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Alfonso VII of León and Castile

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Alfonso was at once a patron of the church and a protector, though not a supporter of, the Muslims, who were a minority of his subjects. His reign ended in an unsuccessful campaign against the rising power of the Almohads. Though he was not actually defeated, his death in the pass, while on his way
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with Ramon Berenguer. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Six years later, Almería entered into Almohad possession. Alfonso was returning from an expedition against them when he died on 21 August 1157 in Las Fresnedas,
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of 1127, the Battler recognised Alfonso VII of Castile. The territory in the far east of his dominion, however, had gained much independence during the rule of his mother and experienced many rebellions. After his recognition in Castile, Alfonso fought to curb the autonomy of the local barons.
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In several skirmishes, he defeated the joint Navarro-Aragonese army and put the kingdoms to vassalage. He had the strong support of the lords north of the
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kingdom. The elements he had to deal with could not be welded together. The weakness of Aragon enabled him to make his superiority effective. After
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Alfonso was a dignified and somewhat enigmatic figure. His rule was characterised by the renewed supremacy of the western kingdoms of Christian
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was elected in Navarre while Alfonso pretended to the throne of Aragón. The nobles chose another candidate in the dead king's brother,
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Waag, Anaïs (2022). "Rulership, Authority, and Power in the Middle Ages: The Porprietary Queen as Head of Dynasty".
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Lourie, Elena (1975). "The Will of Alfonso I, "El Batallador," King of Aragon and Navarre: A Reassessment".
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invaded and he was forced to refortify his southern frontier and come to an agreement with the Almoravid
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Queen Jeanne and the Promised Land: Dynasty, Homeland, Religion and Violence in Sixteenth-Century France
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13th-century miniature of Alfonso VII of León from the codex Tumbo A. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
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García-Osuna y Rodríguez, José María Manuel (2012). "El rey Alfonso VII «El Emperador» de León".
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after being crowned in it. Such a sovereign was considered the most direct representative of the
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Reilly, Bernard F. (2003). "Alfonso VII, King of León and Castile". In E. Michael Gerli (ed.).
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Saint James's catapult : the life and times of Diego Gelmírez of Santiago de Compostela
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A vague tradition had always assigned the title of emperor to the sovereign who held León.
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A parody version of king Alfonso and queen Berengaria is presented in the tragicomedy
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Momenti e figure della civiltà europea. Saggi storici e storiografici, vol. I–II
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Later in his reign, he formed a liaison with Urraca Fernández, widow of count
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Powers, James F. (2010). "Coria, Siege of". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.).
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and "attempted to annex the district around Zaragoza and Tarazona".
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
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The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom, 1000–1714
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Alfonso also had two mistresses, having children by both. By an
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The Kingdom of León-Castilla Under King Alfonso VII, 1126–1157
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On 26 May 1135, Alfonso was crowned "Emperor of Spain" in the
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in 1143. He was a patron of poets, including, probably, the
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The Kingdom of León-Castilla under Queen Urraca, 1109–1126
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kings, who had been themselves the representatives of the
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in 1141 thereby affirming Portugal's independence in the
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The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade
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independent in 1128 and was recognized as independent
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King of León, Castile, and Galicia from 1126 to 1157
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The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile
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Sancho III
Ferdinand II
King of Galicia
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Ferdinand II
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Alfonso the Battler
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