Peter of Castile

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Peter of Castile, also known as Peter the Cruel or Peter the Just, was the 14th-century king of Castile and León whose turbulent reign was marked by civil war, shifting alliances, and a lasting reputation for both brutality and administrative reform.

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Peter of Castile canonical 19

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instanceOf 14th-century monarch
King of Castile
King of León
human
monarch
ally Edward the Black Prince
Kingdom of England
Peter IV of Aragon NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Pedro el Cruel
Pedro el Justiciero
Peter the Cruel
Peter the Just
birthDate 1334-08-30
birthPlace Burgos
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
burialPlace Seville Cathedral
conflict Castilian Civil War
War of the Two Peters
coronationDate 1350
countryOfCitizenship Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
deathDate 1369-03-23
deathPlace Castile
Montiel
dynasty Castilian House of Ivrea
surface form: Castilian branch of the House of Ivrea
era Late Middle Ages
father Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED
fullName Pedro I de Castilla NERFINISHED
Peter of Castile NERFINISHED
givenName Peter
house House of Ivrea
monarchOf Crown of Castile
mother Maria of Portugal
notableFor administrative reforms
ambivalent reputation as cruel and just
brutal repression of opponents
centralization of royal authority
persecution of some nobles
opponent Henry of Trastámara
partner María de Padilla
positionHeld King of Castile
King of León
predecessor Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1369
reignStart 1350
relative Henry of Trastámara
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Henry II of Castile NERFINISHED
spouse Blanche of Bourbon NERFINISHED
María de Padilla
successor Henry II of Castile NERFINISHED

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War of the Two Peters hasParticipant Peter of Castile
War of the Two Peters namedAfter Peter of Castile
Henry II of Castile sibling Peter of Castile
Henry II of Castile predecessor Peter of Castile
Henry II of Castile opponent Peter of Castile
Castilian House of Ivrea hasMonarch Peter of Castile
Violant of Aragon child Peter of Castile
Treaty of Alcañiz hasParty Peter of Castile
Constance of Castile father Peter of Castile
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia workedFor Peter of Castile
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia executedBy Peter of Castile
Castilian campaign of 1367 hasParticipant Peter of Castile
Castilian campaign of 1367 commandedBy Peter of Castile