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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile [1] and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.
- 25 December 1406 – 20 July 1454
- Catherine of Lancaster
John II (born March 6, 1405, Toro, Castile—died July 21, 1454, Valladolid) was the king of Castile from 1406 to 1454; his political weakness led him to rely on his favourite, Álvaro de Luna, whom he made constable. He was nevertheless considered a man of cultivated taste and a patron of poets.
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John II (born 1398, Medina del Campo, Leon—died 1479, Barcelona) was the king of Aragon (1458–79) and also king of Navarre (1425–79); he was the instigator of the union of Castile and Aragon through the historic marriage of his son Ferdinand with Isabella of Castile.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John II of Castile ( Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.
References. Sources. External links. John II of Aragon. John II ( Spanish: Juan II, Catalan: Joan II, Aragonese: Chuan II and Basque: Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great ( el Gran) or the Faithless ( el Sense Fe ), [1] was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479.
If Isabella married Afonso, Henry's daughter Joanna would marry Afonso's son John II and thus, after the death of the old king, John and Joanna could inherit Portugal and Castile. Isabella refused and made a secret promise to marry her cousin and very first betrothed, Ferdinand of Aragon.
15 de abr. de 2022 · Spain. John II of Castile. April 15, 2022 Leave a comment. March 6, 1405 – July 21, 1454. John II of Castile was born on March 6, 1405, in Toro, Castile. The first-born son of King Henry III and Queen Catherine, John was the couple’s third child. A year after the prince’s birth, Henry died from illness at the age of 27.
