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Personal data Henry III of Castile 

• Alternative names: Hendrik De Lijder León III, Hendrik van Castilië III, Hendrik 3 Van Castilië En Leon
• He was born on October 4, 1379 in Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain.Sources 1, 2, 4, 5

  Attention: Married (June 18, 1375) before birth (October 4, 1379).

  Attention: Age at marriage (June 18, 1375) below 16 years (0).

• Alternative: He was born on October 4, 1379.
• He died on December 25, 1406 in Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, he was 27 years old.
• Alternative: He died on December 25, 1406 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, he was 27 years old.Sources 2, 4, 5
• Alternative: He died in the year 1406, he was 26 years old.
• He is buried in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.Sources 4, 5
• A child of Juan I van Castilië and Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile

Household of Henry III of Castile

He is married to Queen Catherine Plantagenet of Lancaster.

They got married on June 18, 1375.

Child(ren):

1. Margarita deHijar  1400-1440
2. Maria of Castile Queen consort of Aragon  1401-1458 
3. Duchess Catharina of Villena van Castilie  1403-1439
4. King Juan 'John' II de Castile  1405-1454 

Notes about Henry III of Castile

Henry III of Castile
Henry III1379-1406 King of Castile and LeónPeriod1390 - 1406PredecessorJohan ISuccessorJohan IIFatherJohan IMotherEleonora of AragónHenry III ( Burgos , 4 October 1379 - Toledo , 1406 ), nicknamed el Doliente , in Dutch de Lijder , was king of Castile from 1390 until his death.

Origin [ edit ]Henry III was a son of King Johan I and of Eleonora of Aragón (1358-1382) .

Biography [ edit ]Hendrik already succeeded his father in 1390 when he unexpectedly died after a fall of a horse. Abusing his minority, the quarreling nobility unleashed a civil war in the kingdom of Castile , but the young, physically weak king was able to restore order surprisingly quickly.

In the Bayonne Convention of March 1388, it was decided that Hendrik would marry Catherine of Lancaster . Johan I gave them both the title Prince of Asturias , a title that has since been transferred to the successors of the kingdom of Castile, and later to that of the Kingdom of Spain.

Hendrik was only nine years old at the time of the treaty. The marriage with Catharina was formally completed in 1393, and ended the conflict between the dynasty of Peter I of Castile (child of Alfons XI and Maria of Portugal), and on the other hand that of Henry II of Castile (unreal child of Alfons). XI andEleonora Núñez de Guzmán Ponce de León ).

During his reign, the crown of Castile gained strong power, especially because Henry III succeeded in reducing the influence of the nobility, supported by the emerging cities. He was also successful in his foreign policy, partly through his fight against the Moors and through a favorable peace with Portugal . The Norman Jean de Béthencourt conquered the Canary Islands in 1403 and placed himself under the liege of Henry III with his conquered territory.

Progeny [ edit ]María (1401 - 1458), later married to Alfons V of Aragón .

Catherine of Castile (1403 - 1439), also called Catalina, later married to Henry of Aragon .

Johan (1405 - 1454), heir to the throne

Ancestors [ edit ]Ancestors of Henry III of CastileGreat grandparentsAlfons XI of Castile

(1311-1350)

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Leonor Núñez de Guzmán

(1310-1351)Juan Manuel of Peñafiel

(1282-1348)

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Blanca Núñez de Lara de la Cerda

(-)Alfons IV of Aragon

(1299-1336)

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Theresia of Entenza

(1300-1327)Peter II of Sicily

(1304-1342)

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Elisabeth of Carinthia

(1298-1355)GrandparentsHenry II of Castile

(1333-1379)

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Johanna Emmanuella of Castile

(1339-1381)Peter IV of Aragón

(1319-1387)

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Eleonora of Sicily

(1325-1374)ParentsJohan I of Castile

(1358-1390)

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Eleonora of Aragon

(1358-1382)Henry III of Castile (1479-1406)Categories :

\*King of Castile

King of León

House Trastámara

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