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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 ...
- Urraca
Father. Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Mother. Constance of...
- Agnes of Aquitaine
In 1069, Agnes married Alfonso VI, king of León. His father...
- Ferdinand I of León
Ferdinand I ( c. 1015 – 24 December [1] 1065), called the...
- Urraca
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 ). His oppression of his Muslim vassals led to the invasion of Spain by an Almoravid army from North ...
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The Leonese and Castilian armies suffered defeats in battles at Sagrajas (1086) and Uclés (1108), in the latter of which his only son and heir, Sancho Alfónsez, died, and Valencia was abandoned but Toledo remained part of an expanded realm that he passed to his daughter. Alfonso VI, nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was king of León (1065 ...
Alfonso VI. Alfonso VI, portrait miniature from a manuscript, 12th century; in Santiago cathedral, Spain. 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 ...
Ferdinand I ( c. 1015 – 24 December [1] 1065), called the Great ( el Magno ), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain (1056), and his heirs carried on the tradition.
Father. Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Mother. Constance of Burgundy. Urraca ( c. 1080 – 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria), [2] was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain [3] and Empress of All Galicia.
- 1109 – 1126
- Alfonso VI
Jan 16, 2012 · Princeton University Press (1988) Abstract. The decision to write a history of the kingdom of León-Castilla during the period of Alfonso VI requires no explanation and little illustration. The years between 1065 and 1109 saw the political amalgamation of a kingdom that included not only León and Castilla, but Asturias, Galicia, the Rioja, the ...
