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This is a list of kings and queens of the Kingdom and Crown of Castile. For their predecessors, see List of Castilian counts.
The following dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's first husband, Raymond of Burgundy.
Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made
The Crown of Castile existed in its own right within the Spanish crown and with its own law until the arrival of the
This is a list of kings and queens of the Kingdom and Crown of Castile. For their predecessors, see List of Castilian counts.
Kings and Queens of Castile
Jiménez dynasty
House of Ivrea
The following dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's first husband, Raymond of Burgundy.
Succession crisis
Following the death of Peter, a succession crisis arose between Peter's illegitimate half-brotherHenry of Trastámara
Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (''el Fratricida''), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter the ...
and the Englishman John of Gaunt, a great great grandson of Ferdinand III of Castile, who claimed the title of King of Castile and Léon by virtue of his marriage to Constance, daughter of Peter. Henry took the throne by force, and faced several military actions by John of Gaunt, who had forged an alliance with John I of Portugal in an attempt to enforce his claim, however John of Gaunt was unsuccessful in his campaigns, and Henry established the House of Trastámara as the new ruling dynasty of Castile.
House of Trastámara
Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made count of Trastámara
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York ...
.
House of Habsburg
House of Bourbon
The Crown of Castile existed in its own right within the Spanish crown and with its own law until the arrival of the Bourbon dynasty
The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...
after the War of Spanish Succession.
See also
* List of Castilian consorts * * List of Aragonese monarchs * List of Leonese monarchs * List of Navarrese monarchs * List of Spanish monarchsFurther reading
*Barton, Simon. ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile''. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Appendix I: "The Counts of Twelfth Century León and Castile and Aragon, pp. 235–302. {{DEFAULTSORT:Castilian monarchs 01 Lists of Spanish monarchs .