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Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Leon from 1126. He was the last of the C
hristian emperors of medieval Spain. Alfonso won some victories over Spani
sh Muslims in the early part of his reign, but after 1146 allied himself w
ith the Muslim Almoravids in an attempt to check the invading Almohads fr
om North Africa. He was unable to prevent the establishment of Portug
al as an independent kingdom in 1139, and his division of his realm betwe
en his two sons, Sancho III of Castile and Ferdinand II of Leon, put an e
nd to the concept of empire in medieval Spain.
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1 _UID 69CEF0E23C78D511AD2400036D1D4CBF0CF4
Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Leon from 1126. He was the last of the C
hristian emperors of medieval Spain. Alfonso won some victories over Spani
sh Muslims in the early part of his reign, but after 1146 allied himself w
ith the Muslim Almoravids in an attempt to check the invading Almohads fr
om North Africa. He was unable to prevent the establishment of Portug
al as an independent kingdom in 1139, and his division of his realm betwe
en his two sons, Sancho III of Castile and Ferdinand II of Leon, put an e
nd to the concept of empire in medieval Spain.
I try to be accurate, but you should verify all info.
If you find an error, please e-mail me.