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Author Martinez, H. Salvador.

Uniform Title Alfonso X, el Sabio. English
Title Alfonso X, the Learned [electronic resource] : a biography / by H. Salvador Martinez ; English translation by Odile Cisneros.

Imprint Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

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Description xiv, 589 p. : ill. (some col.).
Series Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 146
Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 146.
Note Translated from [Spanish?].
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-573) and index.
Contents 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 -- Desnaturacion -- 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.
Castile (Spain) -- History -- Alfonso X, 1252-1284.
Castile (Spain) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Alfonso 10, the Learned
Alfonso the Tenth, the Learned
ISBN 9789004181472
9004181474

 
    
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