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Crown of Castile

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  • Jul 16, 1212

    Battle of las Navas de Tolosa

    Battle of las Navas de Tolosa
    The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab , took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. The Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile were joined by the armies of his rivals, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal, in battle against the Almohad Muslim rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula.The Christians won.
  • Period: 1217 to 1252

    Fernando III

    Ferdinand III , 1199/1201 – 30 May 1252, called the Saint, was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231.[1] He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. Ferdinand III was one of the most successful kings of Castile, securing not only the permanent union of the crowns of Castile and León, but also masterminding the most expansive campaign of Reconquista yet.
  • 1230

    The Union of Castile and León

    The Union of Castile and León
    The two Kingdoms were finally unified when Ferdinand III inherited the Kingdom of Castile from his mother and the Kingdom of León from his father. The result of this union was the crown of Castile.
  • Mar 26, 1244

    Ferdinand III occupies Jaén. Treaty of Almizra.

    Ferdinand III occupies Jaén. Treaty of Almizra.
    The Treaty of Almizra was the third of a series of three treaties between the Crown of Aragon and Crown of Castile meant to determine the limits of their expansion into Andalusia so as to prevent squabbling between the Christian princes. Specifically, it defined the borders of the Kingdom of Valencia. James I of Aragon signed it on 26 March 1244, but Alfonso X of Castile did not affirm it until much later.
  • Period: 1252 to 1284

    Alfonso X

    Alfonso X , called the Wise, was the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death in 1284. During the imperial election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be King of the Romans on 1 April. He renounced his imperial claim in 1275, and in creating an alliance with England in 1254, his claim on Gascony as well.
  • 1262

    Alfonso X conquers Niebla

    Alfonso X conquers Niebla
    The conquest of Niebla by King Alfonso X (1252-1284)
    ended the five and a half centuries of Andalusian History of that city, long period.
  • 1273

    Foundation of the Mesta

    Foundation of the Mesta
    The Mesta was a powerful association of sheep ranchers in the medieval Crown of Castile.
    The sheep were transhumant, migrating from the pastures of Extremadura and Andalusia to León and Castile and back according to the season.
  • Period: 1284 to 1295

    Sancho IV

    Sancho IV of Castile, called "El Bravo" (Valladolid, 12 May 1258-Toledo, 25 April 1295), was king of Castile between 1284 and 1295. He Was the son of king Alfonso X "The Wise" and his wife, the Queen Raping Aragon, daughter of Jaime I "The Conqueror", King of Aragon.
  • Period: 1295 to 1312

    Fernando IV

    Ferdinand IV (8 September 1633 – 9 July 1654) was made King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647, and King of the Romans on 31 May 1653. He also served as Duke of Cieszyn.
  • Period: Sep 7, 1312 to Mar 26, 1350

    Alfonso XI

    Alfonso XI of Castile (13 August 1311 – 26 March 1350), called the Avenger , was the king of Castile, León and Galicia. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency, which were resolved in 1313.
  • 1340

    Battle of Salado

    Battle of Salado
    Battle of Río Salado or Battle of Tarifa (1340), a battle of the armies of King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against those of sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada
  • 1344

    Alfonso XI occupies Algeciras

    Alfonso XI occupies Algeciras
    Dominion of the Strait of Gibraltar
  • Period: 1350 to 1369

    Peter I

    Peter (Spanish: Pedro; 30 August 1334 – 23 March 1369), called the Cruel (el Cruel) or the Just (el Justo), was the king of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea.
  • 1369

    Beginning of the Trastámara dynasty

    Beginning of the Trastámara dynasty
    The House of Trastámara was a branch of the dynasty of Castilian origin that reigned in the Crown of Castile from 1369 to 1555, the Crown of Aragon from 1412 to 1555, the Kingdom of Navarre from 1425 to 1479 and the Kingdom of Naples from 1458 to 1501 and from 1504 to 1555.
  • Period: 1369 to 1379

    Henry II of Trastámara

    Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricide, 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 Cruel, after numerous rebellions and battles. As king he was involved in the Ferdinand Wars and the Hundred Years' War.
  • Period: 1379 to 1390

    John I

    John I (Spanish: Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was king of the Crown of Castile from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II[1] and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. He was the last monarch of Castile to receive a formal coronation.
  • Period: 1390 to 1406

    Henry III

    Henry III of Castile (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), called the Mourner (Spanish: Enrique el Doliente, Galician: Henrique o Doente), was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon. He succeeded his father as King of Castile in 1390.
  • Period: 1406 to 1454

    John II

    John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454.
  • Period: 1454 to 1474

    Henry IV

    Henry IV of Castile (Castilian: Enrique IV) (5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), King of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent (ruled 1454–1474), was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile. During Henry's reign the nobles increased in power and the nation became less centralised.
  • Period: 1474 to 1504

    Isabela I

    Isabella I (22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504) reigned as Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind.
  • 1475

    Civil war in Castile

    Civil war in Castile
    The Castilian Civil War was a war of succession over the Kingdom of Castile that lasted from 1351 to 1369. The conflict started after the death of king Alfonso XI of Castile in March 1350.
  • Period: 1475 to 1479

    Civil war in Castile

    The Castilian Civil War was a war of succession over the Kingdom of Castile that lasted from 1351 to 1369. The conflict started after the death of king Alfonso XI of Castile in March 1350. It became part of the larger conflict then raging between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France: the Hundred Years' War.
  • 1492

    Conquest of Granada

    Conquest of Granada
    The Granada War was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1491, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada. It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile, ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula.