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| Infante John | |
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| Lord of Valencia de Campos Consort Lord of Biscay | |
Coat of Arms of Infante John of Castile. | |
| Born | 15 May/25 July 1260 Seville |
| Died | 25 June 1319 (aged 58–59) Pinos Puente |
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| Spouse | Margaret of Montferrat María II Díaz de Haro |
| Issue | Alfonso, Lord of Valencia de Campos Juan el Tuerto Lope Díaz de Haro María Díaz de Haro |
| House | Castilian House of Ivrea |
| Father | Alfonso X of Castile |
| Mother | Violant of Aragon |
John of Castile,called the "el de Tarifa" (Spanish:Juan de Castilla "el de Tarifa"; 1262–25 June 1319) was aninfante ofCastile andLeón. He was engaged in a decades-long fight for control over the Lordship ofBiscay withDiego López V de Haro, the uncle of his wife.
He was born before 15 April 1262[1][2] inSeville, the son ofAlfonso X, King of Castile and León and QueenViolant of Aragon.[3] In 1296, during the minority of his nephewFerdinand IV of Castile, John was declaredKing of León,Galicia and Seville, although in 1300 he reconciled with Ferdinand IV and entered his service.[4] In 1312, after the death of Ferdinand IV, he was appointed guardian of his sonAlfonso XI,[5] whom he served alongside QueenMaría de Molina and InfantePeter of Castile, Lord of Cameros.
He was the Lord ofValencia de Campos andBiscay, by his marriage toMaría Díaz de Haro, and was also Lord ofBaena,Luque,Zuheros,Lozoya,Villalón,[5]Oropesa,Santiago de la Puebla,Melgar de Arriba,Paredes de Nava,Medina de Río Seco andCastronuño, and he served asalférez (armour-bearer) of the King[3] and mayordomo mayor (high steward) of the King. He was alsoAdelantado ofAndalusia. He died in 1319 atPinos Puente, in the battle of Sierra Elvira, also known as thedisaster of Vega de Granada.[3]
On 17 February 1281, he married Margaret, who died in 1286, daughter ofWilliam VII, Marquess of Montferrat and Elizabeth of Gloucester,[3] with whom he had:
One year after the death of his first wife and before 11 May 1287 he marriedMaría Díaz de Haro[5][7][3] with whom he had three children:
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos Born: 15 May/25 July 1260 Died: 25 June 1319 | ||
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| New Creation | Lord ofValencia de Campos 1281–1300 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lord Consort of Biscay 1289–1294 1310–1319 withMaría II Díaz de Haro | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Mayordomo Mayor of the King 1284–1285 | Succeeded by Pedro Álvarez de las Asturias |
| Preceded by | Alférez del rey 1277-1284 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Alférez del rey 1312-1318 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Adelantado mayor de la frontera de Andalucía 1284–1292 | Succeeded by |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by | — TITULAR — King ofLeón,Galicia andSeville 1296–1301 | Succeeded by |