Fourth Part of the General estoria

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The Fourth Part of the General estoria is a section of the 13th-century universal history commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile, continuing its expansive narrative of biblical, classical, and medieval events.

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Fourth Part of the General estoria canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval historical work ⓘ
universal history ⓘ
associatedWith Alfonsine court of Castile ⓘ
author Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ
chronologicalOrganization biblical and regnal chronology ⓘ
commissionedBy Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ
commissionedIn Toledo ⓘ
compiledBy Alfonsine court scholars ⓘ
linked to: Alfonsine Tables
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile
culturalSignificance major monument of medieval Castilian prose ⓘ
date 13th century ⓘ
followedBy Fifth Part of the General estoria ⓘ
follows Third Part of the General estoria ⓘ
genre historiography ⓘ
universal chronicle ⓘ
historicalContext Castilian cultural renaissance of the 13th century ⓘ
historicalMethod compilation and translation of earlier authorities ⓘ
intendedAudience learned lay public of 13th-century Castile ⓘ
intendedFunction didactic ⓘ
political legitimation of Castilian monarchy ⓘ
language Old Spanish ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Alfonsine historiography ⓘ
literaryTradition Castilian prose ⓘ
medium manuscript ⓘ
narrativeScope from biblical times through classical and medieval events ⓘ
partOf General estoria ⓘ
purpose to compile a universal history from Creation to the author’s present ⓘ
relatedWork Estoria de España ⓘ
religiousContext Christian historiography ⓘ
royalPatronage Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ
script Latin script ⓘ
subject biblical history ⓘ
classical history ⓘ
medieval history ⓘ
universal history ⓘ
usesSourcesFrom Bible ⓘ
classical Latin authors ⓘ
late antique authors ⓘ
medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ
vernacular chronicles ⓘ
workPeriod reign of Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General estoria → hasPart → Fourth Part of the General estoria ⓘ
Third Part of the General estoria → followedBy → Fourth Part of the General estoria ⓘ
Fifth Part of the General estoria → relatedWork → Fourth Part of the General estoria ⓘ