Peter of Castile, Lord of Ledesma

Castilian infante
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCastilian infante
PlacesSpain
isHeir
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
BirthSeville
Death10 October 1283Ledesma
Family
Mother:Violant of Aragon
Father:Alfonso X of Castile
Siblings:Sancho IV of Castile Ferdinand de la Cerda John of Castile Lord of Valencia de Campos James of Castile Lord of Cameros Violant of Castile Beatrice of Castile Beatrice of Castile Marchioness of Montferrat Berengaria of Castile Lady of Guadalajara
Children: Sancho Pérez de Paz
The details

Biography

Peter of Castile (June 1260, in Seville – 10 October 1283, in Ledesma), was an infante of Castile. He was a son of Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon who was also called Yolanda or Yolante.
He was Lord (señor) of Ledesma, Alba de Tormes, Salvatierra, Miranda del Castañar, Galisteo and Granadilla.

Biography

He received from his father the command of the Christian troops during the failed Siege of Algeciras (1278–79).
In 1281, Peter participated in his father's campaign against the Kingdom of Granada.

When his eldest brother, Crown Prince Ferdinand de la Cerda, died before his father, Peter supported his brother Sancho IV of Castile, against the wishes of his father, who had appointed Ferdinand's son Alfonso de la Cerda as his successor. For this, Peter was disinherited by his father.

Marriage and issue

He married Margaret of Narbonne, daughter of Aimery IV of Narbonne (of the House of Lara) in 1281. They had one son

  • Sancho de Castilla el de la Paz, died 1312 without issue.

He also had an illegitimate son called Sancho Pére.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Peter of Castile, Lord of Ledesma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ferdinand II of León
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Alfonso IX of León
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Urraca of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ferdinand III of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Alfonso VIII of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Berengaria of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Eleanor of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Alfonso X of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Philip of Swabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Isaac II Angelos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Irene Angelina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Unknown Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Peter of Castile, Lord of Ledesma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Alfonso II of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Peter II of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Sancha of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. James I of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. William VIII of Montpellier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Marie of Montpellier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Eudokia Komnene
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Violant of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Béla III of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Andrew II of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Agnes of Antioch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Violant of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Peter II of Courtenay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Yolanda de Courtenay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Yolanda of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 

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