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Álvaro de Luna

Type Figure Region Castile Time c. 1390–1453 Also known as Constable of Castile

Castilian noble and statesman, Constable of Castile from 1420, who long dominated court and military affairs under John II.

Timeline

  1. 1410–1419Cañete de las Torres · AndalusiaBorn into a noble family of Córdoba, he entered the court early and gradually won the trust of the young king John II, becoming his core intimate adviser.
  2. 1420–1430Valladolid · CastileAppointed Constable of Castile in 1420, he effectively controlled military, political and financial affairs in the 1420s, repeatedly defeating coalitions of nobles and intervening in Aragonese and Navarrese affairs.
  3. 1431–1453Valladolid · CastileThough he remained in high office through ups and downs in the 1430s, he was arrested in 1453 when the king's favour shifted and beheaded in Valladolid on charges of treason.

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