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Start of Henry of Trastámara's Rebellion

Type Event Region Europe Time 1360–1369

In 1360, after fleeing to France following defeat at the Battle of Nájera (Albina), Henry of Trastámara won French and papal support and returned to …

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  1. 1359–1360Paris · FranceAfter his defeat at Albina, Henry of Trastámara fled to France, worked at the court of King John II of France to win military and diplomatic support, and contacted Castilian exiled nobles opposed to Pedro.
  2. 1360Northern frontier of Castile · CastileIn 1360 Henry led French reinforcements and mercenaries into Castile from the northern frontier, openly declaring that Pedro had usurped the throne and harmed the nobility, calling on princes everywhere to rise in response; the Castilian civil war broke out in full.
  3. 1360–1365Castile and León · CastileThe rebellion quickly spread into the Castilian heartland; Pedro I relied on support from England's Black Prince Edward, while Henry continued to receive French and Aragonese aid, deeply intertwining the Iberian civil war with the Hundred Years' War powers.

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