Search results
May 20, 2024 · King Alfonso then overran the country about Toledo, despoiling it; and he did this for four years, so that he was the master of the land. In all these battles the Cid helped his king. The son of the Cid was slain,—a young man who was well beloved, and who promised to be much like his father.
May 13, 2024 · The last king of León, Alfonso IX, was succeeded upon his death in 1230 by his son, Ferdinand III, who was already king of Castile. Castile and León were thus reunited, and the new sovereign at once embarked on a great series of campaigns to subdue Andalusia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
Who was Alfonso X?
When did Ferdinand III become a king?
When did Alfonso conquer Zaragoza?
Why did Alfonso VIII fight against the Almohads?
5 days ago · Ferdinand III ; canonized February 4, 1671; feast day May 30) was the king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of Leon from 1230 to 1252 and conqueror of the Muslim cities of Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), and Sevilla (1248). During his campaigns, Murcia submitted to his son Alfonso (later Alfonso X),
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso IX of León signed in Tordehumos the treaty that pacified the area of Tierra de Campos and laid the foundation for a future reunification of the kingdoms, consolidated in 1230 with Ferdinand III the Saint. This agreement is called the Treaty of Tordehumos.
May 17, 2024 · Alfonso IX King of León and Galicia 1171–1230: Theresa of Portugal 1178–1250: Urraca 1186/1187–1220: Afonso II King of Portugal 1185–1223: Blanche 1188–1252: Louis VIII King of France 1187–1226: Elisabeth of Swabia 1205–1235: Ferdinand III King of Castile, Galicia, and León 1201–1252 r. 1217–1252: Joan of Dammartin Countess ...
3 days ago · On August 12, 1311, the only king of Castile and León that the city has ever produced, Alfonso XI "the Avenger", was born within Salamanca's walls. He acceded to the throne at the age of fourteen and conquered Gibraltar in command of the militias of the Crown, in which the large presence of Salamancan contingents stood out.
May 24, 2024 · Alfonso IV was imprisoned in Burgos, leaving Sancho II to assume both the title of King of León and King of Galicia. 4. In 1067 AD, a minor battle was fought between Sancho II and his cousins Sancho IV Garcés, King of Navarre and Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon (War of the Three Sanchos) over the inheritance of the late king of Navarre .
