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Henry II
Depiction of Henry by Jaime Serra (c. 1375)[1]
King of Castile and León
Reign13 March 1366 – 3 April 1367
Coronation29 March 1366, Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
PredecessorPeter
SuccessorPeter
Reign23 March 1369 – 29 May 1379
PredecessorPeter
SuccessorJohn I
Born13 January 1334
Seville
Died29 May 1379(1379-05-29) (aged 45)
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Burial
Cathedral of Toledo
Spouse
Juana Manuel
(m. 1350)
Issue
among others...
  • John I, King of Castile
  • Eleanor, Queen of Navarre
  • Infanta Joanna
HouseIvrea (by birth)
Trastámara (founder)
FatherAlfonso XI of Castile
MotherEleanor de Guzmán
Coins minted by Henry II.

Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (el Fratricida), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter the Cruel, after numerous rebellions and battles. As king he was involved in the Fernandine Wars and the Hundred Years' War.

  1. ^ Borrás Gualis 2014, p. 172.

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