Death of Alfonso VI, King of Castile-León

Timeline

1. 1107–1108León · LeónIn 1107 Alfonso VI formally designated his illegitimate son Sancho Alfónsez heir at a court assembly in León, angering the Burgundian faction and sons-in-law. Sancho fell at the Battle of Uclés in May 1108, leaving the realm without a male heir and forcing Alfonso VI to revise his succession plans.
2. 1109Toledo · ToledoAlfonso VI died at Toledo at about sixty-two years of age. According to the anonymous Sahagún chronicle, his reign lasted forty-four years. His body was later buried in the Monastery of San Facundo and San Primitivo at Sahagún, León.
3. 1109Kingdom of León-Castile · LeónAfter Alfonso VI's death, his daughter Urraca inherited the thrones of León, Castile, and Galicia, retaining the title 'Emperor of All Spain.' The realm faced Almoravid military threats and noble factional divisions, and the succession crisis entered a new phase.