John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos

"John I of León" redirects here. For the later Leonese king, see John I of Castile.

Not to be confused with Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos.

Infante John
Lord of Valencia de Campos Consort Lord of Biscay
200px Coat of Arms of Infante John of Castile.
Born	15 May/25 July 1260 Seville
Died	25 June 1319 (aged 58–59) Pinos Puente
Burial	Burgos Cathedral
Spouse	Margaret of Montferrat María II Díaz de Haro
Issue	Alfonso, Lord of Valencia de Campos Lope Díaz de Haro Juan el Tuerto María Díaz II de Haro
House	House of Burgundy
Father	Alfonso X of Castile
Mother	Violant of Aragon
Religion	Roman Catholicism

John of Castile, called the "el de Tarifa" (Spanish: Juan de Castilla "el de Tarifa"; 1262–25 June 1319) was an infante of Castile and León. He was engaged in a decades long fight for control over the Lordship of Biscay with Diego López V de Haro, the uncle of his wife.

Biographical sketch

He was born before 15 April 1262 in Seville, the son of Alfonso X, King of Castile and León and Queen Violant of Aragon. In 1296 during the minority of his nephew Ferdinand IV of Castile, John was declared King of León, of Seville and Galicia, although in 1300 he reconciled with Ferdinand IV and entered his service. In 1312 after the death of Ferdinand IV, he was appointed guardian of his son Alfonso XI, whom he served alongside Queen María de Molina and Infante Peter of Castile, Lord of Cameros.

He was the Lord of Valencia de Campos and Biscay, by his marriage to María Díaz de Haro, and was also Lord of Baena, Luque, Zuheros, Lozoya, Villalón, Oropesa, Santiago de la Puebla, Melgar de Arriba, Paredes de Nava, Medina de Río Seco and Castronuño, and he served as alférez (armour-bearer) of the King and mayordomo mayor (high steward) of the King. He was also Adelantado of Andalusia. He died in 1319 at Pinos Puente, in the battle of Sierra Elvira, also known as the disaster of Vega de Granada.

Marriages and issue

On 17 February 1281, he married Margaret, who died in 1286 daughter of William VII, Marquess of Montferrat) and Elizabeth of Gloucester, with whom he had:

• Alfonso of Valencia de Campos, married as his first wife, Teresa, daughter of Juan Núñez I de Lara and in 1314, married Juana Fernández de Castro, daughter of Fernando Rodríguez de Castro and granddaughter of King Sancho IV of Castile.

One year after the death of his first wife and before 11 May 1287he married María Díaz de HaroTemplate:Harvnp with whom he had three children:, was:

• Juan de Castilla y Haro, known as Juan el Tuerto (the one-eyed).
• Lope Díaz de Haro died after 1295 in his youth.
• María Díaz de Haro

Ancestry

Family of John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos

16. Ferdinand II of León               8. Alfonso IX of León                       17. Urraca of Portugal               4. Ferdinand III of Castile                             18. Alfonso VIII of Castile               9. Berengaria of Castile                       19. Eleanor of England               2. Alfonso X of Castile                                   20. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Philip of Swabia                       21. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy               5. Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen                             22. Isaac II Angelos               11. Irene Angelina                       23. Unknown Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene               1. John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos                                         24. Alfonso II of Aragon               12. Peter II of Aragon                       25. Sancha of Castile               6. James I of Aragon                             26. William VIII of Montpellier               13. Marie of Montpellier                       27. Eudokia Komnene               3. Violant of Aragon                                   28. Béla III of Hungary               14. Andrew II of Hungary                       29. Agnes of Antioch               7. Violant of Hungary                             30. Peter II of Courtenay               15. Yolanda de Courtenay                       31. Yolanda of Flanders

John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos House of Burgundy Born: 15 May/25 July 1260 Died: 25 June 1319
Regnal titles
New Creation	Lord of Valencia de Campos 1281–1300	Succeeded by Alfonso of Valencia
Preceded by Diego López de Haro IV	Lord Consort of Biscay 1289–1294 1310–1319 with María II Díaz de Haro	Succeeded by Infante Henry of Castile
Preceded by Diego López de Haro V		Succeeded by Juan de Castilla y Haro
Preceded by Fernán Pérez Ponce de León I	Mayordomo Mayor of the King 1284–1285	Succeeded by Pedro Álvarez de las Asturias
Preceded by Manuel of Castile	Alférez del rey 1277-1284	Succeeded by Diego López V de Haro
Preceded by Juan Alfonso de Haro	Alférez del rey 1312-1318	Succeeded by Juan de Castilla y Haro
Preceded by Juan Núñez I de Lara	Adelantado mayor de la frontera de Andalucía 1284–1292	Succeeded by Juan Fernández "Cabellos de Oro"
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Ferdinand IV	— TITULAR — King of León, Galicia and Seville 1296–1301	Succeeded by Ferdinand IV

External links

• Ficha genealógica del infante Juan de Castilla, hijo de Alfonso X el Sabio