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Alfonso VI (c. 1040/1041 – 1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), Galicia (1071–1109), 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 Toledo, and of Hispania and Galicia). This conquest, along with El Cid's ...
Alfonso VI ( c. 1040/1041 – 1 July 1109 ), nicknamed the Brave ( El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065 – 1109), Galicia (1071 – 1109), and Castile (1072 – 1109). 13th century miniature of Alfonso VI from the Tumbo A codex at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais. Constance of Burgundy (8 May 1046 – 1093) was the daughter of Duke Robert I of Burgundy and Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais. [1] She was Queen of Castile and León by her marriage to Alfonso VI of León and Castile. She was the granddaughter of King Robert II of France, the second monarch of the French Capetian dynasty.
Alfonso VI, nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was King of León from 1065, king of King of Castile and de facto King of Galicia from 1072, and self-proclaimed "Emperor of all Spain". Much romance has gathered around his name. Alfonso VI stands out as a strong man fighting as a king whose interest was law and order, and who was the ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Urraca of León and Castile. Urraca of León (1078 – March 8, 1126) was Queen of León and Castile from 1109 to her death. She was the first woman ever to reign in a western European monarchy. Urraca was the daughter of Alfonso VI of León by his second wife, Constance of Burgundy.
Alfonso VI of León. and. Castile. 1851. Oil on canvas. The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella ...
Jan 16, 2012 · Princeton University Press (1988) Abstract. The decision to write a history of the kingdom of León-Castilla during the period of Alfonso VI requires no explanation and little illustration. The years between 1065 and 1109 saw the political amalgamation of a kingdom that included not only León and Castilla, but Asturias, Galicia, the Rioja, the ...
