Alfonso VI of León and Castile
Alfonso VI (c. 1040/1041 – 1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), Galicia (1071–1109), and Castile (1072–1109).
| Alfonso VI | |
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13th century miniature of Alfonso VI from the Tumbo A codex at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. | |
| King of León | |
| First reign | 1065–1072 |
| Predecessor | Ferdinand I |
| Successor | Sancho II |
| Second reign | 1072–1109 |
| Predecessor | Sancho II |
| Successor | Urraca |
| King of Galicia and Portugal | |
| First reign | 1071–1072 (jointly with Sancho II) |
| Predecessor | García II |
| Successor | Sancho II |
| Second reign | 1072–1109 |
| Predecessor | Sancho II |
| Successor | Urraca |
| King of Castile | |
| Reign | 1072–1109 |
| Predecessor | Sancho II |
| Successor | Urraca |
| Emperor of All Spain | |
| Reign | 1077–1109 |
| Coronation | 1077 |
| Predecessor | Ferdinand I |
| Successor | Urraca & Alfonso |
| King of Toledo | |
| Reign | 1085–1109 |
| Successor | Urraca |
| Born | c. 1040 – 1041 Compostela, Kingdom of León |
| Died | 1 July 1109 Toledo, Kingdom of Toledo |
| Burial | Sahagún, León, San Mancio chapel in the royal monastery of Santos Facundo y Primitivo |
| Spouses | Agnes of Aquitaine Constance of Burgundy Berta Zaida (Isabel) (possibly his mistress) Beatrice |
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| House | Jiménez |
| Father | Ferdinand I of León |
| Mother | Sancha of León |
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 Spain and Galicia). This conquest, along with El Cid's taking of Valencia would greatly expand the territory and influence of the Leonese/Castilian realm, but also provoked an Almoravid invasion that Alfonso would spend the remainder of his reign resisting. The Leonese and Castilian armies suffered defeats in battles at Sagrajas (1086) and Uclés (1108), in the latter of which his only son and heir, Sancho Alfónsez, died, and Valencia was abandoned but Toledo remained part of an expanded realm that he passed to his daughter.