Alfonso X
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Science, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Alfonso’s wide-ranging interests earned for him the title “el Sabio,” or “the Wise.” In literature, law, historiography, and science, this King of Castile and León sponsored numerous advances of lasting consequence for Spanish culture.
Early Life
Alfonso X was born the eldest of fourteen children. His father was the revered Ferdinand III, who took advantage of rapidly moving events and expanded his double kingdom of Castile and León into the rich and densely populated regions of southern Spain. Alfonso’s grandfather...
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