John II of Aragon

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John II
John as a Knight of the Golden Fleece Miniature from the southern Netherlands, 1473
King of Aragon (more...)
Reign	27 June 1458 – 20 January 1479
Predecessor	Alfonso V
Successor	Ferdinand II
King of Sicily
Reign	27 June 1458 – 1468
Predecessor	Alfonso V
Successor	Ferdinand II
King of Navarre
Reign	8 September 1425 – 20 January 1479
Predecessor	Charles III
Successor	Eleanor
Co-ruler	Blanche I (until 1441)
Contenders	Charles IV (1441–1461) Blanche II (1461–1464)
Born	29 June 1398 Medina del Campo
Died	20 January 1479(1479-01-20) (aged 80) Barcelona
Burial	Poblet Monastery
Spouses	Blanche I of Navarre ​ ​ (m. 1420; died 1441)​ Juana Enríquez ​ ​ (m. 1447; died 1468)​
Issue Detail	Charles IV, King of Navarre Blanche II, Queen of Navarre Eleanor, Queen of Navarre Ferdinand II, King of Aragon Joanna, Queen of Naples Illegitimate: Alfonso, Duke of Villahermosa John, Archbishop of Zaragoza
House	Trastámara
Father	Ferdinand I of Aragon
Mother	Eleanor of Alburquerque

John II (Spanish: Juan II, Catalan: Joan II, Aragonese: Chuan II and Basque: Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (el Gran) or the Faithless (el Sense Fe),^[1] was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. John was also King of Sicily from 1458 to 1468.