Alfonso VIII of Castile
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Alfonso VIII of Castile
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Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or the one of Las Navas, was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian Peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over L
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King of Castile and Toledo from 1158 to 1214
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile
date created:
2002-11-24T14:51:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T18:00:08Z
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