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Castilian nobility revolts

Type Event Region Castile Time 1461–1470

In the 1460s Castile fell into severe political crisis: the 1464 succession dispute over Bertrande, the 1465 Avila league enthroning Alfonso, and the…

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  1. 1464–1465Court of Castile · CastileIn 1464 Henry IV declared his daughter Juana (Bertrande) heir, but her lineage was questioned by the nobility; in early 1465 the situation intensified, with the opposition preparing open revolt on grounds of the king's incompetence and an unlawful succession.
  2. 1465–1468Avila · CastileIn June 1465 nobles assembled at Avila, forcing Henry IV to revoke Bertrande's succession rights and enthroning his brother Alfonso as rival king. For the next three years Castile fell into civil war with two kings, as nobles, cities and church took sides.
  3. 1467–1470Galicia · GaliciaIn 1467 a large-scale Irmandiño uprising broke out in Galicia, with peasants and townspeople resisting local noble oppression; led by figures such as Pedro Madruga they seized castles and executed magnates. The uprising intertwined with the central struggle for the throne, further tearing Castilian society apart.

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