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Trastámara succession in Castile

Type Event Region Castile Time 1390–1399

After Henry III took the throne in 1390, the Trastámara dynasty consolidated rule in Castile through parliaments, noble leagues and foreign wars, pav…

Timeline

  1. 1390–1391Seville · AndalusiaIn October 1390 Henry III was crowned King of Castile and León at Seville; the Trastámara house consolidated its war-shaken dynastic legitimacy through parliamentary recognition and church blessing.
  2. 1391–1395Burgos · CastileHenry III convened the Castilian Cortes, mediated conflicts among great noble factions, reclaimed some privileges alienated during the civil war, and reformed royal finances to support foreign military operations.
  3. 1396–1399Portuguese frontier · Iberian PeninsulaCastile supported John I's bid for the Portuguese throne, clashing with Portugal allied to England; in 1397 the two sides signed the Treaty of Alcantara for a temporary truce, reflecting the Trastámara dynasty's combination of diplomacy and war to consolidate hegemony.

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