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List of Leonese monarchs

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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.

Contents

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

House of Burgundy

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

House of Trastámara

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

Family tree

The colors denotes the monarchs from the:

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

—— The solid lines denotes the legitimate descents

– – – - The dashed lines denotes a marriage

· · · · The dotted lines denotes the liaisons and illegitimate descents

Suggested 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.
  • References

    List of Leonese monarchs Wikipedia