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Alfonso 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).
- Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I was the first ruler of Castile to take the title...
- Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III (born 1201?—died May 30, 1252, Sevilla;...
- Ferdinand I
Wives, concubines and issue. According to Bishop Pelagius of Oviedo, contemporary of the king, in his Chronicon regum Legionensium ("Chronicle of the Kings of León "), Alfonso VI had five wives and two concubines nobilissimas (most noble).
Sep 11, 2023 · Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was King of León from 1157 to his death. He was the son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona.
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- Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Jun 3, 2010 · Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – June 29/July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Castile from 1072 following the death of his brother Sancho II. In 1077 he proclaimed himself "Emperor of all Spain". Much romance has gathered around his name.
- "el Bravo"
- Compostela, Ourense, Galicia, España (Spain)
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Isabella I (born April 22, 1451, Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile—died November 26, 1504, Medina del Campo, Spain) was the queen of Castile (1474–1504) and of Aragon (1479–1504), ruling the two kingdoms jointly from 1479 with her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile).
- Isabella I was not originally heir to the throne. When her father, John II, died, her half brother became king of Castile as Henry IV. Active in co...
- In terms of accomplishments, Isabella I unified Spain through her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon, and she financed the expedition of Christophe...
- Three years after she was born, her half brother became king of Castile as Henry IV. Though her early years were spent quietly with her mother, she...
Ferdinand III (born 1201?—died May 30, 1252, Sevilla; canonized February 4, 1671; feast day May 30) was the king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of Leon from 1230 to 1252 and conqueror of the Muslim cities of Córdoba (1236), Jaén (1246), and Sevilla (1248).
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After Ferdinand the Great defeated and killed his wife's brother in battle, he was crowned King of León and Castile and called himself Imperator totius Hispaniae ("Emperor of all of Spain").
