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Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 – 23 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1218.
Alfonso IX was the king of Leon from 1188 to 1230, son of Ferdinand II of Leon, and cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile (next to whom he is numbered as a junior member of the family). A forceful personality, Alfonso IX was determined to recover Leonese territory lost to Castile; and, despite the fact.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Alfonso IX de León (15 August 1171 – 24 September 1230) was King of Galicia and the last King of León as an independent kingdom from 1188 until his death in 1230. His son Ferdinand III of León and Castile definitively united the kingdoms of León and Castile in 1230.
- August 15, 1171
- Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
- Zamora, Castille and Leon, Spain
Alfonso IX de León b ( Zamora, 15 de agosto de 1171 1 - Sarria, 24 de septiembre de 1230) a fue rey de León desde 1188 hasta su muerte. Su hijo Fernando III el Santo acabaría uniendo en 1230 los reinos de Castilla y de León mediante la Concordia de Benavente, lo cual supondría el surgimiento de la Corona de Castilla .
Alfonso IX. Zamora, 15.VIII.1171 – Villanueva de Sarria (Lugo), 24.IX.1230. Rey de León (1188-1230). Hijo de Fernando II (1157-1188), rey de León, y de su mujer Urraca Alfonso, llamada “La Portuguesa”, por su procedencia. Fue bautizado en la catedral de Zamora.
Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 — 24 September 1230) nicknamed the Warrior King (Spanish: el Rey Guerrero) was King of León and Galicia from in 1188 until his death in 1230. During his reign, León became more powerful and modern.
Alfonso IX, 1171–1230, Spanish king of León (1188–1230), son and successor of Ferdinand II. He conquered from the Moors several cities in Estremadura and was frequently at war with Alfonso VIII of Castile.
