Don Pero López de Ayala (1332–1407) was a Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor, and courtier.
Detail from Castilian manuscript of Saint Gregory's Moralia in Job. López de Ayala kneels before Saint Gregory.
Peter, called Peter the Cruel or the Just, was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for his persecutions and cruelties committed against the clergy.
Effigy of Peter on a gold dobla, c. 1350–68
Alabaster sculpture of Peter, 1446
Dobla of 35 maravedís with the effigy of Peter of Castile
War of Peter The Cruel in Castile.The illustrated history of the world for the English people. Painting of 1884.