Castilian House of Ivrea

Castilian House of Burgundy Casa de Borgoña
Armorial of Castile and León
Parent house	House of Ivrea
Country	Crown of Castile, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of León
Founded	1126
Founder	Raymond of Burgundy
Final ruler	Peter of Castile
Titles	King of Castile and Toledo King of León and Galicia
Dissolution	1369
Cadet branches	House of la Cerda House of Trastámara House of Enríquez House of Manuel de Villena

The Castilian House of Burgundy is a cadet brach of the House of Ivrea descended from Raymond of Burgundy. Raymond married Urraca of the House of Jiménez. Two years after his death, Urraca succeeded her father and became queen of Castille and Leon; Urraca's and Raymond's offspring ruled the kingdom from 1126 up to Peter of Castile, 1369.

History

Origins

Raymond was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy (from the House of Ivrea) and arrived in the Iberian peninsula probably in 1086 with the army of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, who siege the city Tudela, Navarre. In April 1087 the army abandoned the siege and returned home, but Odo, Raymond and Henry (Raymond's cousin) went west at the court of Alfonso VI king of Castile and León. There, Odo arranged the marriage of king's first daughter Urraca to Raymond on 1087; the couple received the county of Galicia as dowry. In 1093 Alfonso VI married his second daughter Teresa to Henry and gave them the county of Portugal, which evolved to a kingdom. In 1107 Raymond died; the next year died Sancho, king's only son and in 1109 the king himself. Urraca succeeded him up to her death and then next ruler was her son Alfonso VII, first king of Castile and León from the Castilian House of Ivrea.

Kings of Castile and León

Alfonso VII partitioned the kingdom to his sons: Sancho III received Castile & Toledo and Ferdinand received León & Galicia. The kingdom remained divided by their sons Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso IX of León respectively, but in 1197 the latter married the daughter of the former, so their son Ferdinand III of Castlile and León reunited the two kingdoms. Ferdinand III married Elisabeth of Swabia, the daughter of Irene Angelina, and their son was Alfonso X.

Alfonso X's eldest son Ferdinand died in 1275 leaving two sons, but the king's second son Sancho claimed to be the new heir. The king preferred Ferdinand's sons, but the nobility supported Sancho and a civil war began. The descendants of Ferdinand form the House of la Cerda. Alfonso X died in 1284 and finally his second son succeeded him, as Sancho IV. The grandson of Sancho IV, i.e. Alfonso XI, had legitimate son Peter of Castile and some illegitimate sons: Henry, Fadrique, etc. Since Peter had no legitimate sons, Henry attacked Peter with a host of soldiers of fortune in 1366. The Castilian Civil War followed: Peter was besieged at the fortress of Montiel. During the negotiations, Peter entered the tent of Henry's envoy, where Henry, which was hidden there, attacked him and killed him. Henry became the new king as Henry II and was the founder of the House of Trastámara. His brother Fadrique became the founder of the House of Enríquez.

Family tree of Castilian House of Burgundy

William I count of Burgundy HOUSE OF IVREA

Stephen I count of Burgundy

Raymond CASTILIAN HOUSE OF IVREA

Urraca queen of Castile & León HOUSE OF JIMENEZ

Alfonso VII king of Castile & León

Sancho III king of Castile

Ferdinand II king of León

Alphonso VIII king of Castile

Alfonso IX king of León

Ferdinand of Castile heir apparent

Henry I king of Castile

Ferdinand of León heir apparent

Ferdinand III king of Castile & León

Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (daughter of Irene Angelina)

Alfonso lord of Molina

(illeg.) Rodrigo Alfonso lord of Alexer

(illeg.) Martín Alfonso

(1) Alfonso X king of Castile & León

Frederck prince of Castille

Catherine Angelina (daughter of Nikephoros I despot of Epirus)

Henry the Senator prince of Castile

Philip archbishop of Seville

Sancho archbishop of Toledo

Manuel lord of Villiena

William VII marquess of Montferrat HOUSE OF ALERAMICI

Beatrice

Ferdinand de la Cerda heir apparent HOUSE OF LA CERDA

Sancho IV king of Castile & León

Peter lord of Ledesma

John lord of Valencia de Campos

James lord of Cameros

Alfonso Fernández el Niño lord of Molina

Juan Manuel prince of Villena

Andronikos II Roman Emperor HOUSE OF PALAIOLOGOS

(Yolande) Irene of Montferrat

Alfonso the disinherited baron of Lunel

Ferdinand lord of Lara

Ferdinand IV king of Castile-León

Peter lord of Cameros

Philip lord of Cabrera and Ribera

Juan lord of Cuéllar

Alfonso of Spain baron of Lunel

Luis admiral of France

Juan Alfonso lord of Gibraleón

Juan Núñez lord of Lara

Alfonso XI king of Castile & León

Charles constable of France, Count of Angoulême

Peter king of Castile & León

(illeg.) Henry II count of Trastámara, king of Castile & León HOUSE OF TRASTAMARA

(illeg.) Fadrique Alfonso lord of Haro HOUSE OF ENRIQUEZ

(illeg.) Tello Alfonso lord of Aguilar de Campo

(illeg.) Sancho Alfonso count of Alburquerque

Alonso lord of Medina de Rioseco

Fadrique lord of Medina de Rioseco

References

• Patxot y Ferrer, Fernando; en "Los héroes y las grandezas de la tierra: anales del mundo, formación, revoluciones y guerra de todos los imperios, desde la creación hasta nuestros días" (Tomo VI, Ed. Imprenta de Cervantes, Barcelona, año 1856).

See also

• Portuguese House of Burgundy
• House of Trastámara

Gallery

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  Raymond (House of Ivrea)
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  Alfonso VII the Emperor
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  Ferdinand II of León
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  Alfonso IX of León
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  Ferdinand III the Saint
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  Alfonso X the Wise
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  Sancho IV the Brave
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  Ferdinand IV the Summoned
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  Alfonso XI the Avenger
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  Peter the Cruel/Just