However, she was inexperienced, in poor health and, as an Aragonese, unpopular with the people, who preferred the late king's brother Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra.
Cu toate acestea, fiind lipsită de experiență și, ca aragoneză, nepopulară printre oameni, aceștia l-au preferat pe fratele defunctului rege, Infantele Petru, Duce de Coimbra.