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Sancho III became King of Castile and Ferdinand II, King of León. The rivalry between both kingdoms continued until 1230 when Ferdinand III of Castile received the Kingdom of León from his father Alfonso IX, having previously received the Kingdom of Castile from his mother Berenguela of Castile in 1217. [14]
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Following the death of Peter, a succession crisis arose between Peter's illegitimate half-brother Henry of Trastámara and the Englishman John of Gaunt, a great great grandson of Ferdinand III of Castile, who claimed the title of King of Castile and Léon by virtue of his marriage to Constance, daughter of Peter.
MonarchImageEpithetBeganThe Emperor10 March 112621 August 1157The Desired21 August 115731 August 1158The Noble31 August 11586 October 1214The Great6 June 121730 August 1217Alfonso VI (born before June 1040—died 1109, Toledo, Castile) was the king of Leon (1065–70) and king of reunited Castile and Leon (1072–1109), who by 1077 had proclaimed himself “emperor of all Spain ” ( imperator totius Hispaniae ). His oppression of his Muslim vassals led to the invasion of Spain by an Almoravid army from North ...
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 Spain ...
- 1065–1072
- Ferdinand I
- 1072–1109
- Sancho II
When he died, his son Ferdinand III, already king of Castile (1217–52) by reason of inheritance from his mother, Berenguela, a daughter of Alfonso VIII, succeeded him as king of León. Henceforth Castile and León were permanently united.
Alfonso VI, known as Alfonso the Brave, (born before June 1040—died 1109, Toledo, Castile), King of León (1065–70) and of Castile and León (1072–1109). He inherited León from his father, Ferdinand I, and warred with his envious brother Sancho II.
views 1,992,302 updated. Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104–57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126–57), son and successor of Urraca. He recovered the places in Castile that his stepfather, Alfonso I of Aragón, had occupied and soon gained supremacy over the other Christian states in Spain. In 1135 he had himself crowned emperor in León.
