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Treaty of Benavente: the heiresses of the Kingdom of León renounce their throne to King Ferdinand III of Castile
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Treaty of Benavente
1230 agreement uniting kingdoms of León and Castile
The Treaty of Benavente, signed on 11 December 1230, was the agreement by which Sancha and Dulce, the heiresses of the Kingdom of León, renounced their throne to their brother, King Ferdinand III of Castile, thus uniting the kingdoms of León and Castile into the Crown of Castile.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of León
Country on the Iberian Peninsula (910–1230)
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León. The kings of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ferdinand III of Castile
King of Castile (1217–1252) and León (1230–1252)
Ferdinand III, called the Saint, was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. Ferdinand III was one of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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