John II of Aragon

John II
Depiction of King John II in his seventy-fifth year
John as a Knight of the Golden Fleece
Miniature from the southern Netherlands, 1473
King of Aragon
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Reign27 June 1458 – 20 January 1479
PredecessorAlfonso V
SuccessorFerdinand II
King of Sicily
Reign27 June 1458 – 1468
PredecessorAlfonso V
SuccessorFerdinand II
King of Navarre
Reign8 September 1425 – 20 January 1479
PredecessorCharles III
SuccessorEleanor
Co-rulerBlanche I (until 1441)
ContendersCharles IV (1441–1461)
Blanche II (1461–1464)
Born29 June 1398
Medina del Campo
Died20 January 1479(1479-01-20) (aged 80)
Barcelona
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1420; died 1441)
(m. 1447; died 1468)
Issue
Detail
HouseTrastámara
FatherFerdinand I of Aragon
MotherEleanor of Alburquerque

John II (Spanish: Juan II, Catalan: Joan II, Aragonese: Chuan II and Basque: Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (el Gran) or the Faithless (el Sense Fe),[1] was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. John was also King of Sicily from 1458 to 1468.

  1. ^ Ruiz 2007, p. ?.