Juan II

Japanese: フアン[2世]（英語表記）Juan II

1398‐1479
The second son of Ferdinand I, the first of the Aragonese dynasty of Trastámara, he was one of the so-called "Prince of Aragon." He married a princess of Navarrese and became King of Navarre (1425-79), and then King of the United Kingdom of Aragon (1458-79). Juan II was a man of great political and diplomatic talent, but he was also ambitious, and his life was a constant battlefield. First, he relentlessly interfered in the internal affairs of Castile, where he had many interests, until his defeat at the Battle of Olmedo (1445).

Juan II

1405‐54
King of Castile. Reigned 1407-54. Father of the future Queen Isabella I of Spain. During his reign in the late Middle Ages, Castile became a battlefield for the Western European political trend toward strengthening royal power and the resistance of the nobles to this trend. Timid by nature and lacking the talent to take the initiative, the king was at the mercy of the changing situation throughout his reign. He died shortly after his favorite, Álvaro de Luna (1390?-1453), who had been handling the affairs of the king's government, was executed by his political enemies.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1398‐1479
アラゴン･トラスタマラ朝初代のフェルナンド1世の次男で，いわゆる〈アラゴンの王子たち〉の一人。ナバラ王女と結婚してナバラ王(在位，1425‐79)となり，次いでアラゴン連合王国の王位(在位，1458‐79)にも就いた。　政治的才能と外交手腕にたけ，またそれだけに野心家でもあったフアン2世の一生は，戦闘の連続だった。まず多く利権をもつカスティリャの内政にオルメードの戦(1445)で敗れるまで執拗に干渉した。

フアン[2世]【Juan II】

1405‐54
カスティリャ王。在位，1407‐54年。後のカトリック女王イサベル1世の父。中世末期のその治世下，カスティリャは王権の強化に向かう西ヨーロッパ政治の趨勢とこれに対する大貴族の抵抗が激突を繰り返す舞台と化した。生来気弱で積極的に主導権を行使する才覚にも欠けた王は，終始状況の推移に翻弄され続け，王に代わって政治の采配を振るった寵臣アルバロ･デ･ルナÁlvaro de Luna(1390？‐1453)が政敵の手で処刑されると，まもなく没した。

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