Alfonso VII, king of Castile

(1105-1157)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Alfonso VII, The Emperor, King of Castile, 1104-1157 LBT ID: Alfonso7 VIAF ID: 80588455 LOC ID: n80128562	B/BAP: 1105-03-01 DIED: 1157-08-21
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The son of Raymond of Burgundy, he became King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126, styling himself emperor of Spain.
REFERENCES TO Alfonso VII, king of Castile: Robert Southey to Grosvenor C. Bedford, 30 March 1802 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 2 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Ch. IX. 1802-03