Kingdom of Castile
County within Leon (850-1065), Kingdom in Iberia (1065-1479), Kingdom within Spain (1479-1716)
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Capital City: (No set capital)
Government type: Feudal Monarchy
Main languages: Spanish, Astur-Leonese, Galician, Mozarabic
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
850: County of Castile created within Leon
1065: Independent from Leon
1230: Annexes Leon (Kingdom is sometimes called Castile and Leon from this point)
1479: Unites with Aragon, becoming Spain, Castile continues to exist within the new kingdom
1716: Nueva Planta Decrees centralizes Spain and the crowns of Castile and Aragon are disestablished
Currency
Denier (1087-1350)
1 Denier = 2 Obol/Meaja • 1 gold Maravedi = 9 silver Maravedis = 90 Deniers • 1 Dobla = 108 Deniers
First Real (1350-1400)
1 Real = 3 Maravedis = 5 Blancas = 9 Cruzados = 18 Cornados = 30 Dineros • 1 Dobla = 35 Maravedis
Second Real (1400-1462)
1 Real = 4 Cuartillos = 8 Maravedis = 16 Blancas = 48 Cornados = 80 Dineros = 160 Meajas • 1 Dobla = 100 Maravedis
Third Real (1462-1465)
1 Real = 4 Cuartillos = 16 Maravedis = 32 Blancas = 160 Dineros • 1 Enrique = 210 Maravedis
Fourth Real (1465-1471)
1 Real = 4 Cuartillos = 20 Maravedis = 40 Blancas • 1 Enrique = 300 Maravedis
Fifth Real (1471-1497)
1 Real = 30 Maravedis = 60 Blancas • 1 Castellano = 400 Maravedis
Coins from Castile in the collection
•1 Meaja, 1281 (King Alfonso X (1252-1284), billon, León mint, AB#280)
•1 Cuartillo, 1454-1471 (King Enrique IV (1454-1474), billon, Seville mint, AB#755)