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Ordoño I of Asturias

Ordoño I was King of Asturias from 850 until his death.-Biography:He was born in Oviedo, where he spent his early life in the court of Alfonso II. He was probably associated with the crown from an early age. He was probably raised in Lugo, capital of the province of Galicia, of which his father,...

(850–866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. In 910, an independent Kingdom of León

Kingdom of León

The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...

was founded when the king of Asturias

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

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.

Astur Dynasty

Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
Ordoño I Ordoño I of Asturias Ordoño I was King of Asturias from 850 until his death.-Biography:He was born in Oviedo, where he spent his early life in the court of Alfonso II. He was probably associated with the crown from an early age. He was probably raised in Lugo, capital of the province of Galicia, of which his father,...	831	850 – 27 May 866	27 May 866
Alfonso III the Great	c. 848	866 – 10 December 910	10 December 910
García I García I of León García I was the King of León from 910 until his death and eldest of three succeeding sons of Alfonso III the Great by his wife Jimena....	c. 871	910 – 914	914
Ordoño II Ordoño II of León Ordoño II was king of Galicia from 910, and king of Galicia and León from 914 until his death. He was the second son of King Alfonso III the Great and his wife, Jimena of Pamplona....	c. 873	914 – 924	924	also the king of Galicia Kingdom of Galicia The Kingdom of Galicia was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded by Suebic king Hermeric in the year 409, the Galician capital was established in Braga, being the first kingdom which... from 910
Fruela II Fruela II of León Fruela II was the King of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910 to his own death. When his father died, the kingdom was divided, with the third son, Fruela, taking the original portion ; the second, Ordoño, taking Galicia; and the eldest, García, taking León...	c. 875	924 – 925	924	also the king of Galicia Kingdom of Galicia The Kingdom of Galicia was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded by Suebic king Hermeric in the year 409, the Galician capital was established in Braga, being the first kingdom which... from 924 and of Asturias Kingdom of Asturias The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania... from 910
Alfonso IV the Monk Alfonso IV of León Alfonso IV , called the Monk, was King of León from 925 and King of Galicia from 929, until he abdicated in 931....	c. 890	924 – 931	933	abdicated
Ramiro II Ramiro II of León Ramiro II , son of Ordoño II, was King of León from 931 until his death. Initially titular king only of a lesser part of Asturias, he gained the crown of León after his brother Alfonso IV abdicated in 931...	c. 900	931 – 950	950
Ordoño III Ordoño III of León Ordoño III was the King of León from 951 to 956, son and successor of Ramiro II . He confronted Navarre and Castile, who supported his half-brother Sancho the Fat in disputing Ordoño's claim to the throne....	c. 926	951 – 956	956
Sancho I the Fat Sancho I of León Sancho I , called the Fat, was the son of King Ramiro II of León. He succeeded his half-brother Ordoño III in 956 and reigned until his death, except for a two year interruption from 958 to 960, when Ordoño the Wicked usurped the throne...	?	956 – 958	966
Ordoño IV the Wicked Ordoño IV of León Ordoño IV, called the Wicked or the Bad , son of Alfonso IV of León and nephew of Ramiro II, was the king of León from 958 until 960, interrupting the reign of Sancho the Fat for a two year period...	c. 926	958 – 960	962
Sancho I the Fat Sancho I of León Sancho I , called the Fat, was the son of King Ramiro II of León. He succeeded his half-brother Ordoño III in 956 and reigned until his death, except for a two year interruption from 958 to 960, when Ordoño the Wicked usurped the throne...	?	960 – 966	966
Ramiro III Ramiro III of León Ramiro III , king of León , was the son of Sancho the Fat and his successor at the age of only five. During his minority, the regency was in the hands of two nuns: his aunt Elvira Ramírez of León, who took the title of queen during the minority, and his mother Teresa Ansúrez, who was put in a...	961	966 – 984	985
Bermudo II the Gouty Bermudo II of León Bermudo II , called the Gouty , was the King of Galicia and León . His reign is summed up by Justo Pérez de Urbel's description of him as "el pobre rey atormentado en la vida por la espada de Almanzor y en muerte por la pluma vengadora de un obispo" Bermudo (or Vermudo) II (956–999), called the...	956	982 – 999	999
Alfonso V Alfonso V of León Alfonso V , called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. He was the son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira García of Castile. The Abbot Oliva called him "Emperor of Spain"....	994	999 – 1028	1028
Bermudo III Bermudo III of León Bermudo III , king of León , son of Alfonso V of León by his wife Elvira Mendes, was the last scion of Peter of Cantabria to rule in the Leonese kingdom...	1010	1028 – 4 September 1037	4 September 1037

Jiménez Dynasty
Jiménez dynasty
The Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the...

Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
Ferdinand I the Great Ferdinand I of León Ferdinand I , called the Great , was the Count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the King of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain , and his heirs carried on the tradition...	1017	1037–1065	1065
Alfonso VI Alfonso VI of Castile Alfonso VI , nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was King of León from 1065, King of Castile and de facto King of Galicia from 1072, and self-proclaimed "Emperor of all Spain". After the conquest of Toledo he was also self-proclaimed victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia...	before June 1040	1065 – January 1072	29 June/1 July 1109	deposed by brother (restored later the same year)
Sancho II Sancho II of Castile Sancho II , called the Strong, or in Spanish, el Fuerte, was King of Castile and León .He was the eldest son of Ferdinand I of Castile and Sancha of León, the eventual heiress to the Leonese crown...	1036/1038	January 1072 – 7 October 1072	7 October 1072	also king of Castile (1065–1072)
Alfonso VI Alfonso VI of Castile Alfonso VI , nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was King of León from 1065, King of Castile and de facto King of Galicia from 1072, and self-proclaimed "Emperor of all Spain". After the conquest of Toledo he was also self-proclaimed victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia... (again)	before June 1040	7 October 1072 – 29 June/1 July 1109	29 June/1 July 1109	also king of Castile (1072–1109)
Urraca	1082	1109 – 8 March 1126	8 March 1126	also queen of Castile (1109–1126)

House of Burgundy

The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy

Raymond of Burgundy

Raymond of Burgundy was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy, and was Count of Amous. He came to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time during the period 1086–1087 with Odo I, Duke of Burgundy...

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Alfonso VII the Emperor Alfonso VII of León Alfonso VII , born Alfonso Raimúndez, called the Emperor , became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once his mother vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116...	1 March 1105	1135 – 21 August 1157	21 August 1157	also king of Galicia (1111–1157) and king of Castile (1126–1157)
	Ferdinand II Ferdinand II of Leon Ferdinand II was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.-Life:Born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and...	1 March 1137	1157–1188	22 January 1188
	Alfonso IX Alfonso IX of Leon Alfonso IX was king of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death...	15 August 1171	1188–1230	23 September 1230
	Ferdinand III the Saint Ferdinand III of Castile Saint Ferdinand III, T.O.S.F., was the King of Castile from 1217 and León from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and consolidated the...	30 July or 5 August 1199	1230–1252	30 May 1252	also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671
All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile
	Alfonso X the Learned Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1252 until his death...	23 November 1221	1252–1284	4 April 1284
	Sancho IV the Brave Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV the Brave was the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. He was the second son of Alfonso X and Yolanda, daughter of James I of Aragon.-Biography:...	1257 or 1258	1284–1295	25 April 1295
	Ferdinand IV the Summoned Ferdinand IV of Castile Ferdinand IV, El Emplazado or "the Summoned," was a king of Castile and León and Galicia...	6 December 1285	1295–1312	7 September 1312
	Alfonso XI the Just Alfonso XI of Castile Alfonso XI 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...	13 August 1311	1312–1350	26/27 March 1350
	Peter the Cruel	30 August 1334	1350–1369	23 March 1369

House of Trastámara
Trastámara
The House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in the Iberian Peninsula, which first governed in Castile beginning in 1369 before expanding its rule into Aragón, Navarre and Naples.They were a cadet illegitimate line of the House of Burgundy....

Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Henry II the Bastard	13 January 1334	1369–1379	29 May 1379
	John I John I of Castile John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile...	24 August 1358	1379–1390	9 October 1390
	Henry III the Infirm Henry III of Castile Henry III KG , sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm , was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon, and succeeded him as King of the Castilian Crown in 1390....	4 October 1379	1390–1406	1406
	John II John II of Castile John II was King of Castile from 1406 to 1454.He was the son of Henry III of Castile and his wife Catherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster by Constance of Castile, daughter of King Peter of Castile.-Regency:He succeeded his father on 25 December 1406, at the age of...	6 March 1405	1406–1454	20 July 1454
	Henry IV the Impotent Henry IV of Castile Henry IV , King of the Crown of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile...	5 January 1425	1454–1474	11 December 1474
	Isabella I Isabella I of Castile Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...	22 April 1451	1474–1504	28 November 1504
	Joanna the Mad Joanna of Castile Joanna , nicknamed Joanna the Mad , was the first queen regnant to reign over both the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon , a union which evolved into modern Spain...	6 November 1479	1504–1555	12 April 1555	She went insane in 1506. Her regent Regent A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu... s were all family members taking advantage of her illness.
Regents
	Philip I the Handsome Philip I of Castile Philip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile...	July 22, 1478	1504–1506	September 25, 1506	Joanna's husband
	Ferdinand V Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...	March 10, 1452	1506–1516	January 23, 1516	Joanna's father
At this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Charles I is the first King of Spain.
	Charles I	24 February 1500	1516–1556	21 September 1558	Joanna's son, also king in his own right

Astur Dynasty

House of Burgundy

House of Trastámara
Trastámara
The House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in the Iberian Peninsula, which first governed in Castile beginning in 1369 before expanding its rule into Aragón, Navarre and Naples.They were a cadet illegitimate line of the House of Burgundy....

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Astur Dynasty

House of Burgundy

House of TrastámaraTrastámaraThe House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in the Iberian Peninsula, which first governed in Castile beginning in 1369 before expanding its rule into Aragón, Navarre and Naples.They were a cadet illegitimate line of the House of Burgundy....

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House of Trastámara
Trastámara
The House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in the Iberian Peninsula, which first governed in Castile beginning in 1369 before expanding its rule into Aragón, Navarre and Naples.They were a cadet illegitimate line of the House of Burgundy....