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Also Known As Peter the Cruel • Pedro el Cruel • Pedro el Justiciero • Peter I • Peter the Just
Born August 30, 1334 • Burgos • Castile
Died March 23, 1369 (aged 34) • France
Title / Office king (1350-1369), Castile-León
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Alexander I
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