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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile [1] and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Regency [ edit] John was the son of King Henry III and his wife, Catherine of Lancaster. [2]
John II, (born March 6, 1405, Toro, Castile—died July 21, 1454, Valladolid), king of Castile from 1406 to 1454; his political weakness led him to rely on his favourite, Álvaro de Luna, whom he made constable. He was nevertheless considered a man of cultivated taste and a patron of poets.
John II of Castile, also known as Juan II de Castilla, born March 6, 1405, in Toro, Spain, was the King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He was known as a patron of poets, most notably Juan de Mena, who belonged to his literary court.
March 6, 1405 – July 21, 1454 John II of Castile was born on March 6, 1405, in Toro, Castile. The first-born son of King Henry III and Queen Catherine, John was the couple’s third child. A year after the prince’s birth, Henry died from illness at the age of 27.
King Juan II rapidly fell under the influence of don Álvaro de Luna, appointed Constable of Castile in 1423. Relations with Aragon deteriorated, with King Alfonso V threatening military invasion to release his brother, who was eventually set free in 1427.
John II of Castile was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Wikiwand is the world's leading Wikipedia reader for web and mobile.
John II, (born 1398, Medina del Campo, Leon—died 1479, Barcelona), king of Aragon (1458–79) and also king of Navarre (1425–79); he was the instigator of the union of Castile and Aragon through the historic marriage of his son Ferdinand with Isabella of Castile.
John I ( Spanish: Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II [2] and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile . Biography [ edit] His first marriage, to Eleanor of Aragon on 18 June 1375, [3] produced his only known issue :
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. John I of Castile. John II of Castile. II. (1405-1454), king of Castile, was born on the 6th of March 1405, the son of Henry III. of Castile and of his wife Catherine, daughter of John of Gaunt. He succeeded his father on the 25th of December 1406 at the age of a year and ten months.
JOHN II. (1405–1454), king of Castile, was born on the 6th of March 1405, the son of Henry III. of Castile and of his wife Catherine, daughter of John of Gaunt. He succeeded his father on the 25th of December 1406 at the age of a year and ten months.
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John II of Castile was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prin... Wikipedia
- March 6, 1405, Toro, Spain
- July 20, 1454, Valladolid, Spain
- Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (m 1447 - 1454), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile
- Isabella I of Castile, Henry IV of Castile, Eleanor, Princess of Asturias, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Catherine, Princess of Asturias
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