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.
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| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
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| Ordoño I | 831 | 850 – 27 May 866 | 27 May 866 | ||
| Alfonso III the Great | c. 848 | 866 – 10 December 910 | 10 December 910 | ||
| García I | c. 871 | 910 – 914 | 914 | ||
| Ordoño II | c. 873 | 914 – 924 | 924 | also the king of Galicia from 910 | |
| Fruela II | c. 875 | 924 – 925 | 924 | also the king of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910 | |
| Alfonso IV the Monk | c. 890 | 924 – 931 | 933 | abdicated | |
| Ramiro II | c. 900 | 931 – 950 | 950 | ||
| Ordoño III | c. 926 | 951 – 956 | 956 | ||
| Sancho I the Fat | ? | 956 – 958 | 966 | ||
| Ordoño IV the Wicked | c. 926 | 958 – 960 | 962 | ||
| Sancho I the Fat | ? | 960 – 966 | 966 | ||
| Ramiro III | 961 | 966 – 984 | 985 | ||
| Bermudo II the Gouty | 956 | 982 – 999 | 999 | ||
| Alfonso V | 994 | 999 – 1028 | 1028 | ||
| Bermudo III | 1010 | 1028 – 4 September 1037 | 4 September 1037 |
| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand I the Great | 1017 | 1037–1065 | 1065 | ||
| Alfonso VI | before June 1040 | 1065 – January 1072 | 29 June/1 July 1109 | deposed by brother (restored later the same year) |
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| Sancho II | 1036/1038 | January 1072 – 7 October 1072 | 7 October 1072 | also king of Castile (1065–1072) | |
| Alfonso VI (again) |
before June 1040 | 7 October 1072 – 29 June/1 July 1109 | 29 June/1 July 1109 | also king of Castile (1072–1109) | |
| Urraca | 1082 | 1109 – 8 March 1126 | 8 March 1126 | also queen of Castile (1109–1126) |
The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy.
| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso VII the Emperor | 1 March 1105 | 1135 – 21 August 1157 | 21 August 1157 | also king of Galicia (1111–1157) and king of Castile (1126–1157) | |
| Ferdinand II | 1 March 1137 | 1157–1188 | 22 January 1188 | ||
| Alfonso IX | 15 August 1171 | 1188–1230 | 23 September 1230 | ||
| Ferdinand III the Saint | 30 July or 5 August 1199 | 1230–1252 | 30 May 1252 | also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671 | |
| All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile | |||||
| Alfonso X the Learned | 23 November 1221 | 1252–1284 | 4 April 1284 | ||
| Sancho IV the Brave | 1257 or 1258 | 1284–1295 | 25 April 1295 | ||
| Ferdinand IV the Summoned | 6 December 1285 | 1295–1312 | 7 September 1312 | ||
| Alfonso XI the Just | 13 August 1311 | 1312–1350 | 26/27 March 1350 | ||
| Peter the Cruel | 30 August 1334 | 1350–1369 | 23 March 1369 | ||
Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.
| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry II the Bastard | 13 January 1334 | 1369–1379 | 29 May 1379 | ||
| John I | 24 August 1358 | 1379–1390 | 9 October 1390 | ||
| Henry III the Infirm | 4 October 1379 | 1390–1406 | 1406 | ||
| John II | 6 March 1405 | 1406–1454 | 20 July 1454 | ||
| Henry IV the Impotent | 5 January 1425 | 1454–1474 | 11 December 1474 | ||
| Isabella I | 22 April 1451 | 1474–1504 | 28 November 1504 | ||
| Joanna the Mad | 6 November 1479 | 1504–1555 | 12 April 1555 | She went insane in 1506. Her regents were all family members taking advantage of her illness. | |
| Regents | |||||
| Philip I the Handsome | July 22, 1478 | 1504–1506 | September 25, 1506 | Joanna's husband | |
| Ferdinand V | March 10, 1452 | 1506–1516 | January 23, 1516 | Joanna's father | |
| At this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Charles I is the first King of Spain. | |||||
| Charles I | 24 February 1500 | 1516–1556 | 21 September 1558 | Joanna's son, also king in his own right | |
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