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		Alfonso VIII Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155-1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158-1214), son and successor of Sancho III.
		Alfonso VII Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104-57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126-57), son and successor of Urraca.
		Alfonso V Alfonso V (Alfonso the Magnanimous), 1396-1458, king of Aragón and Sicily (1416-58) and of Naples (1443-58), count of Barcelona.
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=@DOCTITLE+Alfonso+I (522 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alfonso VIII of Castile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VII of Castile (March 1, 1104/5 - August 21, 1157), nicknamed the Emperor, was the king of Castile and Leon since 1126, son of Urraca of Castile and Count Raymond of Burgundy.
		Alfonso IX of León (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230; ruled from 1188–1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the Baboso or Slobberer, because...
		Blanche of Castile (1188-1252), wife of Louis VIII of France, third daughter of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and of Eleanor of England, daughter of Henry II, was born at Palencia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alfonso-VIII-of-Castile (1291 words)

	THE ALMOHAD INVASION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VIII barely got away with his life in the ensuing rout (entering at the castle of Alarcos by one door, and going out by another one, while Almohads attacked the castle thinking he was still there), at the price of very heavy losses.
		By 1210, Alfonso VIII was again prepared to renew settlement pressure in La Mancha by settling Moya and the Castilian zones of Extremadura by settling Béjar.
		Despite the fact that Alfonso VIII would be able to gather the same municipal militias utilized in the Júcar Valley castles later in October, sufficient assistance in July and August was not forthcoming, and the king had to stand by helplessly as Salvatierra capitulated by the end of summer.
	es.geocities.com /endovelico2001/med/almohad.html (3163 words)

	Alfonso VIII of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214), king of Castile and grandson of Alfonso VII, is a great name in Spanish history, for he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohades at the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
		Alfonso VIII was the founder of the first Spanish university, the studium generale of Palencia, which, however, did not survive him.
		Blanche, a.k.a Blanche of Castile, princess of Castile (1188-1252), married to Louis VIII of France
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile (439 words)

	Alfonso IX of Leon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alfonso was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Leon and Urraca of Portugal.
		The marriage was declared null by the pope, to whom Alfonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired of his wife.
		His eldest daughter, Sancha, was engaged to her cousin King Henry I of Castile, but Henry died in 1217 before the marriage could be solemnized.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfonso_IX_of_Leon (382 words)

	Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso of Castile (Infant of Castile) was born in 1286.
		Alfonso of the Asturias was born on Sep 15 1453.
		Alfonso VIII of Castile was born on Nov 11 1155.
	www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d1.html (2291 words)

	Chapter Ten: Alfonsine Historiography: The Literary Narrative
		Alfonso's treatment of the reign of Alfonso VIII has been selected for this study partly because of its content-the earlier ruler's hereditary and political ties to Alfonso el Sabio, his popular appeal to the intended thirteenth-century audience and later chronicle consumers, and his appeal to the modern reader.
		Alfonso's force as an author derived from his manipulation of the personae of events, the use of sources to empower or marginalize its actors, and his decisions on defining the flow of history.
		Orphaned before the age of four, Alfonso VIII was a pawn between the Laras into whose guardianship he was entrusted and his uncle Fernando II of León; Fernando enlisted the Castro dynasty, bitter enemies of the Laras, to usurp the child's patrimony.
	libro.uca.edu /alfonso10/emperor10.htm (6082 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VII "Pierre-Raimund" King Of CASTILE AND LEON AND GALICIA was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Toledo, New Castile, Spain.
		Constanza Perez Princess Of CASTILE AND LEON [DUCHESS OF LANCASTER] was born in 1354 in Castrojeriz, Burgos, Spain.
		Alfonso Prince Of CASTILE was born between 1144 and 1146 in Toledo, New Castile, Spain.
	bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d50.htm (1923 words)

	castileleon
		Daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and granddaughter of Henry II of England; m.
		Son of Alfonso V; under regency of stepmother Urraca (1027-32); at war with Sancho III of Navarre until Sancho's death (1035); died at battle of Tamaron while attempting to recover territories from his brother-in-law Ferdinand I of Castile.
		Alfonso, who had himself expected to acquire Castile, was angered at his wife's action, and, aided by a group of Castilian nobles favorable to his claim, made war upon his newly crowned son.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/castileleon.htm (3906 words)

	28th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso de Castilla VIII, King of Castile "Alfonso de las Navas" was born 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile, Spain.
		She was the wife of Louis VIII of France, mother of Louis IX (St. Louis), and twice regent of France (from 1226 to 1234 and from 1248 to 1252), who by wars and marital alliances did much to secure and unify French territories.
		Blanche was the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor, who was the daughter of Henry II of England.
	boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg15.htm (2159 words)

	29th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso Raimundez II, Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon was born 4 Apr 1152 in Villa Mayor De Valle, Aragon, Spain and married 18 Jan 1174 in Saragosa (Zaragoza) or Aragon, Spain.
		Alfonso Ramírez VII, King of Leon and Castile "Alfonso The Emperor" was born circa 1104.
		Alfonso was unable to prevent the establishment of Portugal as an independent kingdom in 1140 and, in his will, he himself divided his realm, as was the Spanish custom, between his two sons, Sancho III of Castile and Ferdinand II of Leon.
	boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg20.htm (3474 words)

	Alfonso VIII, Spanish king of Castile. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		(Alfonso the Noble), 1155–1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158–1214), son and successor of Sancho III.
		Alfonso took (1177) Cuenca from the Moors, but later (1195) he was seriously defeated by them at Alarcos.
		Their children included Henry, who succeeded his father as Henry I; Blanche, who married Louis VIII of France; and Berenguela, who married Alfonso IX of León and whose son Ferdinand III united Castile and León.
	www.bartleby.com /65/al/Alfons8Sp.html (189 words)

	History
		Alfonso VIII, son of Sancho III and Blanche of Navarre, succeeded to the throne of Castile at the age of three.
		Alfonso made great strides in the consolidation of Castile's military and political power by defeating the Muslims at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, and by overcoming a joint attack by León and Navarre in 1295.
		Alfonso was known for his generosity, particularly in the cultural sphere; indeed, it was he who founded the University of Valencia.
	www.brown.edu /Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/history/characters/alfonso_viii.shtml (259 words)

	Ferdinand of Castile and Leon - Eustache de Champagne
		King Alfonso VIII of Castile was born on 11 Nov 1155 in Castile, Spain.
		King Alfonso VII the Emperor of Castile and Leon and Queen of Castile Berenguela Raimundo de Barcelona.
		King Alfonso VII the Emperor of Castile and Leon and Princess Rixa (Richenza Ryksa) of Poland.
	www.geocities.com /jerry_l.geo/d79.htm (1040 words)

	Castiles & Leon
		Alfonso's reign gave a great crusading impulse to the reconquest of Spain and was also notable for the exploits of the Cid.
		Alfonso was killed in battle against his stepson, Alfonso VII of Castile, and was succeeded by his brother Ramiro II in Aragón and by García IV in Navarre.
		Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104—57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126—57), son and successor of Urraca.
	medievalcoins.ancients.info /castiles__leon_history.htm (2329 words)

	Alfonso VIII -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A forceful personality, Alfonso IX was determined to recover Leonese territory lost to Castile; and, despite the fact that he had done homage to Alfonso VIII, he did not hesitate to ally himself with the...
		The papacy of Boniface VIII (1294–1303) came at an unfortunate time when the nation-states of Europe, particularly France and England, were emerging as powerful political forces.
		The versatile Alfonso Reyes is generally considered one of the most distinguished Mexican men of letters of the 20th century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005673?tocId=9005673 (552 words)

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2001022435
		Alfonso VIII and Sancho VII of Navarre 33 17.
		The Death of Alfonso VIII and Queen Leonor, 1214 59 29.
		Alfonso IX invades the Kingdom of Castile 75 35.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/fy036/2001022435.html (760 words)

	The Reconquest.
		1135: Alfonso VII of Leon restores the prestige of the Leonese monarchy and is proclaimed emperor.
		Alfonso VIII of Castile, helped by Sancho VIII of Navarre, Pedro II of Aragon and some troops from Portugal and Leon, is victorious in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
		Alfonso X drafts the 'Fuero de las Leyes', the forerunner of the 'Siete Partidas'.
	www.sispain.org /english/history/reconque.html (686 words)

	Aragon
		ALFONSO II (1152-96), king of Aragon, the son of Ramon Berenguer IV (1115-62), count of Barcelona.
		Alfonso became count of Barcelona in 1162 and king of Aragon in 1164, and in 1167 he inherited the county of Provence.
		Alfonso V (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Magnanimous (1385-1458), king of Aragón and Sicily (1416-58), and as Alfonso I, king of Naples (1443-58).
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/aragon.htm (1998 words)

	Alfonso VIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VIII, El de Las Navas (Spanish: He of Las Navas) (b.
		Before Alfonso came of age his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs.
		Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the kingdom of Aragon, and in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /tours/spain/alfonso8.html (162 words)

	Chapter 3: The Chronicle of Alfonso the Emperor
		Count Rodrigo was married to Sancha, the eldest legitimate daughter of Alfonso VI, and consequently maintained certain legal claims of territory against Alfonso VII.
		His encomiastic work of Alfonso VII was based on a desire to demonstrate that this king and his rule illustrate an exemplary governing process in a Christian country.
		Alfonso was initially proclaimed King of Galicia, and he continually enjoyed the vehement endorsement and support of that region's nobility.
	libro.uca.edu /lipskey/alf3.htm (5675 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Alfonso III of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Afonso III of Portugal (the Burgundian), fifth king of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on May 5, 1210 and died in February 16, 1279, in the same city.
		Alfonso married Matilda II of Boulogne, daughter of Renaud de Dammartin and Ida of Boulogne, in 1238.
		Alfonso next married Beatriz of Castile Alfonso, daughter of Alfonso X the Wise of Castile and Mayor Guillén de Guzman, in 1253.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/200.htm (530 words)

	Alfonso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso VII of Castile -- (1126-1157) the Emperor
		Alfonso V of Aragon -- (1416-1458) The Magnanimous
		Alfonso XII of Spain -- (1857-1885) king of Spain
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/al/Alfonso.htm (164 words)

	Spainish Origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Alfonso VIII built the convent of Santa Maria la De Huelgas at the specific request of his wife, Eleanor of England.
		Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, his marriage to Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing interlect of his time.
		She married Alfonso IX in 1198 and in 1217 her son, became Ferdinand III (1198-1252), the Saint, King of Castile and Léon (1230), he founded the University of Salamanca and the Cathedral in Burgos.
	www.geddington.net /gvfb/spainishorigins.htm (319 words)

	My Family
		She was married to King Alfonso CASTILE IX in Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Spain.
		She was married to King Louis FRANCE VIII in Bapaume, Normandy, France.
		She was married to King Alfonso II ARAGON on 18 Jan 1173/74.
	gordonrosalynd.tripod.com /green/d58.htm (951 words)

	A Potted History of Cuenca and part of Area Tourist information on Gandia, Oliva, Xativa, Altea, Jalon, Barx, La Drova, ...
		At the end of the 11th century, the king of Castile (Alfonso VI) married andpart of his wife's dowry was the city of Cuenca.
		Alfonso VIII granted the town a very liberal charter full of privileges for future settlers and it became an example for many other charters granted by the Crown later.
		Alfonso X "The Wise" granted Cuenca the title of town during the second half of the 12th century.
	www.spanish-country-villa.com /cuenca (512 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Alfonso VIII
		Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho III.
		In 1197 he married Berengaria, daughter of his first cousin King Alfonso VIII of Castile and...
		Louis IX, called St. Louis (1214-1270), king of France (1226-1270), son and successor of Louis VIII.
	encarta.msn.com /Alfonso_VIII.html (129 words)

	Alfonso IX of Castile : Alfonso IX of Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso IX of Castile : Alfonso IX of Spain
		He was first married to his cousin Teresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters, and a son who died young.
		It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him to leave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berenguela of Castile, who was his second cousin.
	www.city-search.org /al/alfonso-ix-of-spain.html (521 words)

	I9342: Alfonso VIII King Of Castile (1155 - 1214)
		I9342: Alfonso VIII King Of Castile (1155 - 1214)
		Alfonso VIII King Of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet had the following children
		Descendants of Alfonso VIII King Of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet
	web.ukonline.co.uk /nigel.battysmith/Database/D0012/I9342.html (84 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Huelgas de Burgos
		Doña Misol, or María Sol, was its first abbess, and to her was addressed the charter of foundation, in which Alfonso VIII granted to the community the lordship of sundry villages and territories, entire exemption from taxes, numberless immunities and franchises, and the enjoyment of its possessions under the king's own privilege.
		In 1199 the monastery was solemnly incorporated with the Cistercian Order and became the burial-place of the royal family; the general chapter of the order made this monastery the mother-house of all the monasteries of Cistercian nuns established in Castile and Leon and the annual meeting-place of the abbesses for the holding of their chapter.
		In 1212, two months before the battle of Las Navas, Alfonso VIII made the King's Hospital, with all its dependencies, subject to the Abbess of Las Huelgas.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07512b.htm (470 words)

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