I was hoping someone could help me out with understanding the regional governance of Castile in the middle ages. According to Wikipedia, the country was divided into sub-kingdoms of Leon, Castile, Toledo, Jaen, Seville etc. However, elsewhere I keep coming across references to fueros and municipalities of Extremadura (part of the Leonese kingdom) and Andalusia (which crossed three kingdoms*). I'm most interested in the 1200-1400 period.
In addition to understanding how the governance system worked, any insight into the strengths of regional identity would be interesting. I'm curious about which nobilities/local administrators would be most likely to revolt to set up their own state if the King's position got weakened.
*Granada only became considered part of Andalusia in the 18th century.
In addition to understanding how the governance system worked, any insight into the strengths of regional identity would be interesting. I'm curious about which nobilities/local administrators would be most likely to revolt to set up their own state if the King's position got weakened.
*Granada only became considered part of Andalusia in the 18th century.