Alfonso+VI

=Alfonso VI=

Alfonso VI was born around June 1040 and died between June and July of 1109 of old age. He had five wives, two mistresses, and a fiancee. He was also known as Alfonso the Brave or the Valiant. He was King of Castile and Galicia in 1072 and King of Leon in 1065. He called himself the Emperor of all the Spains. After he took over Toledo, he also called himself "Victoriosissimo Rege" (or in English, victorious governs of Toledo, Hispania, or Gallecia) in Toledo, in Hispania et Galicia. He became king after the mysterious death of his brother, Sancho II.

Alfonso had many siblings. There was Garcia, Urraca, Elvira, and Sancho. In 1068, he invaded Galician. He did this because he wanted to violate this division. He was jealous of his older powerful brother Sancho because the people of Spain liked him more than Alfonso VI. The two brothers were in a constant power struggle. During one such battle, Sancho and Alfonso VI fought once again and Sancho won, taking Alfonso prisoner.

Instead of executing his brother, Sancho exiled him to the Islamic kingdom of Toledo. Alfonso VI raised an army and captured Toledo. While this was happening, his sister, Urraca, had Sancho assassinated. Many people believe that Alfonso was also a part of his brother's murder, because when Sancho died, Alfonso was given control of his kingdoms. The military leader El Cid was one of those. Alfonso didn't like El Cid's accusations and banished him. El Cid, commanding an army of Moors eventually defeated Alfonso, weakening him enough that a few years later Alfonso VI was lost portions of his kingdom to the Almoravid Berbers.