Ferdinand IV Ends the Regency and Rules Castile Directly

Name: Ferdinand IV Ends the Regency and Rules Castile Directly
Start: 1295
End: 1301

Type Event Region Europe Time 1295–1301

In 1301, Castilian King Ferdinand IV turned sixteen, ending his mother María de Molina's six-year regency and beginning to rule in his own name.

Timeline

1295Toledo · CastileAfter Sancho IV's death, nine-year-old Ferdinand IV succeeded to the throne; the kingdom entered a minority era, and the question of the regency became a central issue at court.
1295–1300Kingdom of Castile · CastileMaría de Molina maintained the regency amid pressure from noble factional strife and frontier warfare, repeatedly convening cortes to reconcile royal and noble interests and preserving the throne for the child king.
1301Valladolid · CastileIn 1301 Ferdinand IV turned sixteen, legally ending the regency and beginning personal rule; he set about reorganizing the court and strengthening control over the nobility and frontier defenses.

Joseph F. O'Callaghan, A History of Medieval Spain — Joseph F. O'Callaghan (1975)
Encyclopaedia Britannica — Ferdinand IV (king of Castile) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-IV-king-of-Castile