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King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214) Alfonso VIII …, 1155–1214 (aged 58 years)
- Name
- King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214) Alfonso VIII //
- Name prefix
- King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214)
- Given names
- Alfonso VIII
- Nickname
- The Noble or el de las Navas
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| Marriage | Marriage — 4 February 1151 — |
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5 years
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1155–1214
Birth: 11 November 1155
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— Soria, Castile and León, Spain Death: 5 October 1214 — Gutierre-Muñoz, Ávila, Castile and León, Spain |
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1155–1214
Birth: 11 November 1155
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— Soria, Castile and León, Spain Death: 5 October 1214 — Gutierre-Muñoz, Ávila, Castile and León, Spain |
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| Marriage | Marriage — 1170 — |
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11 years
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1180–1246
Birth: between 1 January 1180 and 1 June 1180
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— Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain Death: 8 November 1246 — Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain |
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Address: Toledo Cathedral, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. |
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Address: Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. |
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
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Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); he succeeded to the 2 CONT throne on the Death of his father, Sancho III (circa 1134-58). Troubled by interference from Navarre in his youth, he later allied Castile with Aragon forming aconnection that was eventually to become the basis for the unification of Spain. He also established Castilian dominance over Leon. In 1170 he married Eleanor (died 1214), daughter of King Henry II of England. From the 1170s, he resistedencroachments by the Almohads, Muslim invaders from northern Africa. Defeated by the Muslim caliph Yakub al-Mansur (circa 1160-99) at Alarcos in 1195, Alfonso and his allies won a major victory over the Muslim commander al-Nasir (1158-1225) atNavas de Tolosa in 1212. |
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