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Alfonso VIII (born 1155—died October 6, 1214, Burgos, Castile [Spain]) was the king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old. Alfonso VIII. Alfonso VIII, sculpture in the Sabatini Gardens, Madrid. Before Alfonso came of age, his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of ...
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Alfonso VIII was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanca, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre, in Soria on November 11, 1155. He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII. His early life resembled that of other medieval kings. His father died in 1158 when his mother was also dead. Though proclaimed king when only three years of age, he was reg...
In 1174, he ceded Uclés to the Order of Santiago, which became the order's principal seat. From Uclés, he began a campaign which culminated in the reconquest of Cuenca in 1177. The city surrendered on September 21, the feast of Saint Matthew, ever afterwards celebrated by the citizens of the town. Alfonso took the initiative to ally all the major C...
Alfonso was the founder of the first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage (Burgos, September 1180) with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the...
With Eleanor, (Leonora of England) he had 11 children: 1. Berenguela, or Berengaria, (August 1180 – November 8, 1246), married Alfonso IX of Leon 2. Sancho (1181) 3. Sancha (1182 – February 3, 1184) 4. Henry (1184) 5. Urraca (1186 – 1220), married Alfonso II of Portugal 6. Blanch (March 4, 1188 – November 26, 1252), married Louis VIII of France 7. ...
da Costa, Ricardo. "Love and Crime, Chastisement and Redemption in Glory in the Crusade of Reconquest: Alfonso VIII of Castile in the battles of Alarcos (1195) and Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)", in M...Feuchtwanger, Lion. 1996. La Judía de toledo. Madrid: EDAF. ISBN 9788476406427.Fletcher, Richard. 2003. The Cross and the Crescent. NY: Viking. ISBN 9780670032716.All links retrieved May 15, 2021. 1. Statue of Alfonso VIII de Castilla 2. Alfonso VIII of Castile Biography biographybase.com.
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Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or the one of Las Navas, was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival ...
Jun 1, 2020 · Alfonso VIII of Castile is one of the best-known kings of the so-called “Spanish Reconquest,” or, rather, the Iberian Middle Ages. However, as Teófilo Ruiz points out in his introduction to this volume, the seminal work of Julio González—El Reino de Castilla en la época de Alfonso VIII (Madrid, 1960)—on his reign has overshadowed any other research on this crucial period in the past ...
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May 29, 2018 · Alfonso VIII ( the Noble) (1155–1214) King of Castile (1158–1214), son of Sancho III. He took personal control of his kingdom in 1166 and at first opposed both Moors and fellow Christian kings. In 1212 Alfonso forged a coalition with the Christian kings and won an important victory against the Almohads at Las Navas de Tolosa. He married ...
That Alfonso VIII’s daughters, certainly Berenguela (1179/1180–1246) and Blanche (1188–1252), lived long lives and, far more importantly, were exceedingly capable and forceful political figures only enhanced the long reach of Alfonso VIII’s legacy. In Castile, that legacy would be carried even further by the military successes and ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Quick Reference. (c. 1155–1214), king of Castile (1158–1214). Alfonso VIII inherited the throne of Castile at the age of two from his father, Sancho III (r. 1157–1158). Sancho’s premature death left his ... From: Alfonso VIII of Castile in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology ». Subjects: History ...
