# King of León

Coat of arms of León with the Royal Crest.
In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias (850–866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. In 910, an independent Kingdom of León was founded when the king of Asturias divided his territory amongst his three sons.
Below follows a **list of Leonese monarchs**. It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian monarchs.

## Kings of León

### Astur-Leonese dynasty

| Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ordoño I | 831 | 850 – 27 May 866 | 27 May 866 |  |
| Alfonso III the Great | c. 848 | 866 – 10 December 910 | 10 December 910 |  |
| García I | c. 871 | 910 – 914 | 914 |  |
| Ordoño II | c. 873 | 914 – 924 | 924 | also the king of Galicia from 910 |
| Fruela II | c. 875 | 924 – 925 | 924 | also the king of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910 |
| Alfonso Fróilaz |  | 925 – 926 |  |  |
| Alfonso IV the Monk | c. 890 | 924 – 931 | 933 | abdicated |
| Ramiro II | c. 900 | 931 – 950 | 950 |  |
| Ordoño III | c. 926 | 951 – 956 | 956 |  |
| Sancho I the Fat | ? | 956 – 958 | 966 |  |
| Ordoño IV the Wicked | c. 926 | 958 – 960 | 962 |  |
| Sancho I the Fat | ? | 960 – 966 | 966 |  |
| Ramiro III | 961 | 966 – 984 | 985 |  |
| Bermudo II the Gouty | 956 | 982 – 999 | 999 |  |
| Alfonso V | 994 | 999 – 1028 | 1028 |  |
| Bermudo III | 1010 | 1028 – 4 September 1037 | 4 September 1037 |  |

### Jiménez Dynasty

| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Ferdinand I the Great | 1017 | 1037–24 December 1065 | 24 December 1065 |  |
|  | Alfonso VI (first time) | before June 1040 | 24 December 1065 – January 1072 | 29 June/1 July 1109 | deposed by brother (restored later the same year) |
|  | Sancho II | 1036/1038 | January 1072 – 6 October 1072 | 6 October 1072 | also king of Castile (1065–1072) |
|  | Alfonso VI (second time) | before June 1040 | 6 October 1072 – 29 June/1 July 1109 | 29 June/1 July 1109 | also king of Castile (1072–1109) |
|  | Urraca | 1082 | 1109 – 8 March 1126 | 8 March 1126 | also queen of Castile (1109–1126) |

### House of Burgundy

The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy.

| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Alfonso VII the Emperor | 1 March 1105 | 1135 – 21 August 1157 | 21 August 1157 | also king of Galicia (1111–1157) and king of Castile (1126–1157) |
|  | Ferdinand II | 1 March 1137 | 21 August 1157 – 22 January 1188 | 22 January 1188 |  |
|  | Alfonso IX | 15 August 1171 | 22 January 1188 – 23/24 September 1230 | 23/24 September 1230 |  |
|  | Sancha & Dulce | 1191/1192 | 23/24 September 1230 – 11 December 1230 | before 1243 | *de jure co-monarchs* |
| **All kings hereafter were also kings of Castile** |
|  | Ferdinand III the Saint | 30 July or 5 August 1199 | 11 December 1230 – 30 May 1252 | 30 May 1252 | also king of Castile from 1217, canonised in 1671 |
|  | Alfonso X the Learned | 23 November 1221 | 30 May 1252 – 4 April 1284 | 4 April 1284 |  |
|  | Sancho IV the Brave | 1257 or 1258 | 4 April 1284 – 25 April 1295 | 25 April 1295 |  |
|  | Ferdinand IV the Summoned | 6 December 1285 | 25 April 1295 – 7 September 1312 | 7 September 1312 |  |
|  | Alfonso XI the Just | 13 August 1311 | 7 September 1312 – 26/27 March 1350 | 26/27 March 1350 |  |
|  | Peter the Cruel | 30 August 1334 | 26/27 March 1350 – 23 March 1369 | 23 March 1369 |  |

### House of Trastámara

Henry II was the illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. He was made duke of Trastámara.

| Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Henry II  | 13 January 1334 | 1369–1379 | 29 May 1379 |  |
|  | John I | 24 August 1358 | 1379–1390 | 9 October 1390 |  |
|  | Henry III the Infirm | 4 October 1379 | 1390–1406 | 1406 |  |
|  | John II | 6 March 1405 | 1406–1454 | 20 July 1454 |  |
|  | Henry IV the Impotent | 5 January 1425 | 1454–1474 | 11 December 1474 |  |