Afonso henriques biography sample

Afonso I Henriques of Portugal Biography

Afonso, born at Guimarães in July 25, was the son of Henry, Count of Portugal, count of Portugal and princess Teresa of Leon. He was proclaimed king in July 26, and died in December 6, in Coimbra.

In the end of the 11th century, the Iberian Peninsula political agenda was mostly concerned with the Reconquista, the expulsion of Moors communities from the South.

Afonso henriques biography sample

This was also the time of the Crusades, when the European nobility was united against the "infidel" enemies. Alfonso VI of Castile found a suitable solution for all his problems: he called for the help of the French nobility to deal with the Moors.

In exchange, he was to give the hands of his daughters in marriage to the leaders of the expedition and grant royal privileges to the others. Thus, the heiress Urraca of Castile married Raimond, s