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Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 [2] – 5 October 1214), called the Noble ( El Noble) or the one of Las Navas ( el de las Navas ), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. [3] [4] After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, [5] he led the coalition of Christian princes and ...
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Feb 12, 2024 · 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 (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he ...
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 ...
May 29, 2018 · Alfonso VIII. 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 ...
