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

Alfonso XI of Castile Alfonso XI (11 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 ...

and Eleanor of Guzman. He was a prince of Castile and First Lord of

Aguilar de Campoo Aguilar de Campoo () is a town and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the North of province of Palencia, autonomous community of Castile and León. The River Pisuerga flows through its historic centre. Its 2011 population was ...

. 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 ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

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

Pedro of Castile Peter (; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called Peter the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated ...

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

Battle of Aljubarrota The Battle of 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 English allies, opposed the a ...

. From his marriage to

Leonor Lasso de la Vega Leonor Lasso de la Vega (b. before 1367 - d. 1432) was a Spanish noble woman from Cantabria and head of the prestigious House of Lasso de la Vega from 1367 - 1432. Family origins Leonor was the paternal great-granddaughter of Garci Lasso ...

arose the Marquesses of

(Grandees of Spain). *Alfonso Tellez de Castilla, b. 1365 *Pedro Enríquez de Castilla, Señor de Camporredondo, b. 1370 *Fernando Tellez de Castilla *Constanza Tellez de Castilla *Leonor Tellez de Castilla *Isabel Tellez de Castilla *Juana Tellez de Castilla *María Tellez de Castilla

Ancestors

References

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