List Of Monarchs Of Leon

In the reign of Ordoño I Of Asturias ( 850 - 866 ), the kingdom began to be known as that of León . In 910 , an independent Kingdom Of León was founded when the king of Asturias divided his territory amongst his three sons.

Below follows a list of Leonese monarchs. It is, in part, a continuation of the List Of Asturian Monarchs .

KINGS OF LEóN

Pérez Dynasty

Ordoño I ( 850 – 866 )

Alfonso III The Great ( 866 – 910 )

García I ( 910 – 914 )

Ordoño II ( 914 – 924 ), also the King Of Galicia from 910

Fruela II ( 924 – 925 ), also the King Of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910

Alfonso IV The Monk ( 925 – 931 ), died 933

Ramiro II ( 931 – 951 )

Ordoño III ( 951 – 956 )

Sancho I The Fat ( 956 – 958 )

Ordoño IV The Wicked ( 958 – 960 )

Sancho I the Fat ( 960 – 966 ), again

Ramiro III ( 966 – 984 )

Bermudo II The Gouty ( 984 – 999 ), also King Of Galicia from 982

Alfonso V ( 999 – 1028 )

Bermudo III ( 1028 – 1037 )

Jiménez Dynasty

Ferdinand I The Great ( 1037 - 1065 )

Alfonso VI The Brave ( 1065 - 1072 ), also King Of Castile ( 1072 - 1109 )

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

Alfonso VI the Brave ( 1072 - 1109 ), again

Urraca ( 1109 - 1126 ), also Queen Of Castile ( 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 Castile ( 1126 - 1157 )

Ferdinand II ( 1157 - 1188 )

Alfonso IX ( 1188 - 1230 )

Sancha II Of Leon and Dulce I Of Leon ( 1230 )

All kings hereafter were also Kings Of Castile .

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

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 went ''completely'' insane in 1506 . 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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