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Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, in Soria on 11 November 1155. He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII of León and Castile, who divided his kingdoms between his sons. This division set the stage for conflict in the family until the kingdoms were re-united by Alfonso VIII's grandson, Ferdinand III of Castile.
Henry III (October 4, 1379–1406), sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm (Spanish: Enrique el Doliente) was the son of John I and succeeded him as King of Castile and León in 1390. Henry was born in Burgos, the capital of Castile.
Henry III resolved the Gascon crisis but Eleanor's position in England would have been difficult; some of her relatives travelled to England soon after her marriage. Eleanor's brother Henry of Castile stayed in England for three years, hoping Henry III would help him reconcile with his father Alphonso.
Jan 21, 2022 · Henry IV of Castile. January 21, 2022 2 Comments. January 5, 1425 – December 11, 1474. Henry IV of Castile was born on January 25, 1425, in Valladolid, Castile. The son of King John II and Queen Maria of Aragon, the prince would outlive his three siblings. During Henry’s childhood, John experienced a rough reign and struggled as a ruler.
May 17, 2023 · Eleanor of Castile was the daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile and León, by his second wife, Jeanne de Dammartin, the heiress to the county of Ponthieu. Her exact date of birth is unrecorded, although she and her two brothers were alive by the completion of the Castilian chronicle, De rebus Hispaniae libri IX, in 1243.
Ruy González de Clavijo (died 2 April 1412) was a Castilian traveler and writer. In 1403–05 Clavijo was the ambassador of Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur, founder and ruler of the Timurid Empire. [1] A diary of the journey, perhaps based on detailed notes kept while traveling, was later published in Spanish in 1582 ( Embajada a ...
Catherine of Lancaster ( Castilian: Catalina; 31 March 1373 [1] – 2 June 1418) was Queen of Castile by marriage to King Henry III of Castile. She governed Castile as regent from 1406 until 1418 during the minority of her son. Queen Catherine was the daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his second wife, Constance of Castile ...
