Division of the León-Castile Throne

Name: Division of the León-Castile Throne
Start: 1028
End: 1029

Type Event Region Europe Time 1028–1029

After King Alfonso V of León died in 1028, his son Bermudo III succeeded him in León;…

Timeline

1028León · LeónKing Alfonso V of León died during the siege of Badajoz, and his son Bermudo III succeeded him; the Kingdom of León remained independent, but its suzerain-vassal relationship with Castile faced reorganization.
1029Castrojeriz · CastileCount Garcia Sanchez of Castile was assassinated during the siege of Castrojeriz; King Sancho III of Navarre, as his father-in-law, took over Castile and appointed his son Ferdinand as Count of Castile, leaving León and Castile under different rulers.

The Kingdom of León-Castilla under Queen Urraca, 1109-1126 — Bernard F. Reilly (1982)
A History of Medieval Spain — Joseph F. O'Callaghan (1975)