Alfonso VIII of Castile

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Alfonso VIII of Castile was a 12th–13th century king of Castile best known for his role in the Reconquista and his decisive victory over the Almohads at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch of Castile ⓘ
ally Peter II of Aragon ⓘ
Sancho VII of Navarre ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alfonso the Noble ⓘ
battle Battle of Alarcos ⓘ
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
burialPlace Cathedral of Toledo ⓘ
linked to: Toledo Cathedral
child Berengaria of Castile ⓘ
Blanche of Castile ⓘ
Constance of Castile ⓘ
Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
Fernando of Castile ⓘ
Henry I of Castile ⓘ
Henry of Castile ⓘ
Leonor of Castile ⓘ
Mafalda of Castile ⓘ
Sancho of Castile ⓘ
Urraca of Castile ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile
dateOfBirth 1155 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1214-10-05 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
father Sancho III of Castile ⓘ
founded Las Huelgas Monastery ⓘ
givenName Alfonso ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Ivrea ⓘ
mother Blanche of Navarre ⓘ
notableAchievement decisive victory over the Almohads at Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Alarcos ⓘ
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
opponent Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty
patronage Cistercian Order ⓘ
linked to: Cistercians
placeOfBirth Soria ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gutiérrez Muñoz ⓘ
politicalRole leader in the Reconquista ⓘ
positionHeld King of Castile ⓘ
precededBy Sancho III of Castile ⓘ
regnalName Alfonso VIII ⓘ
reignEnd 1214 ⓘ
reignStart 1158 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Eleanor of England ⓘ
succeededBy Henry I of Castile ⓘ

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House of Ivrea → hasMember → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa → commander → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile → spouse → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Blanche of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Plasencia → foundedBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → opponent → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Battle of Alarcos → commander → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Battle of Alarcos → opponentOf → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Castilian House of Ivrea → hasMonarch → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Castilian House of Ivrea → notableMember → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca → conqueredBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Cuenca → conqueredBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Berengaria of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Battle of Úbeda → commander → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Sancho III of Castile → successor → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Sancho III of Castile → child → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Alfonso VIII of Castile → regnalName → Alfonso VIII ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VIII of Castile
Henry I of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Henry I of Castile → predecessor → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Infanta Elvira of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Sancho of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Monastery of Las Huelgas → foundedBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Monastery of Las Huelgas → burialPlaceOf → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Monastery of Las Huelgas → grantedPrivilegesBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Eleanor of England → spouse → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Urraca of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Mafalda of Castile → father → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre → notableRelative → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Sancha of León → relative → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Almohad–Castilian wars → opponent → King Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VIII of Castile
Muhammad al-Nasir → opponent → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
Diocese of Plasencia → establishedBy → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
House of Ivrea in Castile → notableMember → Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ