Tello Alfonso of Castile (1337 – October 1370) was the seventh of the ten illegitimate children of

Alfonso XI of Castile Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...

and

Eleanor of Guzman Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was intro ...

. He was a prince of Castile and First Lord of

Aguilar de Campoo Aguilar de Campoo () is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is close to the River Pisuerga. Its 2011 population is 7741. It is one of the locations of the St. James' ...

. In Spanish he is known as ''Tello de Castilla, Infante de Castilla; Señor de Aguilar de Campoo, de Vizcaya, de Castañeda y de Lara''.

Biography

He was born in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...

. He participated along with his brothers in the struggles against the despotic rule of his half-brother

Pedro of Castile Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...

also known as Pedro the Cruel.

Family

In 1353 he married Juana of Lara (daughter of Juan Núñez III de Lara), but she was reportedly murdered in 1359, on order of King Peter (

Pedro the Cruel Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...

). Tello and Juana had no legitimate children. It is reported that Tello kept news of her death secret in order to maintain possession of her dowry. Tello had many illegitimate children. *Juan Tellez de Castilla, Segundo Señor de Aguilar de Campoo, (1355-1385). He died at the

Battle of Aljubarrota The Battle of Aljubarrota (; see Aljubarrota) was fought between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile on 14 August 1385. Forces commanded by King John I of Portugal and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira, with the support of Englis ...

. From his marriage to Leonor de la Vega arise the Marquesses of

(Grandees of Spain). *Afonso Tellez de Castilla, b. 1365 *Pedro Enríquez de Castilla, Señor de Camporedondo, b. 1370 *Fernando Tellez de Castilla, died young. *Constanza Tellez de Castilla. *Maria Tellez de Castilla. *Isabel Tellez de Castilla. *Elvira Tellez de Castilla. *Juana Tellez de Castilla. *Leonor Tellez de Castilla, died young

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1337 births 1370 deaths People from Seville Lords of Spain Sons of kings {{Europe-royal-stub