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Mar 22, 2024 · 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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When Alfonso de Castilla XI was born on 13 August 1311, in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain, his father, Ferdinand of Castille IV, was 25 and his mother, Constanza Dinisez of Portugal, was 21. He married Maria de Portugal y de Castilla on 24 June 1328, in Alfaiates, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal.
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Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency, which were resolved in 1313. Once Alfonso was declared an adult in 1325, he began a reign that would serve to strengthen royal power. His achievements include solving the problems of the Gibraltar Strait and the conquest of Algeciras. Known as the Avenger or the I...
With Maria: 1. Ferdinand (Valladolid, 1332–1333); 2. Peter of Castile (1334–1369), King of Castile With Eleanor: 1. Pedro Alfonso (1330–1338), Lord of Aguilar de Campoo 2. Sancho Alfonso (1331–1343), 1st Lord of Ledesma 3. Henry II of Castile (1333–1379) King of Castile (1369-1379); 4. Fadrique Alfonso (1333–1358), Henry's twin brother, he was Mast...
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Rey Alfonso XI de Castilla y León (1311–1350) • FamilySearch. Brief Life History of Alfonso XI. When Rey Alfonso XI de Castilla y León was born on 13 August 1311, in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain, his father, Rey Fernando IV de Castilla, was 25 and his mother, Constanza De Portugal, was 21.
When Afonso XI de Castela was born on 13 August 1311, in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain, his father, Fernando IV de Castela, was 25 and his mother, Constança de Portugal, Rainha de Castela, was 21. He married Maria de Portugal y de Castilla on 24 June 1328, in Alfaiates, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal.
Mar 27, 2023 · Pedro Alfonso of Castile (1345 - 1359). Alfonso XI of Castile (Salamanca, August 13, 1311 – Gibraltar, March 26/27, 1350) was the king of Castile and León, the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. He is variously known among Castilian kings as the Avenger or the Implacable, and as "He of Salado River."
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 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.
