John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos

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Infante John
Lord of Valencia de Campos
Lord of Biscay
King of León, Galicia and Seville

Coat of Arms of Infante John of Castile.
de facto King of León, Galicia and Seville
Reign 12961301
Predecessor Ferdinand IV
Successor Ferdinand IV
Lord of Biscay
Reign 12891295
13101319
Predecessor Diego López IV de Haro
Diego López V de Haro
Successor Diego López V de Haro
María II Díaz de Haro
Co-Ruler María II Díaz de Haro
Born 15 May/25 July 1260
Seville
Died 25 June 1319 (aged 5859)
Pinos Puente
Burial Burgos Cathedral
Spouse Margaret of Montferrat
María II Díaz de Haro
Issue Alfonso, Lord of Valencia de Campos
Lope Díaz de Haro
Juan el Tuerto
María Díaz II de Haro
House House of Burgundy
Father Alfonso X of Castile
Mother Violant of Aragon
Religion Roman Catholicism

Infante John of Castile, called the "el de Tarifa" (Spanish: Juan de Castilla "el de Tarifa"; 15 May/25 July 1260 25 June 1319)[1] was an Infante (prince) of Castile and León. He was engaged in a decades long fight for control over the Lordship of Biscay with Diego López V de Haro, the uncle of his wife.


Life

Youth (1262-1282)

He was born in Seville, the son of Alfonso X the Wise, King of Castile and León and Queen Violant of Aragon.

Reign

In 1296 during the minority of his nephew, John was declared King of León, from Seville and Galicia, although in 1300 he reconciled with Ferdinand IV and entered his service. In 1312 after the death of Ferdinand IV, he was appointed guardian of his son Alfonso XI, where he served alongside Queen María de Molina and Infante Peter, Lord of Cameros.

He was the Lord of Valencia de Campos and Biscay, by his marriage to María II Díaz de Haro, and was also Lord of Baena, Luque, Zuheros, Lozoya, Villalón, Oropesa, Santiago de la Puebla, Melgar de Arriba, Paredes de Nava, Medina de Río Seco and Castronuño, and he served as alférez (armour-bearer) of the King[2] and mayordomo mayor (high steward) of the King. He was also Advance of the border most of Andalusia. He died at Pinos Puente, in the Disaster of Vega de Granada, in 1319.

Issue

His son with his first wife (Margaret, daughter of William VII, Marquess of Montferrat), Alfonso of Valencia de Campos, married Teresa, the daughter of Juan Núñez I de Lara.

Ancestry

John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos
Born: 15 May/25 July 1260 Died: 25 June 1319
Regnal titles
New Creation Lord of Valencia de Campos
1281–1300
Succeeded by
Alfonso of Valencia
Preceded by
Diego López de Haro IV
Lord of Biscay
1289–1294
1310–1319
with María II Díaz de Haro
Succeeded by
Infante Henry of Castile
Preceded by
Diego López de Haro V
Succeeded by
María II Díaz de Haro
Preceded by
Fernán Pérez Ponce de León I
Mayordomo Mayor of the King
1284–1285
Succeeded by
Pedro Álvarez de las Asturias
Preceded by
Manuel of Castile
Alférez del rey
1277-1284
Succeeded by
Diego López V de Haro
Preceded by
Juan Alfonso de Haro
Alférez del rey
1312-1318
Succeeded by
Juan el Tuerto
Preceded by
Juan Núñez I de Lara
Adelantado mayor de la frontera de Andalucía
1284–1292
Succeeded by
Juan Fernández "Cabellos de Oro"
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Ferdinand IV
 TITULAR 
King of León, Galicia and Seville
1296–1301
Succeeded by
Ferdinand IV

Notes

  1. Cawley, Charles, CASTILE, Medieval Lands, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, retrieved August 2012,
  2. González Jiménez, Manuel. «XIII». Alfonso X el Sabio (1ª edición). Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A.. pp. 379. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.

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