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
surface form: Cartuja de Miraflores (near Burgos)
child Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
surface form: 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 House of Trastámara
surface form: Trastámara dynasty
era 15th century
father Henry III of Castile
givenName John
governmentTypeDuringReign feudal monarchy of Castile
house House of Trastámara
languageOfCourt Peninsular Spanish
surface form: Castilian
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 self-linksurface differs
reignEnd 1454
reignStart 1406
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Ferdinand I of Aragon
surface form: 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
surface form: King of Castile and León

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John II regnalName John II self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John II of Castile