WebThe Kingdom of Castile (/ k æ ˈ s t iː l /; Spanish: Reino de Castilla, Latin: Regnum Castellae) was a large and powerful state on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region. It began in the 9th century as the County of Castile (Condado de Castilla), an eastern frontier lordship of …

WebCastile and León (Spanish: Castilla y León [kasˈtiʎa i leˈon] (); Leonese: Castiella y Llión [kasˈtjeʎa i ʎiˈoŋ]; Galician: Castela e León [kasˈtɛlɐ ɪ leˈoŋ]) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the provinces of the historic region of León: León, Zamora and …

WebHistory. The origins of Castile soap go back to the Levant, where Aleppo soap-makers have made hard soaps based on olive and laurel oil for millennia.. It is commonly believed that the Crusaders brought Aleppo soap back to Europe in the 11th century, based on the claim that the earliest soap made in Europe was just after the Crusades, but in fact, the …

WebHenry III of Castile (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), called the Suffering due to ill health (Spanish: Enrique el Doliente, Galician: Henrique o Doente), was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon. ... but he was dissuaded from this plan by his council. They were against it because of the damage caused to the kingdom by earlier similar ...

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WebThe Valencian Community (Valencian: Comunitat Valenciana, Spanish: Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain.It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and …

WebIsidore of Seville (Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Spanish scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville.He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert, as "the last scholar of the ancient world".. At a time of disintegration of classical culture, aristocratic violence and widespread illiteracy, Isidore was involved in …

WebBiography. His first marriage, to Eleanor of Aragon on 18 June 1375, produced his only known issue : . Henry (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), succeeded his father as King of Castile.; Ferdinand (27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416), became King of Aragon in 1412.; Eleanor (b. 13 August 1382), died young. In 1379, John I formed the short lived military …

WebFerdinand III (Spanish: Fernando; 1199/1201 – 30 May 1252), called the Saint (el Santo), 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 Berenguela of Castile.Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale.Ferdinand III was one of the most successful …

WebThe Portuguese Restoration War (Portuguese: Guerra da Restauração) was the war between Portugal and Spain that began with the Portuguese revolution of 1640 and ended with the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, bringing a formal end to the Iberian Union.The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodic skirmishes between Portugal and Spain, as well as …