List of Castilian monarchs

This is a list of kings regnant and queens regnant of the Kingdom and Crown of Castile. For their predecessors, see List of Castilian counts.

Kings and Queens of Castile

Jiménez dynasty

Monarch	Epithet	Reign began	Reign ended	Notes
Sancho II	the Strong	27 December 1065	6 October 1072	also King of Leon (January- October 1072)
Alfonso VI	the Brave the Valiant	6 October 1072	30 June 1109	also King of León
Urraca	the Reckless	30 June 1109	8 March 1126	also Queen of León

House of Ivrea

The following dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's first husband, Raymond of Burgundy.

Monarch	Epithet	Began	Ended	Notes
Alfonso VII	The Emperor	10 March 1126	21 August 1157	also King of León
Sancho III	The Desired	21 August 1157	31 August 1158
Alfonso VIII	The Noble	31 August 1158	6 October 1214	16 July 1212 won a decisive victory for the Reconquista at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Henry I		6 October 1214	6 June 1217
Berengaria	The Great	6 June 1217	30 August 1217	abdicated in favor of her son, Ferdinand III; died 1246
Ferdinand III	The Saint	30 August 1217	30 May 1252	also King of León from 1230; all later kings were King of León as well
Alfonso X	The Wise	30 May 1252	4 April 1284	elected King of the Romans in 1257, a title which he claimed until he renounced it in 1275
Sancho IV	The Brave	4 April 1284	25 April 1295
Ferdinand IV	The Summoned	25 April 1295	7 September 1312
Alfonso XI	The Just	7 September 1312	26 March 1350	Infected and killed by the Black Death during the Fifth Siege of Gibraltar (1349–1350)
Peter	The Cruel	26 March 1350	23 March 1369	Killed by Henry II of Castile

Civil War

In 1366, Peter's conduct led to an uprising by his illegitimate half-brother Henry with support from France and Aragon. After three years, Henry triumphed in 1369, and personally executed Peter.

House of Trastámara

Henry II, the founder of the Trastámara dynasty was installed after victory in the Castilian Civil War.

Monarch	Epithet	Began	Ended	Notes
Henry II	The Bastard	23 March 1369	29 May 1379	Illegitimate son of Alfonso XI and his mistress Eleanor de Guzmán. Also half-brother to Peter. Peter's unpopularity led to Henry's successful rebellion against him in the Castilian Civil War, beginning in 1366 and ending in 1369 with Henry on the throne.
John I		29 May 1379	9 October 1390	Eldest son of Henry II. A dynastic challenge by John of Gaunt, son-in-law of Peter I, was resolved by marriage, with John I taking John of Gaunt's daughter [[Catherine of Lancaster\|Catherine] as his wife and queen.
Henry III	The Infirm	9 October 1390	25 December 1406	Eldest son of John I. He was age 11 on ascension, but after an unstable regency, took power while still only 13.
John II		25 December 1406	21 July 1454	Eldest son of Henry III. He was a minor on ascension, and so placed under a regency. From 1406, his mother Catherine and uncle Ferdinand I of Aragon were co-regents until his death in 1416. From then his mother alone until her death in 1418.
Henry IV	The Impotent	21 July 1454	11 December 1474	Eldest son of John II.
Isabella I	The Catholic	11 December 1474	26 November 1504	Half-sister of Henry IV. Her succession was disputed by partisans of Henry's (allegedly illegitimate) daughter Joanna, resulting in the War of the Castilian Succession, which lasted until 1479, with the resolution in Isabella's favor. Isabella's husband Ferdinand, ruled with her as co-monarch of Castile, while on his ascension to the Crown of Aragon, she ruled as co-monarch of Aragon.
Ferdinand V	The Catholic	15 January 1475	26 November 1504	Co-monarch through his wife Isabella. In 1479, Ferdinand succeeded his father to the Crown of Aragon, uniting the realms by marriage, laying the foundation for the modern nation of Spain. On Isabella's death, as she was succeeded by their daughter Joanna I and her husband Philip I. Ferdinand, no longer king, then left the Castile and returned to Aragon. But after her husband Philip's death in 1506, Joanna proved unable to rule, and Ferdinand was recalled, after which he governed Castile as her regent until his death in 1416.
Joanna I	The mad	26 November 1504	12 April 1555	In name, with her husband Philip I (1504–1506). with regent Archbishop Cisneros (1506-1508). in confinement from 1509, with her father Ferdinand V as regent (1508–1516). in confinement, with her son Charles I as co-monarch (1516–1555)

House of Habsburg

Monarch	Epithet	Began	Ended	Notes
Philip I	The Handsome	26 November 1504	25 September 1506	jure uxoris king ruling on behalf of his wife, Joanna I
Charles I	The Emperor	13 March 1516	16 January 1556	jointly with his mother Joanna I in confinement to 1555, abdicated in favor of his son 1556, died 21 September 1558.
Philip II	The Prudent	16 January 1556	13 September 1598	son of Charles I and Isabella of Portugal
Philip III	The Pious	13 September 1598	31 March 1621	son of Philip II and Anna of Austria
Philip IV	The Great	31 March 1621	17 September 1665	son of Philip III and Margaret of Austria
Charles II	The Bewitched	17 September 1665	1 November 1700	son of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria

House of Bourbon

Monarch	Image	Epithet	Began	Ended	Notes
Philip V			1 November 1700	1715 (Nueva Planta decrees dissolve the Crown of Castile)	Duke of Anjou, half-grandnephew of Charles II (via Maria Theresa of Castile)

The Crown of Castile existed in its own right within the Spanish crown and with its own law until the arrival of the Bourbon dynasty after the War of Spanish Succession.

v t e Monarchs of Castile
House of Jiménez	Ferdinand I Sancho II Alfonso VI Urraca
House of Burgundy	Alfonso VII Sancho III Alfonso VIII Henry I Berengaria Ferdinand III Alfonso X Sancho IV Ferdinand IV Alfonso XI Peter
House of Trastámara	Henry II John I Henry III John II Henry IV Isabella I & Ferdinand V Joanna & Philip I
House of Habsburg	Charles I Philip II Philip III Philip IV Charles II
House of Bourbon	Philip V