Pastlasby Oleh Voronko

State · 1230 – 1715

Crown of Castile

A state of 1230 – 1715 — 485 years in Europe. It replaced Kingdom of León, Kingdom of Navarre and Kingdom of Navarre and followed Kingdom of Castile. It was replaced by Spanish Empire and Kingdom of Spain. The atlas records 78 things within it — wars and battles 11 · regime change 1 · unrest and atrocity 2 · treaties 5 · people 59. Its line of rulers holds 20 people.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.

Stood
485 years
1230 – 1715
Rulers
20
the Monarch of Castile and Leon
Most ground
535,500 km²
in 1512
Within it
78
recorded rows
Symbols
2
on record, with years
Map: Crown of Castile in 1512, its borders in gold among its neighbours
Crown of Castile in 1512, when it held the most ground the borders dataset draws for it: 535,500 km². Its neighbours wear their tints, as on the atlas's own map. Borders from Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0), coast and rivers from Natural Earth, cities from Reba, Reitsma & Seto 2016 (CC BY 4.0), each city under the name it bore that year.
Crown of Castile in 1236, first mapped

1236 · first mapped · 310,700 km²

Crown of Castile in 1512, at its largest

1512 · at its largest · 535,500 km²

The rise and the fall in one frame: the same ground at the years the borders dataset first maps it, maps it largest, and last maps it.

Where it sits in time

3000 BCE2000 BCE1000 BCE110002000Kingdom of León: 910 – 1833Kingdom of Castile: 1065 – 1715Kingdom of Navarre: 1162 – 1841Spanish Empire: 1402 – 1899Crown of Castile: 1230 – 1715

Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.

Before and after

The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.

Before it

After it

  • Kingdom of Spain · replaced by
  • Spanish Empire · replaced by · 1402 – 1899

Rulers

The line of Monarch of Castile and Leon - the office this state names as its head of state.

Ferdinand III of Castile · 1230 – 1252 · died a natural deathAlfonso X of Castile · 1252 – 1284 · died a natural deathSancho IV of Castile · 1284 – 1295 · died a natural deathFerdinand IV of Castile · 1295 – 1312 · died a natural deathAlfonso XI of Castile · 1312 – 1350 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathPeter of Castile · 1350 – 1369 · deposed or killedHenry II of Castile · 1369 – 1379 · died a natural deathJohn I of Castile · 1379 – 1390 · died a natural deathHenry III of Castile · 1390 – 1407 · died a natural deathJohn II of Castile · 1407 – 1454 · died a natural deathHenry IV of Castile · 1454 – 1474 · died a natural deathAlfonso · 1465 – 1468 · died in office, manner not recordedIsabella I of Castile · 1474 – 1504 · died a natural deathJoanna of Castile · 1504 – 1555 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathCharles V · 1516 – 1556 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathPhilip II of Spain · 1556 – 1598 · died a natural deathPhilip III of Spain · 1598 – 1621 · died a natural deathPhilip IV of Spain · 1621 – 1665 · died a natural deathCharles II of Spain · 1665 – 1700 · died a natural deathPhilip V of Spain · 1700 – 1714 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural death13001400150016001700
deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared throne
RulerReignLengthHow it ended · sourceTo the ruler before
Ferdinand III of Castile1230 – 125222 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Alfonso X of Castile1252 – 128432 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Sancho IV of Castile1284 – 129511 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Ferdinand IV of Castile1295 – 131217 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Alfonso XI of Castile1312 – 135038 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Peter of Castile1350 – 136919 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Henry II of Castile1369 – 137910 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
John I of Castile1379 – 139011 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Henry III of Castile1390 – 140717 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John II of Castile1407 – 145447 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Henry IV of Castile1454 – 147420 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Alfonso1465 – 14683 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonesibling
Isabella I of Castile1474 – 150430 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Joanna of Castile1504 – 155551 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Charles V1516 – 155640 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip II of Spain1556 – 159842 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip III of Spain1598 – 162123 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip IV of Spain1621 – 166544 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Charles II of Spain1665 – 170035 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip V of Spain1700 – 171414 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

20 rulers, 20 with terms dated as terms, covering 1230 – 1714. Median reign 22.5 years. 4 of 19 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.

Ground held, by year

km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.

13001350140014501500

353,900 km² in 1255, 416,700 km² in 1505; at its largest 416,700 km² in 1505. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.

Flags and arms, in order

Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

  • Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century)
    coat of arms, undatedRoyal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heralder
  • Royal Banner of the Crown of Castille (15th Century Style)
    flag, undatedRoyal Banner of the Crown of Castille (15th Century Style) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heralder

What happened within it, by century

Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.

1200 – 1299: 5 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other12001300 – 1399: 13 recorded — 5 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 8 other13001400 – 1499: 43 recorded — 4 wars and battles, 3 risings, regime changes and massacres, 36 other14001500 – 1599: 17 recorded — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 15 other15001600 – 1699: 0 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other16001700 – 1799: 0 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other1700

1200 – 12995 rows

1300 – 139913 rows · 5 wars and battles

and 5 more in the atlas.

1400 – 149943 rows · 4 wars and battles · 3 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 35 more in the atlas.

1500 – 159917 rows · 2 wars and battles

and 9 more in the atlas.

Among all states

Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.

  • How long it stood485 years

    stood longer than 85% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.

  • The most ground it held535,500 km²

    held more ground at its peak than 75% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.

  • Wars recorded per century0.6

    had more wars on record per century than 91% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.

  • How long a reign lasted, at the median23 years

    had longer reigns, at the median, than 70% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.

  • Rulers on record20

    has more rulers on record than 91% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.

What led to it, and what came of it

The investigation's own picture: 5 causes the record names and 5 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.

Kingdom of León · Linked · 910 – 1833Kingdom of LeónKingdom of Castile · Linked · 1065 – 1715Kingdom of CastileKingdom of Navarre · Linked · 1162 – 1841Kingdom of NavarreKingdom of Asturias · In the article · 718 · “The Kingdom of León arose out of the Kingdom of Asturias.”Kingdom of AsturiasRodrigo Jiménez de Rada · Coincidence · 1170 – 1247Rodrigo Jiménez de RadaCrown of Castile · 1230 – 1715Crown of CastileKingdom of Spain · Linked · 1700 – 1873Kingdom of SpainSpanish Empire · Linked · 1402 – 1899Spanish EmpirePortugal · In the article · 1910 · “This led to a Castilian invasion of Portugal in 1385, culminating in t”Portugal10001500
in the articlelinkedcoincidence

Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.

Open in the atlas

Wikidata Q217196 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.