Alfonso VII the Emperor
d. 1157
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Alfonso VII (1105-1157), King of León and Castile, was crowned Emperor of All Spain in León cathedral in 1135, the high point of the Leonese imperial idea, with kings and counts; Navarre, Barcelona, the Moorish princes; doing him homage. He took Almería from the Almohads for a decade and died returning from its loss. At his death the realms split again between his sons; our descent runs through Sancho of Castile and through his daughter Constance, Queen of France.
Research notes
(Standard, undisputed royal genealogy of the houses of Castile, Leon and Navarre, entered 29 Jul 2026 under the project's relaxed rule for standard royal accounts.) ALFONSO VII 'the Emperor', King of LEON and CASTILE (1105-1157), crowned Imperator totius Hispaniae at Leon 1135; son of Raymond of Burgundy by Queen Urraca; m. Berengaria of Barcelona; father of Sancho III of Castile (our line). Direct ancestor - the imperial crown of Leon-Castile.