In October 1254 aged just 15, he married Eleanor (Leonor), daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Leon, at Las Huelgas. It was a love match and the couple were inseparable until her death.

Week 5: One Kingdom, One Faith The year 1492 changed everything. In Castile, it was the end of the Reconquista, as Isabella and Ferdinand ended a decade-long war with a triumphant ride through the ...