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John I of Castile

1358 - 1390

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John I (Spanish: Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. John ascended to the throne in 1379 and in 1383, he married Beatrice, the daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal. When Ferdinand died that same year, John, aiming to enforce his claim on the Portuguese crown through his wife, brought the country into the 1383–1385 Crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John I of Castile is the 2,637th most popular politician (down from 2,117th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Spain (down from 184th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Spanish Politician.

John I of Castile is most famous for being the King of Castile and León, Lord of Biscay, Molina, and Seville.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John I of Castile ranks 2,637 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolas Fouquet, Bronisław Komorowski, C. R. Swart, Idriss Déby, Al-Aziz Uthman, and George William, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Alfonso IX of León, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Peng Dehuai, Javier Milei, Ngawang Namgyal, and Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1358, John I of Castile ranks 2. Before him is John I of Portugal. After him are Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Elisabeth of Nuremberg. Among people deceased in 1390, John I of Castile ranks 2. Before him is Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. After him are Robert II of Scotland, Albert of Saxony, Alexios III of Trebizond, Altichiero, Al-Taftazani, Rupert I, Elector Palatine, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Keratsa of Bulgaria, John I, Duke of Lorraine, and Giusto de' Menabuoi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John I of Castile ranks 207 out of 3,355. Before him are Martin of Aragon (1356), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Leo Africanus (1494), Buenaventura Durruti (1896), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), and Raymond of Penyafort (1175). After him are Alfonso IX of León (1171), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Almanzor (930), Tirso de Molina (1579), Penélope Cruz (1974), and Columella (4).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, John I of Castile ranks 67. Before him are Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Eleanor of Navarre (1426), Peter II of Aragon (1174), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), and Martin of Aragon (1356). After him are Alfonso IX of León (1171), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Almanzor (930), Mariano Rajoy (1955), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), and Alfonso III of Asturias (848).

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