Alfonso VIII of Castile, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Castile
Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1155
Place of Birth: Soria, Castile and León, Spain
Date of Death: 05-Oct-1214
Profession: ruler, warrior
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Alfonso VIII of Castile
- Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble (El Noble) or the one of the Navas (el de las Navas), was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo.
- He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate.
- After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula.His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection.
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