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Alfonso VIII, byname El de Las Navas (Spanish: “He of Las Navas”), (born 1155—died October 6, 1214, Burgos, Castile [Spain]), king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old.

King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War. . Edited By. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (2020) 51 (1): 146–147. Alfonso VIII of Castile is one of the best-known kings of the so-called “Spanish Reconquest,” or, rather, the Iberian Middle Ages.

Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate.

Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155, Soria – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo [1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate.

Alfonso VIII(11 November 1155[2] – 5 October 1214), called the Noble(El Noble) or the one of Las Navas(el de las Navas), was King of Castilefrom 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. [3][4]After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcosagainst the Almohadsin 1195,[5]he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign ...

Although the Christians remained on the defensive in the face of Almohad power, Alfonso VIII of Castile (1158–1214) and Alfonso II of Aragon concluded a treaty in 1179 apportioning their expected conquest of Islamic Spain between them. Castile retained the right of reconquest to Andalusia and Murcia (Mursīyah), while Aragon claimed Valencia.

Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158–1215). This was a critical period in the history of the Iberian peninsula, when the conflict between the Christian north and the Moroccan empire of the Almohads was at its most intense, while ...