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Alfonso VI

Type Figure Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1040–1109 Also known as Alfonso VI (León and Castile)

Alfonso VI (c. 1040–1109), King of León and Castile, a pivotal Christian monarch of the Iberian Reconquista.…

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  1. 1065–1085León · Kingdom of LeónAfter the division of the kingdom among the brothers, Alfonso VI consolidated his hold on León and gradually annexed Castile and Galicia, becoming the most powerful Christian ruler in northwestern Iberia and laying the foundation for the large-scale southern campaigns that followed.
  2. 1085–1090Toledo · CastileIn 1085 Alfonso VI captured Toledo, a landmark victory of the Reconquista that carried Christian power deep into the peninsula's interior and prompted the Almoravids to intervene in Iberian affairs from North Africa.
  3. 1091–1109Castile · CastileIn his later years Alfonso VI continued to press the taifas of al-Andalus, allying with and then falling out with various Muslim rulers, and maintained the Christian front against the Almoravid invasions until his death in 1109.

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