842
Succession
Succeeds as King of Leon
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Leon in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Succeeds as King of Leon
Makes Leon the capital of Asturias
Succeeds as King of Leon
Succeeds as King of Leon
Succeeds as King of Leon, 1037-1065
Captures the Kingdom of Leon & makes himself its King
Succeeds as King of Leon, son of Ferdinand I
Ferdinand's partition leaves Alfonso ruling León separately from Sancho's Castile.
Ferdinand's succession settlement divides his dominions among his sons and provides territories for his daughters.
Sancho receives the Castilian share of Ferdinand's divided dominions under the royal succession settlement.
Alfonso inherits León together with Ferdinand's tributary rights connected with the taifa of Toledo.
Alfonso begins exercising royal authority in León after his father's death.
The inheritance settlement assigns Castile to Sancho, León to Alfonso and Galicia to García.
The succession settlement confirms Alfonso as heir to the Leonese portion of Ferdinand's dominions.
The partition of 1065 re-establishes León as a separate realm under Alfonso.
Alfonso succeeds to León after Ferdinand I divides his realms among his children.
Ferdinand joins the clergy at San Isidoro for Christmas matins despite his worsening illness.
Ferdinand visits the church of San Isidoro after returning to León in grave health.
Ferdinand returns to León on 24 December after leaving the Valencia campaign.
Ferdinand receives communion on Christmas Day as his final illness advances.
Ferdinand performs a final penitential ceremony before the altar at San Isidoro.
Ferdinand I dies at León after ruling León and Castile and campaigning against neighbouring Muslim kingdoms.
Ferdinand I dies at León on 27 December 1065 after returning from his final campaign.
León becomes Alfonso's principal inheritance under Ferdinand's division of the royal dominions.
Alfonso VI begins his reign in León following Ferdinand I's death on 27 December.
Alfonso succeeds to the Kingdom of León after Ferdinand I dies.
Captures Leon from his brother Alfonso VI
As Sanchez ascends the throne Leon breaks away
As Sanchez ascends the throne Leon breaks away
Succeeds to the throne of Leon & Castille, age 3
Allies with Almohads to regain lands from Alfonso VIII of Castille
Unifies the crowns of Leon & Castille by becoming King of Leon
Unifies the crowns of Leon & Castille by becoming King of Leon
Unifies the crowns of Leon & Castille by becoming King of Leon
Appointed Regent for her son, Ferdinand IV
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Leon. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.