Alfonso VIII, king of Castile and Toledo (born 1155)

Alfonso VIII of Castile

King of Castile and Toledo from 1158 to 1214

Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or the one of Las Navas, was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. 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…