List of Leonese monarchs

In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias (850-866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. In 910, an independent Kingdom of León was founded when the king of Asturias divided his territory amongst his three sons.

Below follows a list of Leonese monarchs. It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian monarchs.

Kings of León

Pérez Dynasty

*Ordoño I (850–866)
*Alfonso III the Great (866–910)
*García I (910–914)
*Ordoño II (914–924), also the king of Galicia from 910
*Fruela II (924–925), also the king of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910
*Alfonso IV the Monk (925–931), died 933
*Ramiro II (931–951)
*Ordoño III (951–956)
*Sancho I the Fat (956–958)
*Ordoño IV the Wicked (958–960)
*Sancho I the Fat (960–966), again
*Ramiro III (966–984)
*Bermudo II the Gouty (984–999), also king of Galicia from 982
*Alfonso V (999–1028)
*Bermudo III (1028–1037)

Jiménez Dynasty

*Ferdinand I the Great (1037-1065)
*Alfonso VI the Brave (1065-1072), also king of Castile (1072-1109)
*Sancho II the Strong (1072), also king of Castile (1065-1072)
*Alfonso VI the Brave (1072-1109), again
*Urraca (1109-1126), also queen of Castile (1109-1126)

House of Burgundy

The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy.

*Alfonso VII the Emperor (1126-1157), also king of Galicia (1111-1157) and king of Castile (1126-1157)
*Ferdinand II (1157-1188)
*Alfonso IX (1188-1230)
*Ferdinand III the Saint (1230-1252), also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671

All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile.

*Alfonso X the Learned (1252-1284)
*Sancho IV the Brave (1284-1295)
*Ferdinand IV the Summoned (1295-1312)
*Alfonso XI the Just (1312-1350)
*Pedro of Castile (1350-1369)

House of Trastámara

Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.

*Henry II the Bastard (1369-1379)
*John I (1379-1390)
*Henry III the Infirm (1390-1406)
*John II (1406-1454)
*Henry IV the Impotent (1454-1474)
*Isabella I (1474-1504), married Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile)
*Joanna the Mad (1504-1555), she went insane in 1506. Her regents were all family taking advantage of her illness:
**Philip I the Handsome 1504-1506, her husband
**Ferdinand V 1506-1516, her father
**Charles I 1516-1556, her son, also king in his own right

At this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Charles I is the first King of Spain.

uggested Reading

*Barton, Simon. "The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile". Cambridge University Press, 1997. Appendix I: "The Counts of Twelfth Century León and Castile", pp. 235-302.

ee also

*List of Aragonese monarchs
*List of Asturian monarchs
*List of Castilian monarchs
*List of Galician monarchs
*List of Navarrese monarchs
*List of Spanish monarchs
*List of Leonese Queen Consorts
*Kings of Spain family tree
*Kingdom of Galicia
*Lists of incumbents