← Explore on the interactive map

Kingdom of Castile

Type Object Region Iberian Peninsula Time c. 1065–1479

The Kingdom of Castile was one of medieval Iberia's most important Christian political entities, expanding after being granted by Ferdinand I and ann…

Timeline

  1. c. 1065–1126Burgos · CastileFerdinand I granted Castile to his son Sancho II; the kingdom gradually established an independent political identity during the civil war in León, with Burgos as its early power center.
  2. c. 1230–1350Toledo · CastileFerdinand III conquered Córdoba, Seville, and other key Andalusian strongholds and united the Leonese crown; Castile became the peninsula's largest Christian kingdom, and the administrative and cultural center shifted to Toledo.
  3. 1401–1406Toledo · CastileHenry III strengthened royal authority, reformed finances, and took part in Hundred Years' War diplomacy; he conquered the Canary Islands in 1402, and the kingdom's integration of Andalusia and overseas expansion began to take shape.
  4. 1406–1410Toledo · CastileAfter Henry III died in 1406, the young John II acceded to the throne, assisted by a regency council and the nobility; between 1407 and 1409 factional struggles among the nobles intensified, and the kingdom entered a sensitive phase of power transition.

Sources