Alfonso VI

British  

/ alˈfonso /

noun

1. died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia

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Example Sentences

The able but treacherous King Alfonso VI, jealous of his vassal's victories and virtues, banished him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Obviously destined for a European throne, she rejected princes and kings who proposed to her or were proposed for her�Charles II of England, Alfonso VI of Portugal, Philip IV of Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the misfortune of his son and successor, Mote'mid, to be the contemporary of those great and vigorous Castilian kings, Fernando el Magno and Alfonso VI.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

Jehuda Halevi was born in Toledo about 1085, the year in which Alfonso VI recaptured the city from the Moors.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

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.