John I of Castile
Also known as: Iohn king of Castile · Family: Castile · Role: king · First appears: Richard II 12
Life events
- c. 1381 · English forces were sent to aid John I of Portugal against John I of Castile.(Richard II 12 · 📍 Portingale)
- With: John I of Portugal William de Beauchamp Matthew Gournay
- “the earle of Cambridge, the lord William de Beauchampe, the lord Botreux, and sir Matthew Gournie, were sent into Portingale with fiue hundred armed men, and fiue hundred archers to aid the king of Portingale against the king of Castile”
Richard II 12
- enemies with John I of Portugal (The two kings were at open war.) “there was variance and open war mainteined, betwixt Iohn king of Castile, and king Iohn of Portingale”
- enemies with Edmund Langley, Duke of York (Cambridge was sent against the Castilian king.) “the earle of Cambridge, the lord William de Beauchampe, the lord Botreux, and sir Matthew Gournie, were sent into Portingale with fiue hundred armed men, and fiue hundred archers to aid the king of Portingale against the king of Castile”
- enemies with William de Beauchamp (Beauchamp was sent against the Castilian king.) “the earle of Cambridge, the lord William de Beauchampe, the lord Botreux, and sir Matthew Gournie, were sent into Portingale with fiue hundred armed men, and fiue hundred archers to aid the king of Portingale against the king of Castile”
- enemies with Matthew Gournay (Gournay was sent against the Castilian king.) “the earle of Cambridge, the lord William de Beauchampe, the lord Botreux, and sir Matthew Gournie, were sent into Portingale with fiue hundred armed men, and fiue hundred archers to aid the king of Portingale against the king of Castile”
- parent: Henry II of Castile (Henry was the father of the king of Castile.) “the king of Castile, who was sonne to the bastard Henrie”
- rivals with John of Gaunt (Lancaster intended to contest the Castilian crown against its usurping holder.) “meaning (as soone as opportunity would serue) to go ouer with an armie to chalenge his right, and pursue his claime to the crowne of Castile and Leon, against the vsurper”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.