Imaginary portrait of king juan i of castile (1358-1390). He was the son of king enrique ii of castile and queen juana manuel de villena, daughter of the famous don juan manuel. He tried to seize the kingdom of portugal but was crushingly defeated in the siege of lisbon in 1384 and in the battle of aljubarrota, fought in 1385. He died in 1390 in alcalá de henares, at the age of 32 and was succeeded to the throne by his son, henry iii of castile. Object Type: painting. Date: between circa 1892 and circa 1894. Dimensions: height: 179 cm (70.4 in); width: 104 cm (40.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: León City Council. Juan I de Castilla (Ayuntamiento de León)
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