- List of Leonese monarchs
In the reign of
Ordoño I of Asturias (850 -866 ), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. In910 , an independentKingdom of León was founded when the king ofAsturias divided his territory amongst his three sons.Below follows a list of Leonese monarchs. It is, in part, a continuation of the
list of Asturian monarchs .Kings of León
Pérez Dynasty *Ordoño I (
850 –866 )
*Alfonso III the Great (866 –910 )
*García I (910 –914 )
*Ordoño II (914 –924 ), also the king of Galicia from910
*Fruela II (924 –925 ), also the king of Galicia from924 and of Asturias from910
*Alfonso IV the Monk (925 –931 ), died933
*Ramiro II (931 –951 )
*Ordoño III (951 –956 )
*Sancho I the Fat (956 –958 )
*Ordoño IV the Wicked (958 –960 )
*Sancho I the Fat (960 –966 ), again
*Ramiro III (966 –984 )
*Bermudo II the Gouty (984 –999 ), also king of Galicia from982
*Alfonso V (999 –1028 )
*Bermudo III (1028 –1037 )Jiménez Dynasty *Ferdinand I the Great (
1037 -1065 )
*Alfonso VI the Brave (1065 -1072 ), alsoking of Castile (1072 -1109 )
*Sancho II the Strong (1072 ), alsoking of Castile (1065 -1072 )
*Alfonso VI the Brave (1072 -1109 ), again
*Urraca (1109 -1126 ), alsoqueen of Castile (1109 -1126 )House of Burgundy
The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband,
Raymond of Burgundy .*Alfonso VII the Emperor (
1126 -1157 ), alsoking of Galicia (1111 -1157 ) andking of Castile (1126 -1157 )
*Ferdinand II (1157 -1188 )
*Alfonso IX (1188 -1230 )
*Ferdinand III the Saint (1230 -1252 ), alsoking of Castile from1217 ,canonised in1671 All kings hereafter were also
kings of Castile .*Alfonso X the Learned (
1252 -1284 )
*Sancho IV the Brave (1284 -1295 )
*Ferdinand IV the Summoned (1295 -1312 )
*Alfonso XI the Just (1312 -1350 )
*Pedro of Castile (1350 -1369 )House of
Trastámara Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.
*Henry II the Bastard (
1369 -1379 )
*John I (1379 -1390 )
*Henry III the Infirm (1390 -1406 )
*John II (1406 -1454 )
*Henry IV the Impotent (1454 -1474 )
*Isabella I (1474 -1504 ), marriedFerdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile)
*Joanna the Mad (1504 -1555 ), she went insane in1506 . Herregent s were all family taking advantage of her illness:
**Philip I the Handsome1504 -1506 , her husband
**Ferdinand V1506 -1516 , her father
**Charles I1516 -1556 , her son, also king in his own rightAt this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called
Spain and Charles I is the firstKing of Spain .uggested 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", pp. 235-302.
ee also
*
List of Aragonese monarchs
*List of Asturian monarchs
*List of Castilian monarchs
*List of Galician monarchs
*List of Navarrese monarchs
*List of Spanish monarchs
*List of Leonese Queen Consorts
*Kings of Spain family tree
*Kingdom of Galicia
*Lists of incumbents
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