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Mar 1, 2024 · He followed the custom of dividing his estates, leaving Castile to the eldest, Sancho II; Leon to the second, Alfonso VI; and Galicia to the third, García II. The first two dispossessed the third, and, on the murder of Sancho, Alfonso recovered the whole, becoming emperor of Castile and Leon.
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Mar 4, 2024 · Died: March 8, 1126, Saldana, Castile [Spain] Notable Family Members: spouse Alfonso I. father Alfonso VI. son Alfonso VII. Urraca (born 1077–81—died March 8, 1126, Saldana, Castile [Spain]) queen of Leon and Castile from 1109 to 1126, daughter of Alfonso VI. Urraca became her father’s heiress when her brother, Sancho, was killed at ...
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Mar 16, 2024 · Alfonso VI the Brave King of Castile, Galicia, and León 1040–1109 r. 1072–1109: Beatriz: Zaida of Seville 1063–1101: Jimena Muñoz?–1128: Alfonso I the Battler King of Navarre 1074–1134: Pedro González de Lara?–1130: Urraca Queen of León and Castile 1079–1126 r. 1109–1126: Raymond of Burgundy 1070–1107: Sancho Alfónsez c ...
2 days ago · His brother Alfonso VI took over Leon, Castile and Galicia. Alfonso VI the Brave gave more power to the fueros and repopulated Segovia, Ávila and Salamanca. Once he had secured the Borders, King Alfonso conquered the powerful Taifa kingdom of Toledo in 1085.
Mar 1, 2024 · Ferdinand II was the king of Leon from 1157 to 1188, and the second son of Alfonso VII. Despite several internal revolts against his rule, Ferdinand’s reign was notable for the repopulation of Leonese Extremadura and for the victories he secured farther south against the Almohads in the last 20
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1 day ago · Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso IX of León signed in Tordehumos the treaty that pacified the area of Tierra de Campos and laid the foundation for a future reunification of the kingdoms, consolidated in 1230 with Ferdinand III the Saint.