Alfonso IX DE LEÓN , King of León and Galicia
- Born: 15 Aug 1171, Zamora, Spain
- Marriage (1): Bérengère (Doña Berenguela) DE CASTILLE before 1199
- Died: 24 Sep 1230, Sarria, Lugo, Galicia, Spain aged 59
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_IX_of_Le%C3%B3n
Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 \endash 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 1212. In 1188 he summoned the first parliament reflecting the fullest representation of the citizenry ever seen in Western Europe, the Cortes of León.
He took part in the work of the Reconquest, conquering the area of Extremadura (including the cities of Cáceres and Badajoz).
Alfonso married Bérengère (Doña Berenguela) DE CASTILLE, daughter of Alfonso VIII DE CASTILLE and Eleanor OF ENGLAND, before 1199. (Bérengère (Doña Berenguela) DE CASTILLE was born on 1 Jun 1180 in Segovia, Spain and died on 8 Nov 1246 in Burgos, Spain.)
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