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Alfonso VIII of Castile

1155 - 1214

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Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble (El Noble) or the one of Las Navas (el de 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 León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso VIII of Castile is the 1,973rd most popular politician (down from 1,904th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Spain (up from 158th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso VIII of Castile is most famous for conquering the city of Toledo in 1085.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso VIII of Castile ranks 1,973 out of 19,576. Before him are Gelimer, Hippias, Johannes Rau, Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and Cleopatra Selene of Syria. After him are Perseus of Macedon, Al-Mutawakkil, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Lucius Junius Brutus, Nabis, and Wied, Prince of Albania.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1155, Alfonso VIII of Castile ranks 3. Before him are Isaac II Angelos, and Peter II of Courtenay. After him are Niketas Choniates, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Benkei, Henry the Young King, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Kamo no Chōmei. Among people deceased in 1214, Alfonso VIII of Castile ranks 1. After him are Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Qasar, William the Lion, Michael IV of Constantinople, Rurik Rostislavich, Theobald I, Count of Bar, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso VIII of Castile ranks 148 out of 3,355. Before him are Jacinto Benavente (1866), Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Martial (40), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507). After him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Henry IV of Castile (1425).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso VIII of Castile ranks 44. Before him are Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), and Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870). After him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), James II of Aragon (1267), John II of Castile (1405), and Amaro Pargo (1678).

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