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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile [1] and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon , as Prince of Asturias in 1405.
John II (Spanish: Juan II, Catalan: Joan II, Aragonese: Chuan II and Basque: Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (el Gran) or the Faithless (el Sense Fe), [1] was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479.
The following is the family tree of the Spanish monarchs starting from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon till the present day. The former kingdoms of Aragon (see family tree), Castile (see family tree) and Navarre (see family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in 1469 as personal union, with the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs, to become the Kingdom of Spain (de ...
Fuentidueña de Tajo Castle from where Pedro Manrique escaped in August 1438. After the defeat of the Infantes of Aragon in the Castilian-Aragonese War of 1429-1430, the position of the Constable Álvaro de Luna at the Castilian court was consolidated, but after a few years a faction of the nobility began to oppose the almost absolute power that he had achieved thanks to King John II's trust ...
Henry II 1334–1379 King of Castile r.1366–1367; 1369–1379: Juana Manuel of Villena 1339–1381: Constance Duchess of Lancaster 1354–1394: John I 1358–1390 King of Castile 1379–1390: Eleanor of Aragon 1358–1382 (illeg.) Alfonso Enriquez count of Gijón and Noreña: Catherine of Lancaster 1373–1418: Henry III 1379–1406 King of ...
Henry II of Castile: 10. Pedro Núñez de Guzmán: 5. Eleanor of Guzman: 11. Beatriz Ponce de León: 1. John I of Castile: 12. Manuel of Castile: 6. Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena: 13. Beatrice of Savoy: 3. Juana Manuel: 14. Fernando de la Cerda: 7. Blanca de La Cerda y Lara: 15. Juana Núñez de Lara
Oldest son of Alfonso VII. Although his father was king of Castile, León, and Galicia, Sancho only inherited Castile, with León and Galicia going to his younger brother Ferdinand. (Castile , León, and Galicia would be later re-united in 1230 under Ferdinand III.) Alfonso VIII: The Noble 31 August 1158 6 October 1214 Oldest son of Sancho III.
The nobiliary league tried to take Valladolid at the beginning of 1453, but without success. King Juan II of Castile, convinced by Queen Isabella, was willing to eliminate his valid by means of a king of arms. The king appointed Diego López de Zúñiga y Navarra, a great warrior, nephew of Pedro, as his King of Arms.