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Alfonso VI (c. 1040/1041 [a] – 1 July 1109 [2]), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), [3] Galicia (1071–1109), [b] 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 ...
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).
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.
May 11, 2018 · Alfonso VI (1040-1109) became king of León in 1065 and of Castile in 1072. A fighting king of the Spanish Reconquest, he later feuded with the Cid and could not cope with the invading Almoravids. Alfonso was the second and favorite son of Ferdinand I, Count of Castile and King of León.
King from 1065 to 1109, firstly of León, then in 1072 of León, Castile and Galicia, which, separated by his father, he reunified, from 1077 Alfonso entitled himself “Imperator... From: Alfonso VI of Castile in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages »
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). 13th century miniature of Alfonso VI from the Tumbo A codex at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. more...
Alfonso VI was king of Leon (1065–70) and king of reunited Castile and Leon (1072–1109). Alfonso was the second and favorite son of Ferdinand I, Count of Castile and King of León. By the terms of his father's division of the realm, Alfonso became king of León in 1065.
ruler of León and, after 1072, also Castile. Alfonso was involved in conflict throughout his forty-four year reign. Although
Alfonso VI of León and Castile Alfonso VI ( c. 1040/1041 [ a ] – 1 July 1109[ 2 ]), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1072) [ 3 ] and of Galicia (1071–1109), [ b ] and then king of the reunited Castile and León (1072–1109).
Urraca was born to King Alfonso VI of León and Castile and his second wife, Constance of Burgundy. [5] Constance was closely related to the French royal family and the influential Burgundian abbot Hugh of Cluny was her maternal uncle. [5]
