Alfonso VIII of Castile
Monarch
1155 – 1214
Who was Alfonso VIII of Castile?
Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or el 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 led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula.
His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection.
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- Born
- Nov 11, 1155
Soria - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- Oct 6, 1214
Gutierre-Muñoz - Resting place
- Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
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on July 23, 2013
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