Editing John II of Castile (section)

=== Life ===
Born on 6 March 1405, John II of Castile was under the [[Legal guardian|guardianship]] of Diego López de Medrano, from the House of the Lords of San Gregorio in [[Soria]], who also served as his [[Majordomo|''mayordomo'']].<ref>Index of the Salazar y Castro Collection: 28313. Royal Academy of History.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tabla genealógica de la familia de Medrano, señores de San Gregorio. [Manuscrito] |url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/344/https___hispana_mcu_es_lod_oai_bibliotecadigital_rah_es_54796_ent0 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.europeana.eu |language=en-GB}}</ref> He spent his time verse-making, hunting, and holding tournaments. His [[favourite]], [[Álvaro de Luna]], heavily influenced him until his second wife, [[Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile|Isabella of Portugal]], obtained control of his feeble will. At her instigation, he dismissed and executed his faithful and able servant, an act which is said to have caused him much remorse.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The relationship between Álvaro and Juan has been described as [[pederastic]].<ref name=":0">{{cite encyclopedia
|title=Encyclopedia of Homosexuality
|editor-first=Wayne
|editor-last=Dynes
|location=New York
|publisher=[[Garland]]
|year=1990
|first=Daniel
|last=Eisenberg
|contribution-url=https://studylib.es/doc/5602146/juan-ii-and-enrique-iv--an-article-from-the-encyclopedia-of
|access-date=July 2, 2020
|author-link=:es:Daniel Eisenberg
|contribution=Juan II of Castile; Enrique IV of Castile
}}</ref>