John II of Castile

John II
Tomb of John II in the Miraflores Charterhouse
King of Castile and León
Reign25 December 1406 – 20 July 1454
PredecessorHenry III
SuccessorHenry IV
Born6 March 1405
Toro, Zamora
Died20 July 1454(1454-07-20) (aged 49)
Valladolid
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1420; died 1445)
(m. 1447)
Issue
among others...
HouseTrastámara
FatherHenry III of Castile
MotherCatherine of Lancaster
SignatureJohn II's signature
"John II of Castile", imaginary portrait by Francisco Aznar (1881)

John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile[1] and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.

  1. ^ Piferrer, F.; Busel, A.R. (1859). Nobiliario de los reinos y señorios de España (revisado por A. Rujula y Busel) (in Spanish). p. 228. Retrieved 24 December 2019.