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Birthday
(Tuesday)
Died
Birthplace
Nationality
Languages
Old Spanish
Spouse
Violant of Aragon (1246)
Children
15 children: Alfonso Fernández el Niño, Beatrice of Castile, Beatrice of Castile, Marchioness of Montferrat, Berengaria of Castile, Lady of Guadalajara, Constanza de Castilla, Eleanor of Castile
Parents
Ferdinand III of Castille, Elisabeth of Swabia
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
Name Origin
English < Italian < Spanish < Gothic (*𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃)
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Alfonso X of Castile and Leon: King of Castile from 1252 to 1284.
Born in Toledo (died at age 62).
Recipient of the Galician Literature Day.
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Biography
Alfonso X was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1 June 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germany on 1 April. He renounced his claim to Germany in 1275, and in creating an alliance with the Kingdom of England in 1254, his claim on the Duchy of Gascony as well.
Connections (29)
Spouse of
Violant of Aragon
Parent of
Urraca Alfonso de Castilla
Parent of
Martin Alfonso de Castilla
Parent of
Isabel de Castilla
Parent of
Eleanor of Castile
Parent of
Constanza de Castilla
Parent of
Alfonso Fernández el Niño
Parent of
Peter of Castile, Lord of Ledesma
Parent of
Berengaria of Castile, Lady of Guadalajara
Parent of
Beatrice of Castile, Marchioness of Montferrat
Parent of
Violant of Castile
Parent of
James of Castile, Lord of Cameros
Parent of
John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos
Parent of
Ferdinand de la Cerda
Parent of
Sancho IV of León and Castile
Parent of
Beatrice of Castile
Child of
Ferdinand III of Castille
Child of
Elisabeth of Swabia
Sibling of
Eleanor of Castile
Sibling of
Infante Henry of Castile
Sibling of
Philip of Castile
Sibling of
Ferdinand, Count of Aumale
Sibling of
Manuel of Castile
Sibling of
Frederick of Castile
Sibling of
Ferdinando di Castiglia
Sibling of
Luigi di Castiglia
Sibling of
Sancho of Castile
Sibling of
Berenguela de Castilla
Sibling of
Maria de Castilla
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