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Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble (El Noble) or the one of Las Navas (el de las Navas), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo.
Alfonso VIII was the king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old. Before Alfonso came of age, his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155, Soria – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo [1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate.
Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate.
Jun 1, 2020 · Alfonso VIII of Castile is one of the best-known kings of the so-called “Spanish Reconquest,” or, rather, the Iberian Middle Ages.
- Ana Echevarria
- 2020
Rather than comment on all of the more than nine hundred surviving charters of Alfonso VIII of Castile (1158–1214), my purpose is to direct attention to those preambles and other ancillary components that reveal certain essential monarchical concepts.¹.
Alfonso VIII , called the Noble or the one of Las Navas , was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection.
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