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John II of Castile

1404–1454

Born
1404, Toro
Country of birth
Crown of Castile, today Spain
Died
30 Jul 1454, Valladolid
facts
13
sources
3
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Facts and their sources

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  • Birth1404, ToroProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Castile and Leon, 1407–1454Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Eventwedding, 1420Confirmed1 source
  • TitleGrand Master of the Order of Santiago, 1453Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death30 Jul 1454, ValladolidProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • UnionIsabella of PortugalConfirmed1 source
  • UnionMaria of AragonConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Toro

    Birth, Toro

  2. Event · Monarch of Castile and Leon

    Event

  3. Event · wedding

    Event

  4. Child born: Catherine

    Birth, Illescas

  5. Child born: Infanta Leonor of Castile

    Birth, Valladolid

  6. Child born: Henry IV of Castile

    Birth, Casa de las Aldabas

  7. Child born: Infanta Maria of Castile

    Birth

  8. Child born: Isabella I of Castile

    Birth, Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia

  9. Event · Grand Master of the Order of Santiago

    Event

  10. Child born: Alfonso

    Birth, Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia

  11. Died · Valladolid

    Death, Valladolid

What was it like?

The world around Toro, 1404: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

John was Monarch of Castile and Leon from 1407 to 1454.

Known for

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.

Titles held

  • Monarch of Castile and Leon1407–1454
  • Grand Master of the Order of Santiago1453

In their life

  • wedding1420

Family

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