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  1. Alfonso IX (born 1171, Zamora, Leon [Spain]—died September 24, 1230, Villanueva de Sarria, Galicia) was the king of Leon from 1188 to 1230, son of Ferdinand II of Leon, and cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile (next to whom he is numbered as a junior member of the family). A forceful personality, Alfonso IX was determined to recover Leonese ...

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  2. Biography Early life. Alfonso was born in Zamora.He was the only son of King Ferdinand II of León and Urraca of Portugal. His father was the younger son of Alfonso VII of León and Castile, who divided his kingdoms between his sons, which set the stage for conflict in the family until the kingdoms were re-united by Alfonso IX's son Ferdinand III of Castile.

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  4. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Alfonso IX, 1171–1230, Spanish king of León (1188–1230), son and successor of Ferdinand II. He conquered from the Moors several cities in Estremadura and was frequently at war with Alfonso VIII of Castile. His marriages with Teresa of Portugal and Berenguela of Castile were both annulled by the pope.

  5. Alfonso IX was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1212. In 1188 he summoned the first parliament reflecting the fullest representation of the citizenry ever seen in Western Europe, the Cortes of León. Alfonso took part in the ...

  6. Alfonso IX of León and Galicia. Mother. Berengaria I of Castile. Berengaria of León [a] (1204 – 12 April 1237) was the third wife but only empress consort of John of Brienne, Latin Emperor of Constantinople. She was a daughter of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. [1] She was a younger sister of Ferdinand III of Castile and ...

  7. Berengaria ( Castilian: Berenguela ), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile [1] for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heiress presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought after bride ...

  8. King of León and Galicia from 1188 to 1230 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 — 24 September 1230) nicknamed the Warrior King ( Spanish: el Rey Guerrero) was King of León and Galicia from in 1188 until his death in 1230. During his reign, León became more powerful and modern.

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