{"slug": "alfonso-ix-of-leon", "label": "Alfonso IX of León", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_IX_of_Le%C3%B3n", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316115", "qid": "Q316115", "description": "King of León and Galicia from 1188 to 1230", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [1171, 1230], "span_label": ["1171 CE", "1230 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-leon", "label": "Kingdom of León", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-galicia", "label": "Kingdom of Galicia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-i-of-aragon", "label": "James I of Aragon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mallorca", "label": "Mallorca", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "merida-spain", "label": "Mérida, Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "murcia", "label": "Murcia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "abbasid-caliph", "label": "Abbasid caliph", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "europe", "label": "Europe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ferdinand-ii-of-leon", "label": "Ferdinand II of León", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "santiago-de-compostela", "label": "Santiago de Compostela", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "reconquista", "label": "Reconquista", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1171, "year_label": "1171 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (d. 1230)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362165802#Births", "title": "1171", "revid": 1362165802, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1188, "year_label": "1188 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 22", "text": "January 22 – King Ferdinand II dies after returning from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Alfonso IX, who becomes ruler of León and Galicia. He convenes representatives of the nobility, clergy and towns at the Basilica of San Isidoro the Cortes of León. These Corteses are considered to be the first parliament in Europe.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325547787#Europe", "title": "1188", "revid": 1325547787, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1211, "year_label": "1211 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (begun in the 11th century) is consecrated, in the presence of King Alfonso IX of León.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360876354#Religion", "title": "1211", "revid": 1360876354, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1217, "year_label": "1217 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – The 13-year-old King Henry I of Castile dies from the fall of a roof tile in Palencia, an event which his regent, Álvaro Núñez de Lara, attempts to conceal. He is succeeded by his sister Berengaria, who renounces the throne in favour of her son Ferdinand III, on August 31. The young king begins his reign (supported by his mother as adviser and regent) by a war against his father, King Alfonso IX of León, and the Castilian nobles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488093#Europe", "title": "1217", "revid": 1367488093, "section": "Events › Other events by place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1218, "year_label": "1218 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August", "text": "August – King Alfonso IX of León grants a royal charter to the University of Salamanca.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347207200#Education", "title": "1218", "revid": 1347207200, "section": "Events › By topic › Education"}}, {"year": 1228, "year_label": "1228 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King James I (the Conqueror) launches a major offensive against the Almohads in Majorca. At the same moment, Emir Ibn Hud al-Yamadi (confronted by increasing Christian pressure) denounces Almohad rule in Murcia (modern Spain) and acknowledges the Abbasid Caliphate as legitimate overlord, in effect declaring independence. Other notable Christian success: King Alfonso IX of León conquers Mérida.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360747311#Europe", "title": "1228", "revid": 1360747311, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1230, "year_label": "1230 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Reconquista – King Alfonso IX of León defeats Ibn Hud al-Yamani (known as Almogàver by the Christians). This success opens the road to Badajoz to the Leonese troops. The Portuguese king Sancho II continues his offensive southward and takes Beja, Juromenha, Serpa and Moura.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333053721#Europe", "title": "1230", "revid": 1333053721, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1230, "year_label": "1230 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 24", "text": "September 24 – Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (b. 1171)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333053721#Deaths", "title": "1230", "revid": 1333053721, "section": "Deaths"}}]}