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John I, King of Castile and Leon 1358–1390 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 AUG 1358

Birth Location: Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Death Date: 09 OCT 1390

Death Location: Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain

Father: Henry Leon

Mother: Juana Castile

Spouse(s): Eleanor Leon

Children(s): Henry Castile, Ferdinand Barcelona

The story of John I, King of Castile and Leon / began in 1358 in Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. John I, King of Castile and Leon married Eleanor Of Aragon Queen Of Castile And Leon, and had children including Ferdinand I King Of Aragon Valencia Majorca And Sicily Count Of Barcelona, Henry Iii Of Castile. John I, King of Castile and Leon / passed away in 1390 in Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain.

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Biography

  • The story of John I, King of Castile and Leon // began in 1358 in Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
  • John I, King of Castile and Leon // married Eleanor Of Aragon Queen Of Castile And Leon, and had children including Ferdinand I King Of Aragon Valencia Majorca And Sicily Count Of Barcelona, Henry Iii Of Castile.
  • John I, King of Castile and Leon // passed away in 1390 in Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Leon
1334–1379
Birth Location: Seville, Castile
HL
Juana Castile
1339–1381
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Leon
1358–1382
Birth Location: Santa Maria del Puig
EL

Children(s)

Henry Castile
1379–1406
Birth Location: Burgos, Castile
HC
Ferdinand Barcelona
1380–1416
Birth Location: Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain
FB

John Leon's Ancestors

Self
John Leon
1358–1390
Birth Place: Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Parents
Henry II, King of Castile and Leon
1334–1379
Seville, Castile
Juana (Manuel of) Castile
1339–1381
Grandparents
Alfonso (XI, King of Castile and) Leon
1311–1350
Salamanca, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Eleanor (de) Guzmán
1310–1351
Seville, Castile
Juan (Manuel, Prince of) Villena
1282–1348
Escalona
Blanca (de La Cerda y) Lara
1317–1347
Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand Leon
1285–1312
Constance Leon
1290–1313
Manuel Castile
1234–1283
Beatrice Villena
–1292
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sancho Leon
1258–1295
María Leon
1265–1321
Denis, Portugal
1261–1325
Saint Portugal
1271–1336
Saint Galicia
1199–1252
Elisabeth Castile
1205–1235
Amadeus Savoy
1197–1253
Cecile Baux
1230–1275

John Leon's Descendants

1.
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John (I, King of Castile and) Leon (24 AUG 1358–09 OCT 1390) m. Eleanor (of Aragon, Queen of Castile and) Leon (20 FEB 1358–13 AUG 1382)
  1. 1. Henry (III of) Castile 1379–1406 m. Catherine (of) Lancaster 1373–1418
    1. 1. John (II of Castile, King of Castile and) Leon 1405–1454 m. Isabella (of Portugal, Queen of) Castile 1428–1496 m. Maria (of Aragon, Queen of) Castile 1396–1445
      1. 1. Henry (IV King of Castile and) Leon 1425–1474 m. Blanche (II Queen of) Navarre 1424–1464 m. Joan (of Portugal, Queen consort of Castile and) Leon 1439–1475
      2. 2. Isabella (I of) Castile 1451–1504 m. Ferdinand (II, King of Aragon, King consort of Castile and) Leon 1452–1516
        1. 1. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Arthur, (Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Henry (VIII of) England 1491–1547
        2. 2. Maria (of Aragon, Queen of) Portugal 1482–1517 m. Manuel (I King of) Portugal 1469–1521
        3. 3. Joanna, (Queen of Castile, Leon and Aragon 'the) Mad' 1479–1555 m. Philip (I, King of Castile and Leon, Duke of) Burgundy 1478–1506
        4. 4. Isabella (of Aragon, Queen of) Portugal –1498 m. Manuel (I King of) Portugal 1469–1521 m. Afonso, (Prince of) Portugal 1475–1491
        5. 5. John, (Prince of) Asturias 1478–1497
  2. 2. Ferdinand (I, King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca and Sicily, Count of) Barcelona 1380–1416 m. Eleanor (of Alburquerque, Queen consort of) Aragon 1374–1435
    1. 1. John (II of Aragon, King of) Navarre 1398–1479 m. Juana Enríquez 1425–1468 m. Blanche (I of Navarre, Queen consort of) Sicily 1387–1441
      1. 1. Blanche (II Queen of) Navarre 1424–1464 m. Henry (IV King of Castile and) Leon 1425–1474
      2. 2. Joanna (of Aragon Queen of) Naples 1454–1517 m. Ferdinand (I King of) Naples 1423–1494
      3. 3. Ferdinand (II, King of Aragon, King consort of Castile and) Leon 1452–1516 m. Isabella (I of) Castile 1451–1504 m. Germaine (of Foix, Queen consort of Aragon, Majorca, Naples, Sicily and) Valencia 1488–1538
      4. 4. Eleanor, (Queen of) Navarre 1426–1479 m. Gaston (IV, Count of) Foix 1422–1472
        1. 1. Margaret (of) Foix 1449–1486 m. Francis (II, Duke of) Brittany 1433–1488
        2. 2. Catherine (of Foix, Countess of) Candale 1455–1494 m. Gaston (de Foix, Count of) Candale 1448–1500
    2. 2. Alfonso (V, King of Aragon and) Naples 1396–1458
      1. 1. Ferdinand (I King of) Naples 1423–1494 m. Joanna (of Aragon Queen of) Naples 1454–1517 m. Isabella (of Clermont Queen consort of) Naples 1424–1465
        1. 1. Alfonso (II King of) Naples 1448–1495
    3. 3. Maria (of Aragon, Queen of) Castile 1396–1445 m. John (II of Castile, King of Castile and) Leon 1405–1454
    4. 4. Henry, (Duke of) Villena 1400–1445
    5. 5. Eleanor (of Aragon, Queen of) Portugal 1402–1445 m. Edward ((Duarte), King of) Portugal 1391–1438
      1. 1. Ferdinand, (Duke of) Viseu 1433–1470 m. Beatriz (of Portugal, Duchess of) Viseu 1430–1506
        1. 1. Manuel (I King of) Portugal 1469–1521 m. Maria (of Aragon, Queen of) Portugal 1482–1517 m. Isabella (of Aragon, Queen of) Portugal –1498 m. Eleanor (of Austria, Queen consort of Portugal and) France 1498–1558
        2. 2. Eleanor (of Viseu, Queen consort of) Portugal 1458–1525 m. John (II, King of) Portugal 1455–1495
      2. 2. Eleanor (of Portugal, Holy Roman) Empress 1434–1467 m. Frederick (III, Holy Roman) Emperor 1415–1493
        1. 1. Maximilian (I, Holy Roman) Emperor 1459–1519 m. Mary (of Burgundy 'the) Rich' 1457–1482 m. Anne (of) Brittany 1477–1514
        2. 2. Kunigunde (of) Austria 1465–1520 m. Albert (IV, Duke of) Bavaria 1447–1508
      3. 3. Afonso (V, King of) Portugal 1432–1481 m. Isabella (of Coimbra, Queen consort of) Portugal 1432–1455
        1. 1. John (II, King of) Portugal 1455–1495 m. Eleanor (of Viseu, Queen consort of) Portugal 1458–1525
      4. 4. Joan (of Portugal, Queen consort of Castile and) Leon 1439–1475 m. Henry (IV King of Castile and) Leon 1425–1474

John Leon's Timeline

2 Records

1358
24 AUG 1358
Birth of John I, King of Castile and Leon // in Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
1390
09 OCT 1390
Age 32
Death of John I, King of Castile and Leon // in Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain
Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 AUG 1358
    Event Place: Epila, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 OCT 1390
    Event Place: Alcala de Henares, Castile, Spain
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