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
- Nuo Nez I de Castrogeriz (889-909)
- Nuo Nez II de Amaya (909-915)
- Ferdinand Daz (909-923)
- Gonzalo Fernndez de Lara (912-920), father of Fernn Gonzlez (see below)
- Nuo Fernndez (920-929)
- Ferdinand I Ansrez (929-930), only known for marrying the widow of Garca I of Len
- Ansur Fernndez (944-947), in opposition to Fernn Gonzlez (see below)
[edit] House of Lara
- Ferdinand II Gonzlez (930-970)
- Garca I Fernndez (970-995)
- Sancho I (995-1017)
- Garca II Snchez (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] Jimnez Dynasty
- Ferdinand I the Great (103565)
- Sancho II the Strong (106572), also king of Len (1072)
- Alfonso VI the Brave (10721109), also king of Len (10721109)
- Urraca (110926), also queen of Len (11091126)
[edit] House of Burgundy
The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy.
- Alfonso VII the Emperor (112657), also king of Galicia (111157) and king of Len (112657)
- Sancho III the Desired (115758)
- Alfonso VIII the Noble (11581214)
- Henry I (121417)
- Berenguela the Great (1217)
- Ferdinand III the Saint (121752), also king of Len from 1230, canonised in 1671
All kings hereafter were also kings of Len.
- Alfonso X the Learned (125284)
- Sancho IV the Brave (128495)
- Ferdinand IV the Summoned (12951312)
- Alfonso XI the Just (131250)
- Pedro of Castile (135069)
[edit] House of Trastmara
Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastmara.
- Henry II the Bastard (136979)
- John I (137990)
- Henry III the Infirm (13901406)
- John II (1406-1454)
- Henry IV the Impotent (14541474)
- Isabella I (14741504), married Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile)
- Joanna the Mad (150455), 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 150406, her husband
- Ferdinand V 150616, her father
- Charles I 151656, 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 Len and Castile. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Appendix I: "The Counts of Twelfth Century Len and Castile", pp. 235-302.
