Alfonso VIII of Castile
d. 1214
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Alfonso the Eighth of Castile won the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, the victory that broke the Almohad power in Spain and opened the way to the reconquest of the south. He married Eleanor of England and founded the first university in Spain, at Palencia. He was the great-grandfather of Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England.
Research notes
(Standard, undisputed royal genealogy of the house of Castile, entered 29 Jul 2026 under the project's relaxed rule; the splice flagged in Berengaria's note.) ALFONSO VIII 'EL NOBLE / EL DE LAS NAVAS', King of CASTILE (1155-1214); victor of Las Navas de Tolosa 16 Jul 1212; founded the Estudio General of Palencia; m. ELEANOR OF ENGLAND. Father of Berengaria of Castile (our line). The Castilian line above him kept note-only. Direct ancestor.