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List of monarchs of León

Rulers of the Kingdom of León From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of monarchs of León
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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.

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Coat of arms of León with the Royal Crest.

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

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Monarchs of León

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Astur-Leonese dynasty

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Jiménez Dynasty

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House of Ivrea / Burgundy

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

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House of Trastámara

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Royal arms of the Crown of Castile by the time of John II

Henry II, the founder of the Trastámara dynasty was installed after victory in the Castilian Civil War. Under the Trastámaras, as with the late kings of the House of Ivrea/Burgundy, Castile and León were governed together, constituting the core of the Crown of Castile.

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House of Habsburg

Under the Hapsburgs, León continued to be governed as part of the Crown of Castile, as under the Trastámaras.

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Coat of arms of Philip I
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House of Bourbon

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Coat of arms of Philip V
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Family tree

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The colors denotes the monarchs from the:

- Astur-Leonese Dynasty; - Jiménez dynasty; -House of Burgundy

—— The solid lines denote the legitimate descents

– – – - The dashed lines denote a marriage

· · · · The dotted lines denote the liaisons and illegitimate descendants

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See also

Further 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.
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