Peter of Castile (June 1260, in
Seville
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– 10 October 1283, in
Ledesma), was an infante of Castile. He was a son of
Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, es, el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Ger ...
and
Violant of Aragon
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Life
Violant was born in Zaragoza, the daughter of King ...
who was also called Yolanda or Yolante.
He was Lord (''señor'') of
Ledesma,
Alba de Tormes
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,
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,
Miranda del Castañar,
Galisteo and
Granadilla.
Biography
He received from his father the command of the Christian troops during the failed
Siege of Algeciras (1278–79).
In 1281, Peter participated in his father's campaign against the
Kingdom of Granada
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.
When his eldest brother, Crown Prince
Ferdinand de la Cerda
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, died before his father, Peter supported his brother
Sancho IV of Castile, against the wishes of his father, who had appointed Ferdinand's son
Alfonso de la Cerda
Alfonso de la Cerda, (Valladolid 1270 - Ávila 1333), called "the Disinherited", was the elder son of Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France, and was a grandson of Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso and his brother Fernando were ca ...
as his successor.
For this, Peter was disinherited by his father.
Marriage and issue
He married Margaret of Narbonne, daughter of
Aimery IV of Narbonne (of the
House of Lara
The House of Lara (Spanish: ''Casa de Lara'') is a noble family from the medieval Kingdom of Castile. Two of its branches, the Duques de Nájera and the Marquesado de Aguilar de Campoo were considered Grandees of Spain. The Lara family gained n ...
) in 1281.
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They had one son
* Sancho de Castilla el de la Paz, died 1312 without issue.
He also had an illegitimate son called Sancho Pére.
Ancestry
References
Bibliography
Notes
1260 births
1283 deaths
Castilian infantes
Lords of Spain
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
Sons of kings
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