List of Leonese monarchs

For the musical group, see Kings of Leon.

Coat of arms of León with the Royal Crest.

In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias (850–866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. In 910, an independent Kingdom of León was founded when the king of Asturias divided his territory amongst his three sons.

Below follows a list of Leonese monarchs. It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian monarchs.

Kings of León

Astur Dynasty

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Ordoño I	831	850 – 27 May 866	27 May 866
	Alfonso III the Great	c. 848	866 – 10 December 910	10 December 910
	García I	c. 871	910 – 914	914
	Ordoño II	c. 873	914 – 924	924	also the king of Galicia from 910
	Fruela II	c. 875	924 – 925	924	also the king of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910
	Alfonso IV the Monk	c. 890	924 – 931	933	abdicated
	Ramiro II	c. 900	931 – 950	950
	Ordoño III	c. 926	951 – 956	956
	Sancho I the Fat	?	956 – 958	966
	Ordoño IV the Wicked	c. 926	958 – 960	962
	Sancho I the Fat	?	960 – 966	966
	Ramiro III	961	966 – 984	985
	Bermudo II the Gouty	956	982 – 999	999
	Alfonso V	994	999 – 1028	1028
	Bermudo III	1010	1028 – 4 September 1037	4 September 1037

Jiménez Dynasty

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Ferdinand I the Great	1017	1037–1065	1065
	Alfonso VI	before June 1040	1065 – January 1072	29 June/1 July 1109	deposed by brother (restored later the same year)
	Sancho II	1036/1038	January 1072 – 7 October 1072	7 October 1072	also king of Castile (1065–1072)
	Alfonso VI (again)	before June 1040	7 October 1072 – 29 June/1 July 1109	29 June/1 July 1109	also king of Castile (1072–1109)
	Urraca	1082	1109 – 8 March 1126	8 March 1126	also queen of Castile (1109–1126)

House of Burgundy

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

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Alfonso VII the Emperor	1 March 1105	1135 – 21 August 1157	21 August 1157	also king of Galicia (1111–1157) and king of Castile (1126–1157)
	Ferdinand II	1 March 1137	1157–1188	22 January 1188
	Alfonso IX	15 August 1171	1188–1230	23 September 1230
All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile
	Ferdinand III the Saint	30 July or 5 August 1199	1230–1252	30 May 1252	also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671
	Alfonso X the Learned	23 November 1221	1252–1284	4 April 1284
	Sancho IV the Brave	1257 or 1258	1284–1295	25 April 1295
	Ferdinand IV the Summoned	6 December 1285	1295–1312	7 September 1312
	Alfonso XI the Just	13 August 1311	1312–1350	26/27 March 1350
	Peter the Cruel	30 August 1334	1350–1369	23 March 1369

House of Trastámara

Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.

Picture	Name	Birth	Reign	Death	Notes
	Henry II the Bastard	13 January 1334	1369–1379	29 May 1379
	John I	24 August 1358	1379–1390	9 October 1390
	Henry III the Infirm	4 October 1379	1390–1406	1406
	John II	6 March 1405	1406–1454	20 July 1454
	Henry IV the Impotent	5 January 1425	1454–1474	11 December 1474
	Isabella I	22 April 1451	1474–1504	28 November 1504
	Joanna the Mad	6 November 1479	1504–1555	12 April 1555	She went insane in 1506. Her regents were all family members taking advantage of her illness.
Regents
	Philip I the Handsome	July 22, 1478	1504–1506	September 25, 1506	Joanna's husband
	Ferdinand V	March 10, 1452	1506–1516	January 23, 1516	Joanna's father
At this time (1516), the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Charles I is the first King of Spain.
	Charles I	24 February 1500	1516–1556	21 September 1558	Joanna's son, also king in his own right

Suggested reading

• Barton, Simon. The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Appendix I: "The Counts of Twelfth Century León and Castile", pp. 235–302.

See also

• List of Aragonese monarchs
• List of Asturian monarchs
• List of Castilian monarchs
• List of Galician monarchs
• List of Leonese consorts
• List of Majorcan monarchs
• List of Navarrese monarchs
• List of Spanish monarchs
• List of Valencian monarchs
• Kings of Spain family tree
• Kingdom of León
• Lists of incumbents