Enrique II de Castilla
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See also category: Henry II of Castile.
King of Castile ![]() Enrique II en la tabla Virgen de Tobed (c. 1360), de Jaume Serra | |
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Date of birth | 13 January 1334 Seville |
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Date of death | 29 May 1379 Santo Domingo de la Calzada |
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Henry II of Castile (Seville, 13 January 1334 – Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 29 May 1379) was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother, king Peter I of Castile, after numerous rebellions and battles. As king he was involved in the Ferdinanine Wars and the Hundred Years' War. |

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Henry II of Castile in miniatures[edit]
Battle of Nájera (1367).
Battle of Nájera (1367).
Battle of Nájera (1367).
Battle of Montiel (1369).
Battle of Montiel (1369).
Battle of Montiel (1369).
Henry II of Castile in paintings[edit]
La Virgen de Tobed con Enrique II de Castilla y la reina Juana Manuel, de Jaume Serra. Ca. 1359-1362. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Enrique II y su hijo, el infante Juan de Castilla. Detalle del cuadro de la Virgen de Tobed.
Enrique II de Castilla, de José María Rodríguez de Losada. Ca. 1892-1894. (Ayuntamiento de León).
La muerte de Pedro I de Castilla, de Arturo Montero Calvo. 1883. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Henry II of Castile in statues and reliefs[edit]
Enrique II de Castilla. Siglo XVIII. (Madrid).
Enrique II de Castilla. (Plaza Mayor de Salamanca).
Henry II of Castile in stained glass windows[edit]
Enrique II de Castilla. (Alcázar de Segovia).