John II

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John II was a 15th-century King of Castile whose long but politically weak reign was marked by internal noble conflicts and the growing influence of powerful favorites at court.

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John II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch of Castile ⓘ
ascendedToThroneAsMinor true ⓘ
associatedWithEvent execution of Álvaro de Luna in 1453 ⓘ
birthDate 1405-03-06 ⓘ
birthPlace Toro ⓘ
burialPlace Cartuja de Miraflores (near Burgos) ⓘ
child Alfonso of Castile, Prince of Asturias ⓘ
Henry IV of Castile ⓘ
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of Burgundy ⓘ
conflictTypeDuringReign noble factional struggles ⓘ
conflictWith Castilian high nobility ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
deathDate 1454-07-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Valladolid ⓘ
dynasty Trastámara dynasty ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
father Henry III of Castile ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
governmentTypeDuringReign feudal monarchy of Castile ⓘ
house House of Trastámara ⓘ
languageOfCourt Castilian ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular Spanish
mother Catherine of Lancaster ⓘ
notableCourtFavorite Álvaro de Luna ⓘ
notableFor increasing power of royal favorites at court ⓘ
internal conflicts among the Castilian nobility ⓘ
weak royal authority during his reign ⓘ
patronage chivalric culture ⓘ
literature ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
politicalCharacterization politically weak reign ⓘ
positionHeld King of Castile ⓘ
King of León ⓘ
predecessor Henry III of Castile ⓘ
regency Catherine of Lancaster ⓘ
Ferdinand I of Aragon ⓘ
regnalName John II ⓘ
reignEnd 1454 ⓘ
reignStart 1406 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Infante Ferdinand of Aragon (Ferdinand I of Aragon) ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Portugal ⓘ
Maria of Aragon ⓘ
styleOfAddress His Majesty ⓘ
successor Henry IV of Castile ⓘ
title King of Castile and León ⓘ
linked to: King of Castile

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John II of Castile → regnalName → John II ⓘ
subject linked to: John II