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	1037–24 December 1065	24 December 1065
	Alfonso VI	before June 1040	24 December 1065 – January 1072	29 June/1 July 1109	deposed by brother (restored later the same year)
	Sancho II	1036/1038	January 1072 – 6 October 1072	6 October 1072	also king of Castile (1065–1072)
	Alfonso VI (again)	before June 1040	6 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	21 August 1157 – 22 January 1188	22 January 1188
	Alfonso IX	15 August 1171	22 January 1188 – 23/24 September 1230	23/24 September 1230
All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile
	Ferdinand III the Saint	30 July or 5 August 1199	23/24 September 1230 – 30 May 1252	30 May 1252	also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671
	Alfonso X the Learned	23 November 1221	30 May 1252 – 4 April 1284	4 April 1284
	Sancho IV the Brave	1257 or 1258	4 April 1284 – 25 April 1295	25 April 1295
	Ferdinand IV the Summoned	6 December 1285	25 April 1295 – 7 September 1312	7 September 1312
	Alfonso XI the Just	13 August 1311	7 September 1312 – 26/27 March 1350	26/27 March 1350
	Peter the Cruel	30 August 1334	26/27 March 1350–|23 March 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 the Catholic	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 the Catholic	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 the Emperor	24 February 1500	1516–1556	21 September 1558	Joanna's son, also king in his own right

Family tree

The colors denotes the monarchs from the:

  - Astur-Leonese Dynasty;   - Jiménez dynasty;   -House of Burgundy

—— The solid lines denotes the legitimate descents

– – – - The dashed lines denotes a marriage

· · · · The dotted lines denotes the liaisons and illegitimate descents

Leonese monarchs family tree

Muniadona Ordoño I King of Asturias 821–850-866 Sancho I Garcés King of Pamplona ≈860–905–925 Jimena of Asturias ?-912 Alfonso III the Great King of Asturias 848–866-910 Muniadona García I King of León ≈871–910-914 Fernán González Ct. of Castile ≈910-923-970 Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona Aragonta González Ordoño II King of Galicia ≈873–910–924 King of León r.914–924 Elvira Menéndez ?-921 Nunilo Jimena Fruela II King of Asturias ≈875–910–925 King of León r.924–925 Urraca bint Abd Allah García Sánchez I King of Pamplona ≈919–925-970 Goto Muñoz ?-aft.935 Sancho Ordóñez King of Galicia ≈895-926–929 Adosinda Gutiérrez Ramiro II King of León ≈900–931-951 Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona ?-betw.959/963 Alfonso IV the Monk King of León ≈890s–925-933 Oneca of Pamplona ?-931 Alfonso Fróilazthe King of León ?-925–926-932 Ramiro Froilaz Ordoño Froilaz Sancho II Abarca King of Pamplona ≈938-970-994 Teresa Ramírez Ordoño III King of León 926–951-956 Urraca Fernández ?-1007 Ordoño IV the Bad King of León ≈926–958– 960-963 Sancho I the Fat King of León ≈932–956–958 /960–966 Teresa Ansúrez ?-997 Elvira Ramírez Regent of León ≈934–966- 975-≈986 García Fernández Count of Castile 970–938-995 Muniadona Fernández ?-≈1015 Fruela de León ?-aft.958 García Sánchez II the Tremulous King of Pamplona ?-994-≈1004 Sancho García Count of Castile ?-995–1017 Bermudo II the Gouty King of León 953–984–999 Elvira of Castile Regent of León ≈978–≈1017 Velasquita Ramírez ?-≈1035 Ramiro III King of León 961-966– 984–985 Sancha Gómez Sancho III the Great King of Pamplona 990–1004–1035 Mayor of Castile 995–1066 Urraca Garcés Alfonso V the Noble King of León 994-999-1028 Elvira Menéndez ?-1022 Cristina Bermúdez ≈982-1051/67 Ordoño Ramírez the Blind ≈981–bef.1024 García Sánchez III King of Navarre 1016–1035–1054 Ramiro I King of Aragon bef.1007– 1035-1063 Jimena Alfonso ?-aft.1037 Jimena Sánchez 1012-1062 Bermudo III King of León 1017–1028-1037 Ferdinand I the Great King of León 1015–1037–1065 Sancha of León ?–1067 Sancho Garcés Lord of Uncastillo ≈1038–1083 Alfonso Alberta Sancho II the Strong King of León ≈1037-1072 Urraca of Zamora 1033/4–1101 Elvira of Toro 1038/9–1101 García II King of Galicia ≈1042-1065– 1071–1090 Sancho V Ramírez King of Navarre ≈1042–1076-1094 Constance of Burgundy 1046–1093 Agnes of Aquitaine 1059-1078 Berta ?-≈1100 Alfonso VI the Brave King of León 1040–1065–1109 Beatriz of Este Zaida of Seville 1063-1101 Jimena Muñoz ?-1128 Alfonso I the Battler King of Navarre 1074–1104-1134 Pedro González de Lara ?-1130 Urraca Queen of León and Castile 1079–1109–1126 Raymond of Burgundy 1070–1107 Sancho Alfónsez ≈1093–1108 Elvira of Castile 1100–1135 Roger II King of Sicily 1095-1130–1154 Sancha Alfónsez ≈1101–1125 Theresa Css. of Portugal 1080–1130 Henry Ct. of Portugal 1066–1096–1112 Elvira of Castile bef.1082?-1151 Ramiro Sánchez Lord of Monzón 1070–1116 Elvira Pérez de Lara ≈1111-≈1174 Fernando Pérez Furtado Gontrodo Pérez bef.1105-1186 Berengaria of Barcelona 1116–1149 Alfonso VII the Emperor King of León 1105-1126–1157 Richeza of Poland 1140-1185 Sancha Raimúndez ≈1095/1102 –1159 García Ramírez the Restorer King of Navarre ≈1112-1134–1150 Urraca the Asturian of Castile 1133–≈1179 Louis VII King of the Franks 1120–1137–1180 Constance of Castile 1140-1160 Alfonso II the Chaste King of Aragon 1157–1164–1196 Sancha of Castile 1154/5–1208 Ferdinand of Castile 1153–1157 Afonso I King of Portugal 1109-1139-1185 Sancho VI the Wise King of Navarre 1132–1150–1194 Sancha of Castile 1139–1179 Blanche of Navarre aft.1133-1156 Sancho III King of Castile ≈1134– 1157-1158 Ramón of Castilla ≈1136-? García of Castile ≈1142-1145/6 Alfonso of Castile ≈1144/6- bef.1149 Urraca López de Haro ≈1160–≈1230 Teresa Fernández de Traba ?-1180 Ferdinand II King of León and Galicia 1137–1157-1188 Urraca of Portugal 1151–1188 Sancho I King of Portugal 1154–1185–1212 Alfonso VIII the Noble King of Castile 1155-1158–1214 García Fernández 1181–1184 Sancho Fernández 1186/1187–1220 Teresa Díaz of Haro Fernando of León 1178-1187 Berengaria of Castile 1179-1246 Alfonso IX King of León and Galicia 1171–1188–1230 Theresa of Portugal 1178–1250 Leonor of León 1198/12-1202 Constanza of León 1200-1242 Elisabeth of Swabia 1205–1235 Ferdinand III King of León 1201–1230–1252 King of Castile r.1217–1252 Joan of Dammartin 1220–1279 Alfonso Lord of Molina 1202–1272 Berengaria of León 1204–1237 John of Brienne 1170–1237 Sancha of León 1191-≈1243 Ferdinand of León 1192–1214 Dulce of León ≈1195-? Castilian monarchs, also monarchs of Leon

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 Spanish monarchs
• Kings of Spain family tree
• Kingdom of León
• Lists of incumbents