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Castille in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Castille in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

64 records29 event labels32 people737โ€“1703

Historical events in Castille

737

737
Succession
Fafila ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

757

757
Succession
Fruela I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

768

768
Succession
Aurelio I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

774

774
Succession
Silo ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

783

783
Succession
Mauregato ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

788

788
Succession
Vermudo I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

910

910
Succession
Garcia ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Leon & Castille

924

924
Succession
Fruela II ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

956

956
Succession
Sancho I the Fat ยท House of Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

958

958
Abdication
Sancho I the Fat ยท House of Castille

Deposed by his nobles & replaced by his cousin Ordono IV

959

959
Succession
Sancho I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain, restored to the throne

985

985
Succession
Vermudo II ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

1028

1028
Capture of Castille
Sancho III the Great ยท House of Castille

Christian, King of Navarre, conquers Castille

1028
Succession
Vermudo III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Spain

1029

1029
Succession
Sancho III Garces ยท House of Navarre

Succeeds as Count of Castille

1035

1035
Succession
Ferdinand I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille, 1035-1065

1035
Succession
Ferdinand I the Great ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

1035
Unification
Ferdinand I the Great ยท House of Leon & Castille

Begins the recapture of Spain from the Moors & unites north west Spain

1038

1038
Birth of Sancho II
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Birth of Sancho II, eldest son of Ferdinand I

1065

1065
Commander of Royal Troops
Commander of Royal Troops Sancho II ยท Military

Appointed Commander of the Royal Troops, El-Cid

1065
Death of Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I ยท House of Leon & Castille

Death of Ferdinand I, after beginning the reconquest of Spain from the Moors

1065
Eastern Frontier Command
Sancho II ยท Military

Sancho performs military duties on the eastern frontier of his father's dominions during the final years of Ferdinand's reign.

1065
El-Cid
Sancho II ยท Military

Appointed Commander of the Royal Troops, El-Cid

1065
Succession
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

December 1065
Division from Leon
Sancho II ยท House of Leon & Castille

Ferdinand's death separates Sancho's Castile from the Leรณn inherited by Alfonso.

December 1065
Inheritance of Zaragoza Parias
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Sancho inherits Castile together with claims to tribute from the taifa of Zaragoza.

December 1065
Royal Title of Sancho II
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Sancho begins ruling the newly separated Castilian kingdom as Sancho II.

December 1065
Succession
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Sancho succeeds to Castile after the death of his father Ferdinand I.

27 December 1065
Kingdom of Castille
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Castile passes to Sancho with royal status under Ferdinand's partition of the inheritance.

27 December 1065
Succession to Castille
Sancho II ยท House of Castille

Sancho succeeds to Castile after the death of Ferdinand I.

1134

1134
Birth of Sancho III
Sancho III ยท House of Castille

Birth of Sancho III, eldest son of Alfonso VII

1157

1157
Succession
Sanchez III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Leon & Castille, son of Alfonso VII

1157
Succession
Sancho III ยท House of Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

1185

1185
Birth of Blanche of Castille
Blanche of Castille ยท House of Leon & Castille

Birth of Blanche of Castille, daughter of Alfonso VIII & granddaughter of Henry II

1200

1200
Marriage
Blanche of Castille ยท House of Leon & Castille

Marries Louis VIII of France

1217

24 September 1217
Succession
Ferdinand III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

1219

1219
Marriage
Ferdinand III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Marries Beatrice of Swabia daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Philip

1237

1237
Marriage
Ferdinand III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Marries Joan of Ponthieu

1252

1252
Death of Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Death of Ferdinand III

1258

1258
Birth of Sancho IV
Sancho IV ยท House of Castille

Birth of Sancho IV, 2nd son of Alfonso X

1284

1284
Succession
Sancho IV ยท House of Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille

1295

1295
Succession
Ferdinand IV ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Leon & Castille, son of Sancho IV

1312

1312
Succession
Alfonso XI the Avenger ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as King of Castille & Leon, 1312-1350

1406

1406
Succession
John II ยท House of Trastamara

Succeeds as King of Leon & Castille. Reigns under the regency of his uncle Don Fernando & mother Catherine of Lancaster

1451

1451
Birth of Isabella I the Catholic
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Birth of Isabella I the Catholic, daughter of John II, King of Castille & Leon

1474

1474
Succession
Ferdinand II ยท House of Aragon

Succeeds as King of Castille, as Ferdinand V, 1474-1504

1474
Succession
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succeeds as Queen of Castille

1478

1478
Inquisition
Ferdinand II ยท House of Aragon

Introduces the inquisition to Castille

1479

1479
Succession
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Rules jointly with her husband Ferdinand V of Aragon

1482

1482
Capture of Castille
Isabella I the Catholic ยท Military

Begins the capture of Granada

1482
Exile of Isabella I the Catholic
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Commencement of Jewish expulsion

1488

April 1488
Marriage
Roderigo Gonzalva de Puebla ยท House of Leon & Castille

Granted a commission to negotiate marriage between Catherine of Aragon & Prince Arthur

1492

1492
Capture of Castille
Isabella I the Catholic ยท Military

Completes the capture of Granada

1492
Unification
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Castille & Aragon rout the Moors & Ferdinand & Isabella establish the Kingdom of Spain

1497

1497
Death of Isabella I the Catholic
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Isabellas brother the Infante Juan dies just after marrying the Archduchess Margaret

1497
Death of Juan
Juan ยท House of Leon & Castille

Death of Juan

1497
Marriage
Juan ยท House of Leon & Castille

Isabellas brother the Infante Juan dies after marrying the Archduchess Margaret

1497
Marriage
Roderigo Gonzalva de Puebla ยท House of Leon & Castille

Commissioned by Catherine of Aragon to arrange her marriage with Prince Arthur

1497
Succession
Isabella I the Catholic ยท House of Leon & Castille

Succession falls to Isabellas eldest daughter Isabel of Portugal after Juans death

1500

1500
Birth of Charles V
Charles V ยท House of Habsburg

Birth of Charles V, son of Philip I of Castille

1506

1506
Health of Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II ยท Medicine

Acts as Regent for his daughter Joan because of her insanity

1506
Regency
Ferdinand II ยท House of Aragon

Appointed Regent of Castille, 1506-1516

1671

1671
Canonization
Ferdinand III ยท House of Leon & Castille

Ferdinand III is made a Saint

1703

October 1703
Council of Castille
Philip V ยท House of Bourbon

The Council of Castille recognizes the Duke of Orleans claim to the Spanish throne

Provenance

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