Kings Of Castile

''It is, in part, a continuation of the List Of Asturian Monarchs and the List Of Leonese Monarchs .''

COUNTS OF CASTILE

Elective Counts

These counts were not hereditary, they were the representatives of the Asturian king in the eastern march of his realm.

Rodrigo ( 850 - 873 )

Diego Rodríguez Porcelos ( 873 - 885 )

Nuño Núñez I De Castrogeriz ( 889 - 909 )

Nuño Núñez II De Amaya ( 909 - 915 )

Ferdinand Díaz ( 909 - 923 )

Gonzalo Fernández De Lara ( 912 - 920 ), father of Fernán González (see below)

Nuño Fernández ( 920 - 929 )

Ferdinand I Ansúrez ( 929 - 930 ), only known for marrying the widow of García I Of León

Ansur Fernández ( 944 - 947 ), in opposition to Fernán González (see below)

House of Lara

Ferdinand II González ( 930 - 970 )

García I Fernández ( 970 - 995 )

Sancho I ( 995 - 1017 )

García II Sánchez ( 1017 - 1029 )

Mayor ( 1029 - 1032 ), wife of Sancho III Of Navarre who was count ''jure uxoris'' until his death in 1035

KINGS OF CASTILE

Jiménez Dynasty

Ferdinand I The Great ( 1035 - 1065 )

Sancho II The Strong ( 1065 - 1072 ), also King Of León ( 1072 )

Alfonso VI The Brave ( 1072 - 1109 ), also King Of León ( 1072 - 1109 )

Urraca ( 1109 - 1126 ), also Queen Of León ( 1109 - 1126 )

House of Burgundy

The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond Of Burgundy .

Alfonso VII The Emperor ( 1126 - 1157 ), also King Of Galicia ( 1111 - 1157 ) and King Of León ( 1126 - 1157 )

Sancho III The Desired ( 1157 - 1158 )

Alfonso VIII The Noble ( 1158 - 1214 )

Henry I ( 1214 - 1217 )

Berenguela The Great ( 1217 )

Ferdinand III The Saint ( 1217 - 1252 ), also King Of León from 1230 , Canonised in 1671

All kings hereafter were also Kings Of León .

Alfonso X The Learned ( 1252 - 1284 )

Sancho IV The Brave ( 1284 - 1295 )

Ferdinand IV The Summoned ( 1295 - 1312 )

Alfonso XI The Just ( 1312 - 1350 )

Peter The Cruel ( 1350 - 1369 )

House of Trastámara

Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.

Henry II The Bastard ( 1369 - 1379 )

John I ( 1379 - 1390 )

Henry III The Infirm ( 1390 - 1406 )

John II ( 1406 - 1454 )

Henry IV The Impotent ( 1454 - 1474 )

Isabella I ( 1474 - 1504 ), married Ferdinand II Of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile)

Joanna The Mad ( 1504 - 1555 ), she is thought to have gone insane in 1506 , following her husband's death. Her Regent s were all family taking advantage of her illness:

--- Philip I The Handsome 1504 - 1506 , her husband

--- Ferdinand V 1506 - 1516 , her father

--- Charles I 1516 - 1556 , her son, also king in his own right

At this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Charles I is the first King Of Spain .

SUGGESTED READING

Barton, Simon. ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile''. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Appendix I: "The Counts of Twelfth Century León and Castile", pp. 235-302.

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