Deaths on July 20

John II of Castile

Died on July 20, 1454

John II of Castile (b. 1405)

John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castille and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.

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