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Henry II of Castile

1334 - 1379

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Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (el Fratricida), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter the Cruel, after numerous rebellions and battles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry II of Castile has received more than 524,146 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Henry II of Castile is the 1,822nd most popular politician (down from 1,812th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Spain (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Spanish Politician.

Henry II of Castile is most famous for his conquest of the Moorish kingdom of Granada.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry II of Castile ranks 1,822 out of 15,577Before him are Alexios II Komnenos, Teia, Jean Parisot de Valette, Edward the Martyr, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and Ioannis Kapodistrias. After him are Habibullāh Kalakāni, Francis, Duke of Anjou, Ludvík Svoboda, Baasha of Israel, Alexios V Doukas, and Luís I of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1334, Henry II of Castile ranks 2Before him is Peter of Castile. After him are Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, Hayam Wuruk, Emperor Sukō, James I of Cyprus, and Adolf III of the Marck. Among people deceased in 1379, Henry II of Castile ranks 1After him are Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Tommaso da Modena, Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Philotheus I of Constantinople.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Henry II of Castile ranks 156 out of 2,932Before him are Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Peter II of Aragon (1174), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903). After him are Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Carlos Saura (1932), and Berengaria of Navarre (1165).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Henry II of Castile ranks 55Before him are Peter IV of Aragon (1319), John II of Aragon (1398), Urraca of León (1081), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Peter II of Aragon (1174), and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903). After him are Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Abd al-Rahman II (788), and John I of Castile (1358).