List of Castilian monarchs
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This is a list of counts, kings, and queens of Castile.
It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian monarchs and the list of Leonese monarchs.
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[edit] Counts of Castile
[edit] Elective Counts
These counts were not hereditary, they were the representatives of the Asturian king in the eastern march of his realm.
Several counties until 932
- 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] Kings of Castile
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
- Pedro of Castile (1350-1369)
[edit] 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 regents 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.
[edit] 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.
