Alfonzo VI, Emperor of All Hispania, King of León, King of Castile, and King of Galicia and Portugal
(Abt 1040-1109)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Agnes Queen consort of León and Queen consort of Castile
2. Berta
3. Isabel
4. Constance of Burgundy, Queen consort of Castile and León

5. Beatrice

Alfonzo VI, Emperor of All Hispania, King of León, King of Castile, and King of Galicia and Portugal 1

  • Born: Abt 1040, Compostela, Galacia, Spain
  • Marriage (1): Agnes Queen consort of León and Queen consort of Castile
  • Marriage (2): Berta
  • Marriage (3): Isabel
  • Marriage (4): Constance of Burgundy, Queen consort of Castile and León about 1079
  • Marriage (5): Beatrice in 1108
  • Died: 1 Jul 1109, Toledo, Spain about age 69

  General Notes:

Alfonso VI (c.?1040/1041[a] \endash 1 July 1109[2]), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065\endash 1072)[3] and of Galicia (1071\endash 1109),[b] and then king of the reunited Castile and León (1072\endash 1109).

After the conquest of Toledo in 1085, Alfonso proclaimed himself victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia (most victorious king of Toledo, and of Hispania and Galicia)[5] The Battle of Sagrajas (1086) and the Battle of Uclés (1108), in which his only son and heir, Sancho Alfónsez died, constituted defeats for the Leonese and Castilian armies.


Alfonzo married Agnes Queen consort of León and Queen consort of Castile, daughter of Guy-Geoffrey "William VIII" VIII, Duke of Aquitaine and Matoeda "Matilda." (Agnes Queen consort of León and Queen consort of Castile died about 1079 1.)


Alfonzo next married Berta.


Alfonzo next married Isabel.


Alfonzo next married Constance of Burgundy, Queen consort of Castile and León, daughter of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy and Helie of Semur, about 1079. (Constance of Burgundy, Queen consort of Castile and León was born in 1046 and died in 1093.)


Alfonzo next married Beatrice, daughter of Guy-Geoffrey "William VIII" VIII, Duke of Aquitaine and Hildegarde of Burgundy, in 1108.


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