think she went on being insane for the rest of her life after her husband's death though, so I imagine it was more than just a calculated response.  Her great-grandson Don Carlos was also insane, so possibly it was something hereditary.

 

Louise

There is a movie about Juana's life...It is called "Mad Love", the Spanish title is "Juana la Loca" made in 2001 and is on dvd. She was dealing with many mental health issues before, but especially after her marriage to Philip, and it does seem possible that it was his roving eye that could be what sent her over the edge. I just wonder how big all her actions were made to be. One in point is when she cut off the long red hair of one of Philips mistresses...I think it worked though because when the lady lost her hair Philip lost interest. All in all, Juana's life was very sad, before and after her imprisonment.