Alfonso X, King of Castile and
Leon 1252-1284, (1221-1284)
Born 23 November 1221 Toledo
Died 4 April 1284 Sevilla
Married 26 November 1246
Yolande of Aragon, daughter of Jaime I "the Conqueror",
King of Aragon 1213-1276 and Violante of Hungary
Died circa 1300
Children by (a) Maria Guillen de Guzman, daughter of
Guillen Perez de Guzman and Maria Gonzalez Giron
Died 1262
Leon 1188-1230 and Teresa Gil de Sousa
Known as 'the Astronomer' and 'the Wise', he captured Cadiz and Algarve
from the Moors and thus united Murcia with Castile. Regarded as the founder
of a Castilian national literature, he caused the first
general history of Spain to be written in the Castilian language, and
also a translation of the Old Testament by Jews in Toledo. His great code
of laws 'Siete Partidas' and his planetary tables were of major importance.
In 1282 his son, Sancho IV, took away his power in an uprising and Alfonso
X died two years later.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
