Partners and Children
On 27 July 1350, Henry married 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 (1358–1390)
- Eleanor (1361–1425), wife of Charles III of Navarre
- Joanna (1367–1374), died young
He had several children outside wedlock, some of which he mentioned in his will dated 29 May 1374
- Alfonso Enríquez de Castilla (1355-1398), a son of Elvira Íñiguez, Count of Noreña and Gijón
- 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 de Aragón y Foix.
- 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 the municipality 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 del rey to John II of Castile.
- Fadrique de Castilla y Ponce de León (1360-1394), son of Beatriz Ponce de León y Jérica. His father named him as Duke of Benavente. 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 y Ponce de León (?-1409), daughter of Beatriz Ponce de León y Jérica and Lady of Niebla. She married Juan Alonso de Guzmán in 1370 or 1371. He was Lord of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and the first Count of Niebla. Later he became a monk in the San Clement Monastery in Seville, where he was buried.
- Enrique de Castilla y Sousa (1378-1404), son of the Cordoban lady Juana de Sousa. She was a daughter of Vasco Alfonso de Sousa, the mayor of Córdoba, with María Gómez Carrillo, the Duchess of Medina Sidonia and Countess of Cabra. Enrique is buried in Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba.
- 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. She became its abbess and is buried there.
- Inés Enríquez de Castilla (?-c.1443), daughter of Juana de Cárcamo. She also became the abbess of the monastery at Santa Clara la Real de Toledo, and she is buried there.
- Juana Enríquez de Castilla, daughter de Juana, Lady of Cifuentes. She married Infante Denis, Lord of Cifuentes (1354-1397), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro, and she is buried at Santa María de Guadalupe.
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