List of the kings of Galicia
The list of kings of Galicia contains the rulers of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia from the early 10th century onwards from the Kingdom of Asturias to the unification of Spain in the 16th century. It was his story about the neighboring Kingdom of Leon as well as the Kingdom of Castile and Leon closely in personal union associated and rarely had its own king.
List of the kings of Galicia
House of Cantabria
| image | Name Galician (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Ordoño II. († 924) |
910-924 | Son of Alfonso III. of Asturias | Took over the Kingdom of Galicia in 910 and León in 914. Triumphed over the Moors at San Esteban de Gormaz in 917, but lost to them at Valdejunquera in 920. After his death, León-Galicia was taken over by Fruela II. |
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Fruela II the leper Froila (* around 875, † 925) |
924-925 | Brother of the predecessor | Took over the Kingdom of Asturias in 910 and León-Galicia in 924. |
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Alfonso Froilaz the hunchback Alfonso Froilaz (* around 875, † 925) |
925 | Son of the predecessor | Was ousted by the sons of Ordoños II. | |
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Sancho Ordóñez († 929) |
925-929 | Son of Ordoño II. | Took over the Kingdom of Galicia in 925, which his brother took over when he died. | |
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Alfons IV the monk Alfonso o Monxe († 933) |
925-931 | Brother of the predecessor | Took over the Kingdom of León in 925 and, when his brother Sancho died in 929, the Kingdom of Galicia, which from then on remained connected to León. | |
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Ramiro II the Great Ramiro o Grande († 951) |
931-951 | Brother of the predecessor | |
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Ordoño III. († 956) |
951-956 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Sancho I. the fat Sancho o Gordo (* 935; † 966) |
956-958 | Half brother of the predecessor | ||
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Ordoño IV. The Evil Ordoño o Mao (* 926; † 962) |
958-959 | Son of Alfonso IV. | |
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Sancho I. the fat Sancho o Gordo (* 935; † 966) |
959-966 | |||
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Ramiro III. (* 961- † 985) |
966-982 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Bermudo II. The gout fragile Vermudo o Gotoso (* 956; † 999) |
982-999 | Son of Ordoño III. | Revolted against Ramiro III in Galicia in 982, because he finally expelled from León in 984. |
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Alfonso V the noble Alfonso o Nobre (* 994; † July 5, 1028) |
999-1028 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Bermudo III. (* 1017- † 1037) |
1028-1037 | Son of the predecessor |
House Jiménez
| image | Name Galician (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Ferdinand I the Great Fernando o Grande (* 1018; † December 27, 1065) |
1037-1065 | Son of Munidona of Castile and King Sancho III. of Navarre | In 1028 he inherited the county of Castile from his uncle, which was initially administered by his parents. Defeated his brother-in-law Bermudo III in 1037. and took over the kingdoms of Léon and Galicia. Divided his crowns among his three sons. |
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García (1042 - March 22, 1090) |
1065-1073 | Son of the predecessor | In 1065 he inherited Galicia from his father. Was briefly expelled in 1071 by his brother Sancho II , but was able to take over Galicia again after his brother Sancho II was murdered shortly afterwards. But already in 1073 he was by his second brother Alfons VI. finally deposed, who reunited Castile, León and Galicia. | |
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Alfonso VI the brave Alfonso o Bravo (June 1040 - June 30, 1109) |
1073-1109 | Brother of the predecessor | King of León in 1065, took over Castile from Sancho II in 1072 and Galicia from García in 1073. Conquered Toledo from the Moors in 1085 . |
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Urraca (June 1080-8 March 1126) |
1109-1126 | Daughter of the predecessor | Queen of Castile, León and Galicia, married to Raymond of Burgundy and King Alfonso I of Aragon |
House of Burgundy Ivrea
| image | Name Galician (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Alfonso VII the Emperor Alfonso o Emperador (11 March 1104/05 - 21 August 1157) |
1126-1157 | Son of the predecessor | King of Castile, León and Galicia. Fought his stepfather and the Moors. On May 26th 1135 he was crowned “Emperor of all Spain” ( Imperator totius Hispaniae ). Divided Castile and León among his sons. |
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Ferdinand II. (* 1137/38 - † January 28, 1188) |
1157-1188 | Son of the predecessor | Conquered Alcántara, Albuquerque and Elvas from the Moors in 1166. |
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Alfonso IX (August 15, 1171; † September 23-24, 1230) |
1188-1230 | Son of the predecessor | Married his cousin and heiress of Castile, Berenguela . He had to part with the church due to pressure from the church, but with their son Ferdinand the saint he was able to ascend the throne of Castile in 1217. |
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Ferdinand III. Saint Fernando o Santo (* July 30 or August 5, 1199; † May 30, 1252) |
1230-1252 | Son of the predecessor and the Berenguela of Castile | King of Castile since 1117. In 1230, he also took over the kingdoms of León and Galicia, which from then on remained inseparable from Castile. Conquered Córdoba in 1236, then Jaén (1246) and Seville (1248) from the Moors. Established Castile as the predominant power on the Iberian Peninsula. |
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Alfonso X the Wise Alfonso o Sabio (23 November 1221 - 4 April 1284) |
1252-1284 | Son of the predecessor | Elected Roman-German King in 1257. |
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Sancho IV. The Brave Sancho o Bravo (* 1257/58 - † April 25, 1295) |
1284-1295 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Ferdinand IV. Fernando o Emprazado (* December 6, 1285 - September 7, 1312) |
1295-1312 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Alfonso XI the legislator Alfonso o Xusticeiro (born August 13, 1311 - March 26, 1350) |
1312-1350 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Peter I the Cruel Pedro o Cruel (August 30, 1334 - March 23, 1369) |
1350-1369 | Son of the predecessor | Was fought and finally killed by his half-brother Heinrich von Trastámara. |
House Trastámara
| image | Name Galician (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Henry II Henrique de Trastámara (born January 13, 1334 - † May 29, 1379) |
1369-1379 | Half brother of the predecessor | Was proclaimed king against his half-brother in Burgos in 1366. Defeated him in 1369 at the Battle of Montiel and had him beheaded. However, the nobility of Galicia did not recognize his takeover of power, who called King Ferdinand I of Portugal into the country against him . By 1372, however, Henry II was able to drive the Portuguese out of Galicia again. |
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Johann I. Xoán (* August 24, 1358 - † October 9, 1390) |
1379-1390 | Son of the predecessor | In 1386 the English prince John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , who was a son-in-law of Peter I, landed on the Spanish coast and successfully moved into Santiago de Compostela, where the Galician nobility paid homage to him. By the summer of 1387, however, this could be driven out of Galicia again. |
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Henry III. the sickly Henrique o Doente (* October 4, 1379 - † December 25, 1406) |
1379-1406 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Johann II. Xoán (March 6, 1405 - July 20, 1454) |
1406-1454 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Heinrich IV. The Impotente Henrique o Impotente (* January 5, 1425 - † December 11, 1474) |
1454-1474 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Isabella I the Catholic Isabel a Católica (* April 22, 1451 - † November 26, 1504) |
1474-1504 | Half sister of the predecessor | In 1492, the Kingdom of Granada, the last Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula, was conquered, which marked the end of the Reconquista. In the same year, Christopher Columbus, sailing in Spanish service, discovered the American continent and thus initiated the establishment of the Spanish Empire . |
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Ferdinand V the Catholic Fernando o Católico |
1474-1504 | Isabella I.'s cousin and husband | King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Ruled with his wife also in Castile and then as regent for their daughter. | |
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Joan I the Mad Xoana a Tola (* November 6, 1479; † April 12, 1555) |
1504-1555 | Daughter of the predecessor | From 1506 she was under the tutelage of her father due to her mental illness. After his death in 1516 she inherited the Kingdom of Aragón, which from then on remained connected to Castile. However, at the same time her son was crowned King of Castile and Aragon, who also held the actual rule. |
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Philip I the Handsome Filipe o Fermoso |
1504-1506 | Son of the Roman-German Emperor Maximilian I from the Habsburg dynasty . Took rule in Castile and León until his death. |
| Joan's son, Karl , was crowned King of Castile, León, Galicia, Aragón, Granada, Navarre, Sardinia, Sicily, and Naples in 1516. For the kings of the Kingdom of Spain thus founded, see: List of Heads of State of Spain |