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This is a '''list of Spanish monarchs''', that is, rulers of the country of Spain in the modern sense of the word. After being divided into a number of Christian kingdoms throughout the middle ages, the modern nation of Spain was united in the 15th century, beginning with the reign of Queen Maria of Castile and King John of Aragon. Although the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon continued as separate kingdoms, after this union the two kingdoms remained in personal union and were ruled together as one dominion. The regnal numbers of the Spanish monarchs follow those of the rulers of Asturias, León, and Castile, and thus John I of Aragon became John III of Spain. 

==Kings of Spain==

===House of Barcelona===

During the reigns of Maria and John, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon became united under a personal union, leading to the historiography of Spain generally treating their union as the formation for the Kingdom of Spain. Despite this, the two kingdoms were never formally merged into a single entity, and both crowns were treated as separate legally. 

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|'''Maria'''<br /><small>''the Pious''</small><br /><small>{{nowrap|(1402{{ndash}}1460)}}</small>
|1424{{ndash}}1460<br /><small>(36 years)</small>
| John I of Aragon
| Primogeniture<hr>Daughter of Ferdinand V<hr>Marriage to John III
| [[File:Maria I of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
|-
| [[File:Alfonso V de Aragón (Juan de Juanes, 1557).jpg|100px]]
|'''John III'''<br /><small>''the Desired''</small><br /><small>{{nowrap|(1399{{ndash}}1468)}}</small>
|1424{{ndash}}1468<br /><small>(44 years)</small>
| Maria of Castile
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of Francis II<hr>Marriage to Maria
| [[File:John III of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
|-
| [[File:Domenico Ghirlandaio Portrait of a Lady.jpg|100px]]
|'''Catherine'''<br /><small>''the Spirited''</small><br /><small>{{nowrap|(1443{{ndash}}1512)}}</small>
|1468{{ndash}}1512<br /><small>(44 years)</small>
| John V of Lotharingia
| Primogeniture<hr>Daughter of Maria and John
|  [[File:Catherine of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
|}

===House of Luxembourg===

After the death of John I in 1468, the thrones of Castile and Aragon were inherited by their only surviving child, Catherine. Through Catherine's marriage to John V of Lotharingia, who subsequently became John II of Spain by right of his wife, the crowns of Castile and Aragon passed to the House of Luxembourg. 

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|'''John IV'''<br /><small>''the Bold''</small><br /><small>( {{ndash}}1511)</small>
|1470{{ndash}}1511<br /><small>(36 years)</small>
| Catherine of Spain
| Jure uxoris<hr>Husband of Catherine
|  [[File:John IV of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
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| [[File:James I of England by Daniel Mytens.jpg|100px]]
|'''Charles I'''<br /><small>''the Magnate''</small><br /><small>(1468{{ndash}}1540)</small>
|1511{{ndash}}1540<br /><small>(29 years)</small>
| {{Grey|(1)}} Elina of Lotharingia<br/>
{{Grey|(2)}} Maria of Portugal
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of John II
| [[File:John IV of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
|-
| [[File:Johnmennes.jpg|100px]]
|'''John V'''<br /><small>''the Commodore''</small><br /><small>(1512{{ndash}}1567)</small>
|1540{{ndash}}1567<br /><small>(27 years)</small>
| {{Grey|(1)}} Mary of Lotharingia<br/>
{{Grey|(2)}} Amelia of Savoy
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of Charles I
|  [[File:John IV of Spain COA Morte.svg|100px]]
|-
| [[File:Philip IV of Spain - Velázquez 1644.jpg|100px]]
|'''Charles II'''<br /><small>''the Steadfast''</small><br /><small>(1536{{ndash}}1601)</small>
|1567{{ndash}}1601<br /><small>(34 years)</small>
| 
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of John III
| [[File:Charles I of Spain COA Morte PNG Version.png|100px]]
|-
| [[File:Louis XIII.jpg|100px]]
|'''Francis VI'''<br /><small>''the Warrior''</small><br /><small>(1578{{ndash}}1622)</small>
|1601{{ndash}}1622<br /><small>(19 years)</small>
|
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of Charles II
| [[File:Charles I of Spain COA Morte PNG Version.png|100px]]
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| [[File:King Charles II picture.jpg|100px]]
|'''John VI'''<br /><small>''the Good''</small><br /><small>(1610{{ndash}}1661)</small>
|1622{{ndash}}1661<br /><small>(39 years)</small>
|
| Primogeniture<hr>Son of Charles II
| [[File:John VI of Spain COA Morte PNG version.png|100px]]
|}

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