Alfonso VI
Britishnoun
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The able but treacherous King Alfonso VI, jealous of his vassal's victories and virtues, banished him.
From Time Magazine Archive
After his conquest of Toledo, Alfonso VI placed on the various episcopal thrones of his new dominion Benedictine monks of Cluny,—men of unusual ability and energy.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
When, three hundred years later, they surrendered their Tolaitola to Alfonso VI.
From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles
Independent Arab princes ruled, with Toledo as capital of their empire, until Alfonso VI, King of Castile and Leon, in 1085, finally conquered it for himself and his successors.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
They were supported in this truly foreign aggression by Constance of Burgundy, Queen of Alfonso VI, and by the masterful Gregory VII, himself a Benedictine.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
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