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In 910, an independent Kingdom of León was founded when the king of Asturias divided his territory amongst his three sons. Below follows a list of Leonese monarchs. It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian monarchs.
Alfonso VI was one of the most important kings of León of the Middle Ages. He assumed control of first León, and later Castile and Galicia, when his brother died attacking the Leonese city of Zamora. He was crowned Emperor of Spain over all the kings of the Iberian Peninsula. [14]
The Victory Cross, a symbol of the Astur-Leonese dynasty. The Asturian or Astur-Leonese dynasty (Spanish dinastía asturiana or astur-leonesa, Asturian dinastía asturllionesa), known in Arabic as the Banī Adhfūnsh ("sons of Alfonso"), [1] was the ruling family of the kingdom of Asturias and León from 739 until 1037.
(Astur-Leonese) 1013 November–December 1032 4 September 1037 husband's ascession: 24 June 1065 husband's death: 27 November 1067 Ferdinand I: Agnes of Aquitaine: William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine 1059 1069 or late 1073/early 1074 January 1072 husband's deposition: 1077–1093 or after 1099 Alfonso VI: Alberta [2] [4] [5] - -
The Leonese language (Llingua Llionesa in Leonese) developed from Vulgar Latin.. Leonese was the official language of the Leonese Kingdom in the Middle Ages.The first written text in Leonese was Nodicia de Kesos (959 or 974), and other old texts include Fueru de Llión, Fueru de Salamanca, Fueru Xulgu, Códice d'Alfonsu XI, Disputa d'Elena y María, and Llibru d'Alixandre [3]
The son of Ferdinand I, King of León and Count of Castile and his wife, Queen Sancha, Alfonso was a "Leonese infante [prince] with Navarrese and Castilian blood". [6] His paternal grandparents were Sancho Garcés III , king of Pamplona and his wife Muniadona of Castile , and his maternal grandparents were Alfonso V of León (after whom he was ...
One of the first kings in Europe to make use of a heraldic emblem was the Leonese king, Alphonse VII. At the beginning of the 12th century he began timidly using a purple lion in accordance with its ancient symbolism, as Leo Fortis , the "strong lion", symbolized power and primacy of the monarch, but would also have represented a punning ...
13th-century Leonese monarchs (4 P) R. Regents of León (3 P) Pages in category "Leonese monarchs" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.