Peter of Castile
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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
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.
Henry II of Castile
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Henry II, called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal, was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother King Peter the Cruel,
Peter of Castile
…the calamitous Castilian Civil War, at the end of the War of Two Peters (Pedros) which would see him dethroned. He was assailed by his bastard brother Henry of Trastámara at the head of a host of soldiers of fortune, including Bertrand du Guesclin and Hugh Calveley, and abandoned the kingdom without daring to give battle…
Depiction of Henry by Jaume Serra (c. 1375)
Coins minted by Henry II.
The tomb of Henry II of Castile.
Statue of Henry II at the Royal Palace of Madrid.