Castilian Noble Revolt

Name: Castilian Noble Revolt
Start: 1454
End: 1456

Type Event Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1454–1456

Soon after Henry IV acceded in 1454, the great noble factions of Castile challenged his royal power.…

Timeline

1454Castile · CastileAfter Henry IV's accession, great nobles such as Pedro Fajardo, Marquis of Villena, quickly formed an opposition, protesting the king's appointment of new favorites, the curtailment of traditional noble privileges, and questioning his strategy and fiscal arrangements for the war against Granada.
1455–1456Castilian interior · CastileNoble armed forces faced off against royal troops in several fortresses and domains; through negotiations, marriage promises, and exchanges of offices the two sides reached interim compromises, but the fundamental division of power was not resolved, and the pattern of revolt recurred throughout Henry IV's reign.

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