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This is a list of monarchs of Spain, a dominion started with the dynastic union of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain — Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile . The regnal numbers follow those of the rulers of Asturias, León, and Castile. Thus, Alfonso XII is numbered in succession to Alfonso XI of Castile .
- Overview
- Asturias (including Galicia from 739 and Leon from 855)
- Leon (including Asturias and Galicia)
- Leon and Castile
- Leon and Castile (including Galicia)
- Castile (including Leon)
- Aragon
- Spain
This is a chronologically ordered list of monarchs of Spain, including the medieval kingdoms of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Galicia, and Aragon.
•Pelayo (c. 718–c. 737)
•Favila (c. 737–739)
•Alfonso I (739–757)
•Fruela I (757–768)
•Aurelio (768–774)
•Silo (774–783)
•Fruela II (924–925)
•Alfonso IV (c. 925–c. 931)
•Ramiro II (c. 931–950)
•Ordoño III (950–955)
•Sancho I (first time; 955–958)
•Ordoño IV (958–960)
•Ferdinand I (Fernando) (1039–65)
1065–72, kingdom divided among three sons
•Alfonso VI (Leon, 1065–72)
•Sancho II (Castile, 1065–72)
•Sancho II (1072)
•Alfonso VI (1072–1109, restored)
•Urraca (1109–26, ruled with husband, Alfonso I of Aragon)
•Alfonso VII (1126–57)
Leon
•Ferdinand II (Fernando) (1157–88)
•Alfonso X (1252–84)
•Sancho IV (1284–96)
•Ferdinand IV (Fernando) (1296–1312)
•Alfonso XI (1312–50)
•Peter I (Pedro) (first time; 1350–66)
•Henry II (Enrique) (1366–67)
•Ramiro I (1035–63)
•Sancho I (1063–94)
•Peter I (Pedro) (1094–1104)
•Alfonso I (1104–34)
•Ramiro II (1134–37)
•Petronilla (ruled with husband, Ramón Berenguer IV of Barcelona) (1137–63)
house of Habsburg
•Charles V (Carlos) (1516–56)
•Philip II (Felipe) (1556–98)
•Philip III (Felipe) (1598–1621)
•Philip IV (Felipe) (1621–65)
•Charles II (Carlos) (1665–1700)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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