In 910,
Alfonso III the Great was forced to abdicate in favor of his sons, Ordoño, Fruela and Garcia, who partitioned the kingdom amongst them. Ordoño was the first to adopt the title "King of Galicia".
Ordoñez dynasty (910-1037) •
Ordoño I (910–924). In 914, Ordoño succeeded Garcia on the thrones of
León. •
Fruela I (924-925). Brother of the former. Upon succeeding Ordoño on the thrones of León and Galicia he reunited his father's realm. •
Alfonso I (925). Son of the former. Briefly ruled as king before being ousted by his three cousins. •
Sancho I (925–929). First-born of Ordoño, cousin of the former. •
Alfonso II (929-931). Brother of the former. •
Bermudo I (982–999). Crowned as anti-king by the Galician nobility in
Santiago de Compostela. Routed
Ramiro III of León in the battle of
Portela de Areas, after which he acceded to the throne of Leon. •
Alfonso III (999-1028). Son of the former. •
Bermudo II (1028-1037). Son of the former.
Jiménez dynasty (1037–1111) •
Ferdinand I (1037-1065). Upon his death, Castile, León and Galicia were divided amongst his sons. •
García II (1065–1071) - reigned in Galicia and in the County of Portugal until he was deposed by his brothers
Alfonso and
Sancho in 1071, after which he was made prisoner until his death in 1090. •
Sancho II (1071-1072) - briefly co-reigned as king of Galicia with his brother
Alfonso until he was assassinated in 1072. •
Alfonso IV (1071-1109) - co-ruled Galicia until his brother Sancho was assassinated in 1072, whereupon he acceded the throne of Castille as well. •
Urraca (1109-1111). Daughter of the former.
Burgundian dynasty (1111-1369) •
Alfonso V (1111–1157). Son of the former. In 1111, he was crowned king of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela as his mother's
heir apparent. In 1126, he succeeded Urraca as king of
León,
Castile and
Toledo. During his reign, Afonso I of Portugal rebelled against León, of which he was a vassal. From 1152 on, Alfonso VII associated his sons to the throne,
Ferdinand receiving the title of King of Galicia. •
Ferdinand II (1157–1188). Son of the former. Acceded to the throne of León upon his father's death in 1157. •
Alfonso VI (1188–1230). Son of the former. On his death, his kingdom was divided between his daughters, who reigned a few months
de jure. •
Dulce and
Sancha, queens of Galicia (1230)
de jure •
Ferdinand III (1230–1252). King of Castile who became King of Galicia after Dulce and Sancha's renunciation of their titles. •
Alfonso VII (1252–1284). Son of the former. •
Sancho III (1284–1295). Son of the former. •
Ferdinand IV (1295–1312). During his early reign, his uncle
John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos disputed the title with him and claimed to be king of León, Galicia and Seville. •
Alfonso VIII (1312-1350). Son of the former. •
Peter of Castile (1350-1369). Son of the former.
Portuguese House of Burgundy (1369-1371) •
Ferdinand IV (1369-1371). Following
Peter I of Castile's death, a succession crisis occurred. During this time, the throne of Galiza was offered to
Ferdinand I of Portugal, a member of the
Portuguese House of Burgundy, and he was acclaimed in Galicia as King. His reign would see the opening of trade between the two nations and economic benefits for both. This reign, however, would be short, as Ferdinand relinquished the throne of Galicia in favour of
Henry II of Castile after the first of the
Fernandine Wars.
House of Trastámara (1371-1555) •
Henry I (1371-1379) - Son of Alfonso VII. •
John I (1379–1390) - Son of the former. In 1386,
John of Gaunt pressed the claim for his wife (and himself), to the throne of Castile. He successfully invaded Galicia and held most of the country until he was defeated in 1387. •
Henry II (1390-1406) - Son of the former. •
John II (1406-1454) - Son of the former. •
Henry III (1454-1474) - Son of the former. •
Isabella I (1474-1504) - Daughter of
John II.
Afonso V of Portugal and
Juana la Beltraneja, acclaimed
de jure kings of Galicia in 1475, saw their pretensions to the Castilian throne defeated at the
Battle of Toro in 1479. •
Joanna I (1504-1516/1555) - Daughter of the former. Confined and powerless.
House of Habsburg (1555–1700) •
Charles I (1516/1555–1556). Son of Joanna. •
Philip II (1556–1598). Son of the former. •
Philip III (1598–1621). Son of the former. •
Philip IV (1621–1665). Son of the former. •
Charles II (1665–1700). Son of the former.
House of Bourbon (1700–1808) •
Philip V (1700–1724). Great-grandson of Philip IV. •
Louis I (1724). Son of the former. •
Philip V (1724–1746). Great-grandson of Philip IV. •
Ferdinand VI (1746–1749). Son of Philip V. •
Charles III (1759–1788). Son of Philip V. •
Charles IV (1788–1808). Son of the former. •
Ferdinand VII (1808). Son of the former.
House of Bonaparte (1808–1813) •
Joseph (1808–1813).
House of Bourbon (1813–1868) •
Ferdinand VII (1813–1833) •
Isabella II (1833–1868). Daughter of the former.
House of Savoy (1870–1873) •
Amadeo I (1870–1873)
House of Bourbon (1874–1931, 1975–present) •
Alfonso XII (1874–1885). Son of Isabella II. •
Alfonso XIII (1886–1931). Son of the former. •
Juan Carlos I (1975–2014). Grandson of Alfonso XIII. •
Felipe VI (2014–present). Son of the former. ==Gallery==