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John II of Castile

1405 - 1454

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John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John II of Castile is the 2,055th most popular politician (down from 1,923rd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Spain (up from 160th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Spanish Politician.

John II of Castile is most famous for being the King of Castile and León from 1406 until his death in 1454. He was the son of John I of Castile and Joan of Portugal.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II of Castile ranks 2,055 out of 19,576Before him are Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Hans Fritzsche, D. F. Malan, Álmos, Rudolf von Laban, and Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. After him are Benazir Bhutto, Prince Marko, Rodion Malinovsky, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Muhammad Shaybani, and Niels, King of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1405, John II of Castile ranks 4Before him are Skanderbeg, Pope Pius II, and Gilles de Rais. After him are Thomas Malory, Maria of Trebizond, Ulugh Muhammad, Sophia of Halshany, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Among people deceased in 1454, John II of Castile ranks 1After him are Esen Taishi, and Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John II of Castile ranks 157 out of 3,355Before him are Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Matilde Camus (1919), and James II of Aragon (1267). After him are Amaro Pargo (1678), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Paco Rabanne (1934), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, John II of Castile ranks 49Before him are Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), and James II of Aragon (1267). After him are Amaro Pargo (1678), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Al-Hakam II (915), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), and John II of Aragon (1398).