Alfonso VIII DE CASTILE 
Alfonso VIII was born on November 11th, 1155 in Castile,Spain. He died at the age of 58 on October 6th, 1214 in Huelgas,Burgos,Spain nr Avevalo.General Notes
RELI Sources: Microsoft Encarta 1994 ed.Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); hesucceeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho III(circa 1134-58). Troubled by
interference from Navarre in hisyouth, he later allied Castile with Aragn, forming a connectionthat was eventually to become the basis for the unification ofSpain. He also established Castilian
dominance over Len. In1170 he married Eleanor (died 1214), daughter of King Henry IIof England. From the 1170s, he resisted encroachments by theAlmohads, Muslim invaders from northern Africa.
Defeated by theMuslim caliph Yakub al-Mansur (circa 1160-99) at Alarcos in1195, Alfonso and his allies won a major victory over the Muslimcommander al-Nasir (1158-1225) at Navas de Tolosa in
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DATE 20 MAR 1999
Alfonso VIII and Eleanor were married in a religious ceremony in September 1177.
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