Alfonso the Battler
| Alfonso I | |
|---|---|
 Alfonso's Aragonese coin | |
| King of Aragon and Navarre | |
| Reign | 28 September 1104 – 7 September 1134 |
| Predecessor | Peter I |
| Successor | Ramiro II of Aragon García Ramírez of Navarre |
| Emperor of All Spain (jure uxoris) | |
| Reign | 1109–7 September 1134 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso VI |
| Successor | Alfonso VII |
| Co-monarch | Urraca (1109–1126) |
| Anti-emperor | Alfonso VII (1126–1134)[1] |
| Born | c. 1073/1074 |
| Died | 7 September 1134 (aged c. 60) Poleñino, Spain |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Urraca of León and Castile (annulled 1112) |
| House | House of Jiménez |
| Father | Sancho Ramírez |
| Mother | Felicie de Roucy |
Alfonso I, also called the Battler or the Warrior, was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until he died in 1134. He was the son of King Sancho Ramírez and became king after his brother Peter I. Through his marriage to Urraca, Queen of Castile, Alfonso was given the title "Emperor of Spain." He became famous after the defeat of Zaragoza in 1118 and other towns like Tudela and Calatayud. Alfonso died in 1134 after losing a battle against the Muslims at Fraga.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Momenti e figure della civiltà europea. Saggi storici e storiografici, voll. I-II (in Italian). Ed. di Storia e Letteratura. p. 178.