Editing Henry II of Castile (section)

== Partners and children ==
[[File:Enrrique II.jpg|thumb|Statue of Henry II at the [[Royal Palace of Madrid]]. ]]
[[File:Image of the King Henry II of Castile (Enrique II de Castilla) in the Alcázar of Segovia.jpg|thumb|Image of Henry II of Castile on the Royal Hall frieze in the [[Alcázar of Segovia]]]]
On 27 July 1350, Henry married [[Juana Manuel of Castile|Juana Manuel]], the daughter of [[Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena]], head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile. They had three children:

* [[John I of Castile|John I]] (1358–1390)
* [[Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre|Eleanor]] (1361–1425), wife of [[Charles III of Navarre]]
* Joanna (1372–1376), died young

He had several children outside wedlock, some of which he mentioned in his will dated 29 May 1374:<ref>See ''Crónicas de los reyes de Castilla D. Pedro I, D. Enrique II, D. Juan I, D. Enrique III'', Tomo II, pp. 106-121 de [[Pedro López de Ayala]] [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BswWAAAAQAAJ/page/n149]</ref>

* [[Alfonso Enríquez, Count of Gijón and Noreña|Alfonso Enríquez]], Count of Gijón and Noreña (1355{{snd}}{{circa|1400}}), a son of Elvira Íñiguez,<ref group="note">Although she is called Inés Díaz de la Vega in some genealogies, King Henry II mentions her several times in his will as Elvira Íñiguez. This could be an error transmitted from one genealogy to another or perhaps it refers to another mistress and mother of one or more of his illegitimate issue.</ref>  Count of Noreña and [[Gijón]]. He married [[Isabel of Portugal, Lady of Viseu]].
* Leonor de Castilla, daughter of Leonor Álvarez, from [[Dueñas, Palencia]].
* Juana de Castilla (1367–¿?), daughter of Elvira Íñiguez. Her father mentioned her in his will, and said that if she did not marry Pedro de Aragón then she would inherit [[Urueña]].  Pedro was the Marquis of Villena (1362—Aljubarrota, 1385) and son of [[Alfonso of Aragon and Foix]].<ref group="note">Her son from this marriage, celebrated in 1378, was [[Enrique de Villena]], master of the  [[Orden de Calatrava]], Count of Cangas and Tineo, and husband of María de Albornoz, Lady of the Infantado.</ref>
*Constanza Enríquez de Castilla.  Her father did not mention her mother's name.  When he wrote the will in 1374, she was engaged to [[Infante Denis, Lord of Cifuentes]] (1354–1397).  However, she eventually married his brother, [[Infante John, Duke of Valencia de Campos]] (1349–1387).  She inherited [[Alba de Tormes]].
* Fernando Enríquez de Castilla (1365–1438).  His father describes him as the son of Beatriz Fernández.
* María de Castilla (1375-c.1393), daughter of Beatriz Fernández.  She married [[Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (Admiral of Castile)]], Lord of Mendoza, and [[Mayordomo mayor]] of King [[John II of Castile]].
* Fadrique de Castilla (1360–1394), son of Beatriz Ponce de León y Jérica. Named Duke of Benavente by his father, he died in prison in [[Almodóvar del Río]] in 1394. He married Leonor Sánchez de Castilla, illegitimate daughter of [[Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque]].
* Beatriz de Castilla (?-1409), daughter of Beatriz Ponce de León y Jérica and Lady of Niebla.  She married [[Juan Alonso de Guzmán, 1st Count of Niebla|Juan Alonso de Guzmán]] in 1370 or 1371.  He was Lord of [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] and the first Count of Niebla.  Later she became a nun in the San Clement Monastery in Seville, where she was buried.<ref group="note">She is not mentioned in her father's will.</ref>
* Enrique de Castilla (1378–1404), son of the Cordoban Lady Juana de Sousa, daughter of Vasco Alfonso de Sousa, the mayor of [[Córdoba, Andalusia|Córdoba]], with María Gómez Carrillo, the [[Dukes of Medina Sidonia|Duchess of Medina Sidonia]] and [[Countess of Cabra]].  Enrique is buried in the [[Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba|Cathedral of Córdoba]].<ref group="note">He is not mentioned in his father's 1374 will.</ref>
* Pedro Enríquez de Castilla (?-1366).  He is buried in [[Segovia Cathedral]].
* Isabel Enríquez de Castilla (?-c.1419), daughter of Juana de Cárcamo. She married Gonzalo Núñez de Guzmán, however, this marriage was dissolved by Pope Clemente VII. Later she entered the monastery of Santa Clara la Real de Toledo where she became its abbess and was buried.
* Inés Enríquez de Castilla (?-c.1443), daughter of Juana de Cárcamo, also an abbess of the monastery at Santa Clara la Real de Toledo where she was buried.<ref group="note">Both sisters feature in the monastery's documents, receiving various favours from their uncle the king [[Henry III of Castile]].</ref>
* Juana Enríquez de Castilla, daughter de Juana, Lady of Cifuentes and wife of [[Infante Denis, Lord of Cifuentes]] (1354–1397), son of [[Peter I of Portugal]] and [[Inês de Castro]],  she is buried at [[Santa María de Guadalupe]].<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets| Arco y Garay|1954|p=310}}</ref>