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The Kingdom of Valencia was ruled by a monarch continuously during the period 1238—1714, with the exception of an interregnum from 1410—1412. What follows is a list of rulers of Valencia.

1 Monarchs of Valencia
2 See also

Monarchs of Valencia

House of Aragon, 1238–1419

Main articles: Kings of Aragon, Crown of Aragon, and Counts of Barcelona

Monarch	Birth	Marriages	Death
James I 1238—1276	2 February 1208 Montpellier son of Peter II of Aragon and Marie of Montpellier	Eleanor 1221 1 child Violant of Hungary 1235 10 children Teresa Gil de Vidaure 2 children	27 July 1276 Valencia aged 68
Peter I 1276–1285	1240 Valencia son of James I of Aragon and Yolanda of Hungary	Constantia of Sicily 13 June 1262 6 child	2 November 1285 Vilafranca del Penedès aged 45
Alfonso I 1285–1291	1265 Valencia son of Peter III of Aragon and Constantia of Sicily	Eleanor of England 15 August 1290 No children	18 June 1291 Barcelona aged 27
James II 1291–1327	10 August 1267 Valencia son of Peter I and Constantia of Sicily	Isabella of Castile 1 December 1291 No children Blanche of Anjou 29 October 1295 10 children Marie de Lusignan 15 June 1315 No children Elisenda de Montcada 25 December 1322 No children	5 November 1327 Barcelona aged 60
Alfonso II 1327–1336	1299 Naples son of James II of Aragon and Blanche of Anjou	Teresa d'Entença 1314 7 children Eleanor of Castile 2 children	27 January 1336 Barcelona aged 37
Peter II 1336–1387	5 October 1319 Balaguer son of Alfonso IV and Teresa d'Entença	Maria of Navarre 1338 2 children Leonor of Portugal 1347 No children Eleanor of Sicily 4 children	5 January 1387 Barcelona aged 68
John I 1387–1396	27 December 1350 Perpignan son of Peter IV of Aragon and Eleanor of Sicily	Martha of Armagnac 1 child Yolande of Bar 3 children	19 May 1396 Foixà aged 46
Martin I 1396–1410	1356 Girona son of Peter IV of Aragon and Eleanor of Sicily	Maria de Luna 13 June 1372 4 children Margarita of Aragon-Prades 1409 No children	31 May 1410 Barcelona aged 54

Interregnum 1410—1412

House of Trastámara, 1412–1516

Monarch	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ferdinand I 1412–1416	27 November 1380 Medina del Campo son of John I of Castile and Eleanor of Aragon	Eleanor of Alburquerque 1394 8 children	2 April 1416 Igualada aged 36
Alfonso III 1416–1458	1396 Medina del Campo son of Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque	Maria of Castile 1415 No children	27 June 1458 Naples aged 52
John II 1458–1479	29 June 1397 Medina del Campo son of Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque	Blanche I of Navarre 6 November 1419 4 children Juana Enríquez 2 children	20 January 1479 Barcelona aged 81
Ferdinand II 1479–1516	10 March 1452 son of John II of Aragon and Juana Enriquez	Isabella of Castile 19 October 1469 5 children Germaine of Foix 1505 No children	23 January 1516 Madrigalejo aged 54

At this point, the Kingdom of Valencia as a part of the Crown of Aragon, is ruled by the same monarch as that of the Crown of Castile with the de facto foundation of the Crown of Spain. Listed below are the monarchs of the newly formed Spanish monarchy.

Habsburg direct rule, 1516–1700

See also: Kings of Castile

Monarch	Birth	Marriages	Death
Charles I 1516–1554	24 February 1500 Ghent son of Philip I of Castile and Juana of Castile	Isabella of Portugal 10 March 1526 3 children	21 September 1558 Yuste aged 58
Philip I 1554–1598	21 May 1527 Valladolid son of Charles IV and Isabella of Portugal	Maria of Portugal 1543 1 child Mary I of England 1554 No children Elisabeth of Valois 1559 2 children Anna of Austria 4 May 1570 5 children	13 September 1598 Madrid aged 71
Philip II 1598–1621	14 April 1578 Madrid son of Philip I and Anna of Austria	Margaret of Austria 18 April 1599 5 children	31 March 1621 Madrid aged 42
Philip III 1621–1665	8 April 1605 Valladolid son of Philip II and Margaret of Austria	Elisabeth of Bourbon 1615 7 children Mariana of Austria 1649 5 children	17 September 1665 Madrid aged 60
Charles II 1665–1700	6 November 1661 Madrid son of Philip III and Mariana of Austria	Maria Luisa of Orléans 19 November 1679 No children Maria Anna of Neuburg 14 May 1690 No children	1 November 1700 Madrid aged 38

Bourbon direct rule, 1700–1705

See also: War of the Spanish Succession

Monarch	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Philip IV 1700–1705		19 December 1683 Versailles son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria	Maria Luisa of Savoy 2 November 1701 4 children Elisabeth of Parma 24 December 1714 7 children	9 July 1746 Madrid aged 62

Austrian direct rule, 1705–1714

Monarch	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Charles III 1705–1714		1 October 1685 Vienna son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg	Elisabeth Christine 1 August 1708 4 children	20 October 1740 Vienna aged 55

At this point, the de facto status of the Kingdom of Spain is made de jure by the Nueva Planta Decrees that formally unites Spain under one crown, formally disbanding the Crown of Aragon and its constituent realms, including the Kingdom of Valencia.