John II of Castile

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John II of Castile was a 15th-century king whose long but politically weak reign was dominated by powerful nobles and favorites, notably Álvaro de Luna, during a turbulent period in Iberian history.

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John II of Castile canonical 17
John II, King of Castile and León 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century monarch
King of Castile
human
monarch
ascendedToThroneAsMinor true
associatedWith Iberian Peninsula
birthDate 1405-03-06
birthPlace Toro
burialPlace Cartuja de Miraflores
child Henry IV of Castile
Isabella I of Castile
surface form: Isabella of Castile
conflictWith Castilian high nobility
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathDate 1454-07-21
deathPlace Valladolid
era 15th century
Late Middle Ages
father Henry III of Castile
givenName John
governmentTypeDuringReign feudal monarchy
grandchild Isabella I of Castile
historicalRegionRuled Castile
León
house Henry II of Castile
surface form: Trastámara
mother Catherine of Lancaster
motherLanguage Castilian
nobleFamily House of Trastámara
notableCourtFavorite Álvaro de Luna
notableEventDuringReign internal noble conflicts in Castile
struggle for control between crown and nobility
notableRelative Isabella I of Castile
positionHeld King of Castile
King of León
predecessor Henry III of Castile
regency Catherine of Lancaster
Ferdinand I of Aragon
regnalName John II
reignCharacterization politically weak
reignDominatedBy powerful nobles
Álvaro de Luna
reignEnd 1454
reignStart 1406
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Isabella of Coimbra
surface form: Isabella of Portugal

Maria of Aragon
successor Henry IV of Castile
title John II of Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: John II, King of Castile and León

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Crown of Castile monarch John II of Castile
House of Trastámara notableMember John II of Castile
Isabella I of Castile father John II of Castile
John II of Castile title John II of Castile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John II, King of Castile and León
Henry IV of Castile father John II of Castile
Henry IV of Castile predecessor John II of Castile
Catherine of Lancaster child John II of Castile
Joanna la Beltraneja grandfather John II of Castile
Henry III of Castile child John II of Castile
Henry III of Castile successor John II of Castile
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias father John II of Castile
King of Galicia hasMonarch John II of Castile
Cartuja de Miraflores foundedBy John II of Castile
Cartuja de Miraflores burialPlaceOf John II of Castile
Álvaro de Luna employer John II of Castile
Maria of Aragon spouse John II of Castile
Maria of Castile sibling John II of Castile