Alfonso X, the Learned [electronic resource] : a biography / by H. Salvador Mart�inez ; English translation by Odile Cisneros.
By: Mart�inez, H. Salvador.
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BookSeries: Studies in the history of Christian traditions: v. 146.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010Description: xiv, 589 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.Other title: Alfonso 10, the Learned | Alfonso the Tenth, the Learned.Uniform titles: Alfonso X, el Sabio. English Subject(s): Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284 | Castile (Spain) -- History -- Alfonso X, 1252-1284 | Castile (Spain) -- Kings and rulers -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 946/.02092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Translated from [Spanish?].
Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-573) and index.
Introduction: The "Alfonsine era" -- The apprenticeship of a great king -- A prince's education -- Alfonso King -- The quest for the imperial crown -- Alfonso, King of the Romans -- Gregory X and the end of imperial ambitions -- Illness and intellectual pursuits -- The black decade (1269-1279) -- The nobles' rebellion -- Desnaturaci�on -- The problems of succession -- Don Sancho is declared successor -- Deposition and civil war -- Don Sancho seeks the consolidation of power -- The last wills of Alfonso X -- Conclusion: In praise of knowledge.
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