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Dulce of León (1194/5 – 1248) was briefly suo jure Queen of León, reigning alongside her older sister, Sancha. The second daughter of Alfonso IX of León and youngest child by his first wife, Teresa of Portugal, Dulce was made co-heiress following the death of her older brother and the accession to the throne of Castile of her younger brother.
- 24 September – 11 December 1230 (de jure)
- Alfonso IX
Dulce of León was briefly suo jure Queen of León, reigning alongside her older sister, Sancha. The second daughter of Alfonso IX of León and youngest child by his first wife, Teresa of Portugal, Dulce was made co-heiress following the death of her older brother and the accession to the throne of Castile of her younger brother. Dulce and her sister did not get to rule, as their stepmother ...
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Dulce de León (c. 1194—Monasterio de Santa María de Villabuena, 1248), [1] fue reina de jure de León junto a su hermana Sancha, en 1230. Biografía [ editar ] Hija de Alfonso IX de León y de su primera esposa Teresa de Portugal , era hermana de padre del infante Fernando destinado a suceder a su padre en el trono de León.
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The city of León was founded by the Legio VII Gemina ("twin seventh legion") of the Roman Empire. It was the headquarters of that legion in the Late Roman Empire and was a centre for trade in gold, which was mined at Las Médulas nearby. In 540, the city was conquered by the Arian Visigothic king Liuvigild[citation needed], who did not harass the al...
León was created as a separate kingdom when the Asturian king, Alfonso the Great, divided his realm among his three sons. León was inherited by García I (910–914) who moved the capital of the kingdom of Astures to León. His successor was Ordoño II of León (914–924). Ordoño II was also a military leader who brought expeditions from León south to Sev...
The Kingdom of León coexisted as a personal union under the Crown of Castile, with León possessing separate institutions, such as its own cortes, the Real Adelantamiento of the Kingdom of León, and the Merino mayor of León, among others, many of which lasted until the 19th century. The Castilian monarchs, however, soon began a process of unifying t...
In the 19th century, León declared war, together with Galicia and Asturias, against the First French Empire in the Peninsular War, and organised the Junta General del Reino de León as its own government. The modern region of León was established in 1833[better source needed]and was divided into León, Zamora, and Salamanca provinces.
At present, León is composed of the provinces of León, Zamora, and Salamanca, and is now part of the autonomous community of Castile and León within the modern Kingdom of Spain. Political parties representing Leonesism, the Leonese regionalist and nationalist movements, support the creation of an autonomous community separate from Castile. Leonesis...
The art of the Kingdom of León, originating in the 10th century and flourishing until the European Romanesque period, is characterized by a unique blend of influences, notably from Al-Andalus, resulting in what is traditionally known as Mozarabic art. This artistic expression, rooted in Visigothic and Andalusiantraditions, produced structures rangi...
R.A. Fletcher, The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century(Chapter 1): Gives the cultural context of earlier and 12th century LeónShe and her sister Dulce became nuns or retired to the monastery of San Guillermo Villabuena in León, where she died before 1243. Ferdinand (1192/1193 – 1214), unmarried and without issue. Dulce (1193/1194 – 1248). On 17 November 1197, Alfonso IX married his first cousin once removed, the infanta Berengaria of Castile.
- 22 January 1188 – 24 September 1230
- Ferdinand II
- 15 August 1171, Zamora
Sancha of León (1191/2 – before 1243) was briefly suo jure Queen of León, reigning alongside her younger sister, Dulce. The eldest child and daughter of Alfonso IX of León by his first wife, Teresa of Portugal, Sancha was made co-heiress following the death of one of her younger brothers and the accession to the throne of Castile of the other.
Yulisa León. Trained by. Tony Salazar. WWE Performance Center. Debut. October 21, 2021. Jennifer Michell Cantú Iglesias (born April 9, 1996) is a Mexican professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Yulisa León. She is a second generation wrestler after her father, who ...
