Alfonso VII's Imperial Title

Timeline

1. 1156León · Castile and LeónIn charters and diplomatic documents, Alfonso VII listed Andalusian cities such as Baeza, Andújar, and Almería as emperor, writing reconquest achievements like the 1147 Almería expedition into the imperial title, strengthening his nominal suzerainty over the peninsula's Christian kingdoms.
2. 1135–1156Iberian Peninsula · Iberian PeninsulaSince his Pentecost coronation in 1135, Alfonso VII had continuously used the imperial title to unite core territories such as León, Castile, and Toledo; the 1156 title update reflected the interaction between Christian reconquest and imperial claims under Almohad pressure.