Sancho IV of Castile
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Statue of Sancho IV of Castile and León
Sancho IV married Maria de Molina in 1282. They had two daughters: princess Beatrice; who married Afonso IV of Portugal and princess Isabella. The also had one son, Ferdinand, who would become the future king and heir Ferdinand IV.
In 1291, Sancho led an expedition that captured the port of Tarifa from the Moors and his uncle don Juan.
Just before succumbing to a fatal illness , he appointed his queen Maria de Molina to act as regent for his 9 year old son Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon. He died in 1295 at Toledo.
| Preceded by: Alfonso X | King of Castile | Succeeded by: Ferdinand IV |
| King of Leon |