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Encyclopedia > Pedro of Castile

Pedro of Castile (1290, Valladolid1319), Infante of Castile and Lord of Los Cameros, was the son of Sancho IV of Castile and his wife Maria de Molina. Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. ... Valladolid is an industrial city in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga. ... Events Magnus VII ascends the throne of Norway and unites the country with Sweden. ... A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ... Sancho IV the Brave (1257/58 - April 25, 1295) was a king of Castile and León (1284 - 1295). ...


He married Maria of Aragón, daughter of James II of Aragon in 1311 at Calatayud. Their daughter, Blanca (aft. 13151375, Las Huelgas), married (and later divorced) Pedro I of Portugal. After her divorce, she became Abbess of Las Huelgas. James II, King of Aragon (10 August 1267 – 2 November 1327), in Spanish Jaime II, in Catalan Jaume II, also James II of Barcelona, called The Just (Catalan: El Just) was the second son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily. ... Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... Calatayud (2002 pop. ... Events August 13 - Louis X of France marries Clemence dAnjou. ... Events October 24 - Valdemar IV of Denmark dies and is succeeded by his grandson Olaf III of Denmark. ... Pedro I of Portugal, king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), sometimes known as Pedro the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel), was born in April 8, 1320 and died in January 18, 1367. ... Burgos coat of arms A city of northernwestern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, Burgos has 166,000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 10,000 in its suburbs. ...


After the death of his brother Ferdinand IV in 1312, he was appointed regent for Ferdinand's son Alfonso XI, alongside his uncle Juan of Castile and his mother, Queen Maria (by the Treaty of Palazuelos). Ferdinand IV, El Emplazado or the Summoned, (December 6, 1285 - September 7, 1312) was a king of Castile (1295 - 1312). ... Events June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Births November 13 - King Edward III of England Deaths June 19 - Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II of England September 7 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile Categories: 1312 ... Alfonso XI of Castile (August 13, 1311 _ March 26/27, 1350) was the king of Castile and León, the son of Spain in 1340. ...


He died while retiring from the siege of Granada.


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Pedro of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (864 words)
Pedro was to be married to Joan Plantagenet, the daughter of Edward III of England, but on the way to Castille, she travelled through cities infested with plague, ignoring townspeople who had warned her not to enter the town.
Pedro's daughters by Maria de Padilla, Constance and Isabella, were each married to sons of Edward III, king of England, Constance to John of Gaunt and Isabella to Edmund of Langley.
The Chancellor Lopez de Ayala, the main source for Pedro's reign, was the official chronicler of the Trastámara, a servant of the new rulers and of Pedro's aristocratic adversaries.
Peter I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (920 words)
The three had escaped to Castile, but Pedro arranged for them to be exchanged with Castilian fugitives residing in Portugal with his nephew, the Castilian Pedro I. One man escaped, but the other two were brought to justice, and Lopes said that Pedro ripped their hearts out with his own bare hands.
Pedro was also the father of Fernando I and João I. João was the Master of the military order of Avis, and he would become the founder of the Avis dynasty in 1385 after defeating an attempt by Juan I to usurp the Portuguese throne.
1315-1375), daughter of Pedro of Castile and Maria of Aragon (married in 1325, annulled in 1333)
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