Henry IV of Castile
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Henry IV of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent, was King of Castile and León and the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Castile and León. During Henry's reign, the nobles became more powerful and th
Depiction in the 15th century journal of Georg von Ehingen
Stained glass "Don Enriq" in the Alcázar, Segovia
Artist's conception by Jose Maria Rodriguez de Losada, c. 1892–1894
Henry IV cuartillo from the Villalón de Campos mint
Joanna la Beltraneja
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Joanna of Castile, known as la Beltraneja, was a claimant to the throne of Castile, and Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Afonso V, her uncle.
Henry IV of Castile
…mothers were sisters) and half-second cousins (their paternal grandmothers were half-sisters). On 28 February 1462, the queen gave birth to a daughter Joanna la Beltraneja, whose paternity came into question during the conflict for succession to the Castillian throne when Henry died. Henry IV was twenty-six years old when…
Portrait of Joanna.