Alfonso IX of Leon

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 he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth. Alfonso was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Leon and Urraca of Portugal. Though he took a part in the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by the difficu ...

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1171 - Events. Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. Rhys ap Gruffydd agrees to negotiate with Henry II of England. Construction of the Cathedral of Saint Sabino in Bari is completed. Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja begins sole reign. Alfonso II of Aragon conquers Caspe and Teruel. Henry II of England, with the aid of the ousted King of the Irish province of Leinster, Diarmait MacMurrough, sponsors the Norman invasion of Ireland, sp ...

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1230 - Events. Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. Approximate year of creation for the Carmina Burana poetry and song collection 1230 - Births. Eudes of Burgundy (died 1266) 1230 - Deaths. May 2 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (hanged) July 28 - Duke Leopold VI of Austria (born 1176) September 23 - Alfonso IX of Leon (born 1171) October 25 - Gilbert ...

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August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III. 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia was consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia 1309 - The city of Rhodes ...

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Alfonso had already won many victories over the Moors. At the beginning of his reign the religious fervor which had sustained the Almoravide dynasty was rapidly subsiding; in Portugal independent Moorish chiefs ruled over cities and petty taifa states, ignoring the central government; in Africa the Almohades were destroying the remnants of the Almoravide power. Alphonso took advantage of these dissentions to invade Alentejo, reinforced by the Templars and ...

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History of Portugal 1112-1279, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Reconquista in Portugal, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Sancho II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso III

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The reign of Alphonso II ("the Fat") is noteworthy for the first meeting of the Portuguese cortes, to which the upper hierarchy of the Church and the nobles (fidalgos and ricos homens) were summoned by royal writ. The king Alphonso II, 1211-1223, was no warrior, but in 1212 a Portuguese contingent aided the Castilians to defeat the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa, and in 1217 the ministers, bishops and captains of the rea ...

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History of Portugal 1112-1279, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Reconquista in Portugal, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Sancho II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso III

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One of the first acts of the usurper, and one of the most important, was to abandon the semi-ecclesiastical titles of visitor (visitador) or defender (curador) of the realm, and to proclaim himself king (rei). Hitherto the position of the monarchy had been precarious; as in Aragon the nobles and the church had exercised a large measure of control over their nominal head, and though it would be pedantry to over-emphasize the importance of the royal title, its assumption by Alphonso III does mark a definite stage in the e ...

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History of Portugal 1112-1279, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Reconquista in Portugal, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Sancho II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso III

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Sancho II succeeded at the age of thirteen. To secure the removal of the interdict the leading statesmen who were identified with the policy of his father Gonçalo Mendes the chancellor, Pedro Annes, the lord chamberlain (mordomo-mor), and Vicente, dean of Lisbon, resigned their offices. Estêvão Soares, archbishop of Braga, placed himself at the head of the nobles and churchmen who threatened to usurp the royal power during Sancho II's minority, and negotiated an alliance with Alphonso IX, by which it was arranged that ...

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History of Portugal 1112-1279, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Reconquista in Portugal, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Sancho II, History of Portugal 1112-1279 - Alfonso III

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