State

Kingdom of Castile

European sovereign state (1065–1230)

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1065–1715
Founded
1065
Ended
1715
Capital
Burgos
Government
absolute monarchy, monarchy
Languages
Spanish, Latin
Religion
Catholic Church, Islam, Judaism
Preceded by
County of Castilla
Succeeded by
Crown of Castile

Overview

The Kingdom of Castile was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It traces its origins to the 9th-century County of Castile, as an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León. During the 10th century, the Castilian counts increased their autonomy, but it was not until 1065 that it was separated from the Kingdom of León and became a kingdom in its own right. Between 1072 and 1157, it was again united with León, and after 1230, the union became permanent.

Throughout that period, the Castilian kings made extensive conquests in southern Iberia at the expense of the Islamic principalities. The Kingdoms of Castile and of León, with their southern acquisitions, came to be known collectively as the Crown of Castile, a term that also came to encompass overseas expansion.

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All rulers (8)

  1. Sancho II of León and Castile1065–1072
  2. Alfonso VI of León and Castile1072–1109
  3. Urraca of León1109–1111
  4. Alfonso VII of Castile1126–1157
  5. Alfonso VIII of Castile1158–1214
  6. Henry I of Castile1214–1217
  7. Ferdinand III of Castille1217–1230
  8. Berengaria of CastileRegent / co-ruler1217

Records (35)

  1. 1065–1067 — War of the Three SanchosWar
  2. 1072 — Battle of GolpejeraBattle
  3. 1076–1077 — Breton WarWar
  4. 1087 — Siege of TudelaSiege
  5. 1090 — Siege of ToledoSiege
  6. 1091 — Battle of Almodóvar del RíoBattle
  7. 1094 — Capture of LisbonBattle
  8. 1097 — Battle of BairénBattle
  9. 1101–1102 — Siege of ValenciaSiege
  10. 1108 — Battle of UclésBattle
  11. 1108 — Battle of UclesBattle · Almoravid Empire ▸ Leon
  12. 1109–1110 — Almoravid campaign in Central IberiaCampaign
  13. 1111 — 1111 Ávila massacreMassacre
  14. 1130 — Capture of AcecaBattle
  15. 1131 — Battle of AlaminBattle
  16. 1133 — Andalusian CampaignCampaign
  17. 1134 — Battle of BadajozBattle
  18. 1138 — Battle of GuadalquivirBattle
  19. 1143 — Battle of MontielBattle
  20. 1157 — Siege of AlmeríaSiege
  21. 1172–1212 — Almohad wars in the Iberian PeninsulaWar
  22. 1172 — Siege of HueteSiege
  23. 1173 — Battle of CalatravaBattle
  24. 1177 — Conquest of CuencaSiege
  25. 1183 — Siege of MoyaSiege
  26. 1190 — Battle of MonteagudoBattle
  27. 1190–1191 — Castilian-Aragonese War of 1190-1191War
  28. 1195 — Battle of AlarcosBattle
  29. 1196–1197 — Castilian–Leonese WarWar
  30. 1196–1197 — Almohad campaign against CastileCampaign
  31. 1205–1208 — Alfonso VIII's invasion of GasconyInvasion
  32. 1212 — Battle of Las Navas de TolosaBattle
  33. 1212 — Fall of UbedaBattle
  34. 1369 — Siege of AlgecirasSiege
  35. 1487–1491 — French–Breton WarWar

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