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Urraca of León and Castile. 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 ...
views 2,839,785 updated. Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104–57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126–57), son and successor of Urraca. He recovered the places in Castile that his stepfather, Alfonso I of Aragón, had occupied and soon gained supremacy over the other Christian states in Spain. In 1135 he had himself crowned emperor ...
"Alfonso VII of Castile-León" published on by null. (c.1104–1157)Son of Queen Urraca and Raymond of Burgundy, king of Castile-León 1126–1157. Emulating his grandfather Alfonso VI, Alfonso VII used the title ‘emperor of all Spain’, putting him at ...
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Alfonso VI ( c. 1040/1041 [a] – 1 July 1109 [2] ), nicknamed the Brave ( El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), [3] Galicia (1071–1109), [b] and Castile (1072–1109). After the conquest of Toledo in 1085, Alfonso proclaimed himself victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia (most victorious king of ...
Alfonso VII , born Alfonso Raimúndez, he was called the Emperor . He was given rule in Galacia alongside his mother Urraca of León in 1107.[1] Alfonso became the King of Galicia in 1111.[1] He became King of León and Castile in 1126 after his mother's death.[1] Alfonso adopted the style of Emperor in his charters.[2] In 1135 in a ceremony at the court of Leon he was officially recognize as ...
Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, Spanish: el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1 June 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germany on 1 April. He renounced his claim to Germany in 1275, and in creating an alliance with the ...
Alfonso VII 'The Emperor', of Castile and León. Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), born Alfonso Raimúndez, he was called the Emperor ( el Emperador ). He was given rule in Galacia alongside his mother Urraca of León in 1107. [1] Alfonso became the King of Galicia in 1111. [1] He became King of León and Castile in 1126 after his ...
