King Alfonso VII of Castile
Other names for Alfonso were Alfonso Pierre Raimund and Alfonso the Emperor. General Notes: Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104-57, Spanish king of Castile and Leon (1126-57), son and successor of Urraca. He recovered the places in Castile which his stepfather, Alfonso I of Aragon, had occupied. Soon he gained supremacy over the other Christian states in Spain. In 1135, he had himself crowned emperor in Leon. His many victories over the Moors had no permanent results; the most famous were the conquests of Córdoba (1146) and Almería (1147). Alfonso left Castile to his son Sancho III (reigned 1157-58) and Leon to his son Ferdinand II. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 1969] Noted events in his life were: • Title: King of Galicia, 1112-1157. • Title: King of Castile, 1126-1157. • Title: King of Leon, 1126-1157. Alfonso married Berenguela of Barcelona, daughter of Count Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona and Dulce I de Gevaudun, Countess of Provence, in Nov 1128 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain 631.,713 (Berenguela of Barcelona was born in 1116 713 and died on 2 Feb 1148 in Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain 631,765.) Alfonso next married Princess Ryksa of Poland, daughter of Wladislaw II of Poland, Prince of Silesia and Agnes of Austria, before 4 Dec 1152 in Wroclaw, Poland 631.,713 (Princess Ryksa of Poland was born about 1131 in Wroclaw, Poland 631 and died on 16 Jun 1185 631.) Noted events in their marriage were: • Alt. Marriage, Oct 1152. 713 Alfonso also had a relationship with Gontrada Perez. (Gontrada Perez died in 1186 713.) Alfonso also had a relationship with Sancha Fernandez. |