SANCHO II, Spanish King of Castile

d.1072, Spanish king of Castile (1065–72), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He conquered (1072) León from his brother Alfonso VI, but his sister Urraca rebelled against him at Zamora, and Sancho was assassinated while besieging the city. He was succeeded by Alfonso VI.

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The Learned King: The Reign of Alfonso X of Castile
Book by Joseph F. O'Callaghan; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993
Subjects: Alfonso--X--King Of Castile And Leon--1221-1284, Castile (Spain)--History--Alfonso X, 1252-1284, Castile (Spain)--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Learning And Scholarship--History--Medieval, 500-1500
...to Infante Sancho, employed it...commonly the king spoke of the regno...us that the king gave the...to the towns of Castile in 1255...56 Why the king named merinos mayores of Leon and Castile in 1268 and...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Book by William H. Prescott, John Foster Kirk; J. B. Lippincott, 1891
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598
...with the King 543...Character of Don John...from the Spanish Camp...Guards of Castile 664...CHAPTER II...not as King Charles the First of Spain, he...strength of the spanish monarch...government of Castile. His father...1780 , vol. ii. p. 539...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain - Vol. 2
Book by William H. Prescott; Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1855
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598, Spain--History--Philip Ii, 1556-1598
...recorded, -- the Latin, German, Spanish, or English, -- the French term...employed to designate this party of malecontents in the Netherlands...De Bello Belgico , tom. II. p. 227. But the duchess, in a letter written in cipher to the king, tells him that the three lords...
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John, King of England
Book by John T. Appleby; Alfred A. Knopf, 1959
Subjects: John--King Of England--1167-1216
...319 JOHN KING OF ENGLAND CHAPTER...son of Henry II, with three vigorous...father, Henry II, was thirty-four...old and had been King of the English for...the authority of Henry II, and when he learned that the King was dead he had...
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The Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile
Book by Joseph F. O'Callaghan; Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002
Subjects: Castile (Spain)--History
...grandson of Sancho II Garces (or Sancho Abarca), king of Navarre (970...Sancho Garcia of Castile. They had three...with the petty king of Toledo, al-Mam6n...1043-1075). ? Sancho II defeated Alfonso...the kingdoms of Castile, Le6n, and Galicia...
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The Development of Maritime Law in Medieval Spain: The Case of Castile and the Siete Partidas
Journal article by Jennifer L. Green; The Historian, Vol. 58, 1996
Subjects: Castile--Laws, regulations, etc., Maritime law--History, Spain--History
...when Alfonsos son Sancho IV (r. 1284-1295), with the help of the Genoese, destroyed...With this victory, Castile gained easier access...eastern goods and bought Spanish products such as olive...be appointed by the king. Alfonso had been...section is Partida II, Title 24, which consists...
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Tolondron. Speeches to John Bowle about His Edition of Don Quixote, Together with Some Account of Spanish Literature
Journal article by Joseph Baretti; Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America, Vol. 23, 2003
Subjects: Bowle, John--Discursos, ensayos, conferencias, Crytica--Siglo XVIII, Editores, El ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (Libro)--Crytica, interpretaciyn, etc., El ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (Libro)--Redacciyn
...had you to teach your pupils how to spell Spanish the right way? To let them know, that I...head, I will here tell a little anecdote of Doctor Johnson, to corroborate the Ourang-Outangs...Dodd to write a petition for him to the King; and complied with the solicitation. Being...
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The Empress Eudoxia and the Troubadours
Journal article by Ruth E. Harvey; Medium Aevum, Vol. 70, 2001
Subjects: Istanbul, Turkey--History, Manuscripts, Medieval--Analysis, Poetry--Analysis, Troubadour songs--Analysis
...discord between the two Spanish kings). However...more recent studies of the history of Spain...between Aragon and Castile, the terms of these...the tribute paid by King Lobo of Murcia; a...others except Henry II of England; and the...20 (pp. 513-14), on Sanchos maladministration...
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Inventing a Tradition: The Cronica D'espayna De Garcia De Eugui and the Beginnings of Navarrese Historiography
Journal article by Aengus Ward; Medium Aevum, Vol. 68, 1999
Subjects: Historiography--Technique, Middle Ages--Historiography, Spain--Literature
...a second King Wamba (one...importance of Sancho el Mayor...alternative view of Spanish history...Iberia, and Sancho himself...the point of contact of...Navarrese king who provided all the Spanish kingdoms...facing up to Castile with plucky...
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Don Quijote: Nueva Traduccion, Contextos Y Critica
Journal article by Steven Wagschal; Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America, Vol. 21, 2001
Subjects: Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, El, Raffel, Burton, Traducciones, Traductores (Personas)
...history behind it: "Refers to the long siege of Zamora by King Sancho II of Castile, during the war of succession caused by the division of the kingdom of Fernando I (1035-1065). A Spanish equivalent for Rome wasnt built in a day" (732, footnote...
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The Mechanics of Monarchy: Knighting Castile's King, 1332
Magazine article by Peter Linehan; History Today, Vol. 43, March 1993
Subjects: Alfonso XI, King of Castile--Rites and ceremonies, Castile--Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Biography
...his elder brother, Sancho had fled the court...which Alfonso XI, a king whose sense of his own royal dignity...described as |typical Spanish. |Typical Spanish...Granada, the King of Castile (in the words of his...himself bends, Paschal II had informed St Anselm...
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The Muslim Expulsion from Spain: Roger Boase Looks at a Spanish Example of Religious and Ethnic Cleansing
Magazine article by Roger Boase; History Today, Vol. 52, April 2002
Subjects: Arabs in Spain--History, Deportation--Spain, Muslims--Spain, Race relations--Spain, Spain--History
...indeed many, like Sancho Panzas neighbour Ricote...all were the victims of a state policy, based...Henceforward the Spanish Moors became theoretically...kings of Aragon and Castile to respect such laws...In 1567 Philip II renewed an edict which...some noblemen and the King was preoccupied by...


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encyclopedia articles on: Sancho II Spanish King of Castile  - 9 results

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Sancho II , Spanish King of Castile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SANCHO II , Spanish king of Castile d.1072, Spanish king of Castile (1065 72), son and successor...rebelled against him at Zamora, and Sancho was assassinated while besieging...Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All...
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Ferdinand I , Spanish King of Castile and León
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...or Ferdinand the Great, d. 1065, Spanish king of Castile (1035 65) and Leon (1037 65). He inherited Castile from his father, Sancho III of Navarre, conquered Leon, and...his sons: Castile went to Sancho II, Leon to Alfonso VI, and Galicia...
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Alfonso VIII , Spanish King of Castile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Castile (Alfonso the Noble), 1155 1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158 1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but...Alfonso was married to Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England. Their children included Henry...
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Alfonso VII , Spanish King of Castile and León
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alfonso the Emperor), 1104 57, Spanish king of Castile and Leon (1126 57), son and successor...Alfonso left Castile to his son Sancho III (reigned 1157 58) and Leon to his son Ferdinand II. ____________________ Copyright...
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Alfonso VI , Spanish King of León and Castile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Castile 1030 1109, Spanish king of Leon (1065 1109) and Castile (1072 1109). He inherited...Defeated by his brother Sancho II of Castile, he fled...court of Toledo. After Sanchos assassination (1072...succeeded to the throne of Castile and took Galicia from...
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