Henry II of Castile

Henry II
Depiction of Henry by Jaume Serra (c. 1375)[1]
King of Castile and León
Reign	13 March 1366 – 3 April 1367
Coronation	29 March 1366, Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
Predecessor	Peter
Successor	Peter
Reign	23 March 1369 – 29 May 1379
Predecessor	Peter
Successor	John I
Born	13 January 1334 Seville
Died	29 May 1379(1379-05-29) (aged 45) Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Burial	Cathedral of Toledo
Spouse	Juana Manuel ​ (m. 1350)​
Issue among others...	John I, King of Castile Eleanor, Queen of Navarre Infanta Joanna
House	Ivrea (by birth) Trastámara (founder)
Father	Alfonso XI of Castile
Mother	Eleanor de Guzmán

Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (el Fratricida), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter the Cruel, after numerous rebellions and battles. As king he was involved in the Fernandine Wars and the Hundred Years' War.