Henry III of Castile
| Henry III | |
|---|---|
| King of Castile and León | |
| Reign | 9 October 1390 – 25 December 1406 |
| Predecessor | John I |
| Successor | John II |
| Born |
4 October 1379 Burgos |
| Died | 25 December 1406 (aged 27) Toledo |
| Burial | Cathedral of Toledo |
| Consort | Catherine of Lancaster |
| Issue Detail |
Maria, Queen of Aragon Catherine, Duchess of Villena John II, King of Castile |
| House | House of Trastámara |
| Father | John I, King of Castile |
| Mother | Eleanor of Aragon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Henry III of Castile (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), called the Mourner (Spanish: Enrique el Doliente, Galician: Henrique o Doente), was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon. He succeeded his father as King of Castile in 1390.
Henry was born in Burgos, the capital of Castile. He was the first-born child of the recently crowned king John I of Castile and his wife Eleanor of Aragon. His younger brother Ferdinand grew up to become king of Aragon.
His upbringing was entrusted to Inés Lasso de la Vega, the wife of John Niño. As a child he was educated by Diego de Anaya Maldonado, Bishop of Tui-Vigo, who later became Archbishop of Seville. His tutor was Juan Hurtado de Mendoza el Limpio and his confessor was the Dominican Alonso de Cusanza, who later became Bishop of Salamanca and León.
Shortly after his birth, he was promised to be married to Beatrice of Portugal, the heir to the Portuguese throne. This was part of a peace treaty between Castile and Portugal, who had signed a truce after the Ferdinand Wars. But this marriage did not happen. Instead, Beatrice married his father, who would instigate a war of succession with John of Aviz.
In 1388, as part of the Treaty of Bayonne, he married Catherine of Lancaster in Palencia Cathedral. She was the daughter of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, and Constance of Castile, a daughter of Peter the Cruel. This solved the dynastic conflict that had raged since the death of Peter the Cruel, secured the House of Trastámara, and established peace between England and Castile.
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