Alfonso the Battler

King of Aragon and Navarre

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.

Alfonso I
Alfonso's Aragonese coin
King of Aragon and Navarre
Reign28 September 1104 – 7 September 1134
PredecessorPeter I
SuccessorRamiro II of Aragon
García Ramírez of Navarre
Emperor of All Spain (jure uxoris)
Reign1109–7 September 1134
PredecessorAlfonso VI
SuccessorAlfonso VII
Co-monarchUrraca (1109–1126)
Anti-emperorAlfonso VII (1126–1134)[1]
Bornc. 1073/1074
Died7 September 1134 (aged c. 60)
Poleñino, Spain
Burial
SpouseUrraca of León and Castile
(annulled 1112)
HouseHouse of Jiménez
FatherSancho Ramírez
MotherFelicie de Roucy

References

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  1. Momenti e figure della civiltà europea. Saggi storici e storiografici, voll. I-II (in Italian). Ed. di Storia e Letteratura. p. 178.