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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Estatua de Pedro I el Cruel (M.A.N.) 01.jpg — Luis García, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Peter of Castile\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/peter-of-castile. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T07:59:41Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/peter-of-castile","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/peter-of-castile","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/peter-of-castile?lang=ne"}}