Enrique IV

Japanese: エンリケ[4世]（英語表記）Enrique IV

1425‐74
King of Castile. Reigned 1454-74. Nicknamed the Incompetent. In the midst of the turmoil of the late Middle Ages, he was unable to effectively deal with the challenges of ambitious nobles and the neighboring King of Aragon due to his indecisive nature. He repeatedly made unnecessary compromises, which led to the loss and weakening of his royal authority, and the internal chaos reached its peak. In particular, he recognized the right of succession to the throne of Alfonso, the half-brother of the king, who was recommended by his opponents, instead of his own daughter Juana, and then to her sister Isabel after the prince's death (1468). This led to the country being divided into Juana supporters and Isabel supporters over the succession of Henry, and the country was plunged into a state of civil war involving foreign countries, with Portugal and Aragon allied with each other.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1425‐74
カスティリャ王。在位1454‐74年。不能王という不名誉なあだ名を持つ。生来の優柔不断な性格から，中世末期の混乱の中にあって野心的な貴族や隣国アラゴン王の挑戦に有効に対処しえず，いたずらに妥協を繰り返して王権の失墜と弱体化を招き，国内の混乱はその極に達した。なかでも自分の娘フアナに代わって反対派が推す王の異母弟アルフォンソを，そして同王子の死後はその姉イサベルに王位継承権を認めた(1468)ために，国内はエンリケ以後をめぐってフアナ派とイサベル派に二分，その背後にそれぞれポルトガルとアラゴンがくみするという外国がらみの内戦状態に陥った。

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