Henry II of Castile

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Henry II (Seville, January 13, 1334 May 29, 1379 in Santo Domingo de la Calzada), better known as Henry of Trastámara, 1st Conde de Trastámara, before his coronation, was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzmán, half brother to Peter of Castile (Pedro de Castilla). He took the throne after defeating and killing Peter in the Castilian Civil War (1366 1369). As head of a band of mercenaries, and with the aid of Bertrand du Guesclin, he drove Pedro from his throne in 1366. He was, however, defeated the next year at the Battle of Nájera, and Pedro was restored. When Pedro lost the aids of some of his mercenaries. Henry re-invaded with French allies and defeated Pedro at the Battle of Montiel in 1369; within days he captured the king and summarily executed his half brother personally. Henry then went to war against Portugal and England in the Hundred Years'' War. For most of his reign he had to fight off the attempts of John of Gaunt, a son of Edward III of England, to claim the Castilian throne in right of his second wife, Pedro''s daughter.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131601422
• ISBN-10: 6131601429
• Artikelnr.: 29822017