Alphonso X

Terms (+) • Literature (+) • Persons (+) • Periodicals (+) • Sources

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Alphonso X

(Spanish: Alfonso X de Castilla)

(23 November 1221 − 4 April 1284)

King of Castile and León (1252-1284), patron of vernacular historiography, law, poetry and astronomy. The legal compilation Las Siete Partidas and the Alphonsine Tables of planetary positions were produced under his patronage.  (BCW 3:495-496).

Some links:

Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
CTD article in Russian: Альфонсо X Кастильский
Other resources: Russian BTS: card data

DATA

To show: Alphonso X; sortable: Alphonso X
Person's short name: ; sortable: ; for categories:
Lifetime: 1221-1284
Shortly: King of Castile and León (1252-1284), patron of vernacular historiography, law, poetry and astronomy...