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Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 [1] – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor ( el Emperador ), became the King of Galicia in 1111 [2] and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116. [1]
Alfonso VII (born 1104?—died August 1157, Fresneda, Castile) was the king of Leon and Castile from 1126 to 1157, son of Raymond of Burgundy and the grandson of Alfonso VI, whose imperial title he assumed. Though his reign saw the apogee of the imperial idea in medieval Spain and though he won notable victories against the Moors, he remains a ...
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Sep 2, 2023 · Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 [1] – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 [2] and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116. [1]
May 30, 2024 · Alfonso VII "el Emperador", Rey de Galicia, de León y de Castilla succeeded his mother with divine dispensation on 9 May 1126.9 King of Castile and León at Iberian peninsula between 9 May 1126 and 21 August 1157.10 He defeated the de Lara rebels (Pedro and Rodrigo González) who held the Towers of León against him in May 1126.11 He was a ...
- Grajal, Galicia
- Grajal, Galicia, España (Spain)
- March 01, 1105
- Toledo, Castille La Mancha, Spain
Alfonso I de Aragón passed away in 1134 after a disastrous defeat against the muslims, and Alfonso VII came to help Zaragoza. It is believed that this was the moment when the city adopted the lion as a symbol, in appreciation to the Leonese king: in any case, it is a fact that Alfonso VII was the first to wear this heraldic emblem. All of the ...
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105[1] - 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111[2] and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116.[1]
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Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, c. 1510. Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: / ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərt or / ˈbjuːfərt / BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. [1] A descendant of King Edward III ...
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