Alfonso VIII
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Military significance: Las Navas de Tolosa was the greatest Christian victory of the reconquest. The balance of power shifted to the Christians and led to the final defeat of the Muslims in 1492. Alfonso VIII became the dominant king on the peninsula.
Alfonso, whose mother had died in childbirth, inherited the throne of Castile from his father at two years of age. Two powerful noble families, fighting for control of the government, caused political chaos. When Alfonso came of age in 1169, he reestablished royal control of the government, settled...
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