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Reconquista. Alfonso XI (born 1311, Salamanca, Leon—died March 26, 1350, Gibraltar) was the king of Castile and Leon from 1312, who succeeded his father, Ferdinand IV, when he was only a year old. His minority was marked by violent strife between factions of nobles, but when he came of age, in 1325, he restored order with unprecedented vigour.
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Alfonso XI (11 August 1311 – 26 March 1350), called the Avenger (el Justiciero), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal . Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency, which were resolved in 1313.
Oct 17, 2020 · It was the Black Death that claimed the life of King Alfonso XI, at the age of 38, who was nicknamed “El Justiciero” (“The Avenger”) and “El Cruel” (“The Cruel”). He was born in Salamanca in 1311; the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and Constanza of Portugal. He ascended to the throne at the age of one, and his regency was ...
The Black Death in Castile is not as well researched or documented as in Aragon and Navarre. In 1350, it caused the death of king Alfonso XI of Castile in the middle of his warfare against Muslim Andalusia. In 1435, in response to an outbreak of the plague, the village of Madrid shut its gates.
Mar 4, 2022 · August 13, 1311 – March 26, 1350. Alfonso XI of Castile was born on August 13, 1311, in Salamanca, Castile. The son of King Ferdinand IV and Queen Constance of Portugal, the prince succeeded his father at only a year old. Due to his young age, a regency formed of royal relatives to govern on his behalf. However, several members, including ...
Alfonso XI of Castile. Alfonso XI (13 August 1311 – 26 October 1350) nicknamed the Avenger ( Spanish: el Justiciero) was the King of Castile and León from 1312 until his death in 1350. His long 38-year reign was one of the most successful in the history of Castile. Like his predecessors, Alfonso was very active in the Reconquista.
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views 1,453,279 updated. Alfonso XI, 1311–50, Spanish king of Castile and León (1312–50), son and successor of Ferdinand IV. His vigorous campaign against Granada provoked an invasion by the Moors from Morocco; they took Gibraltar in 1333. In 1340, having formed alliances with Portugal, Navarre, and Aragón, Alfonso won the great victory ...
