Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara

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The Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara was the supreme head of a powerful Spanish military and religious order that played a significant role in the Reconquista and medieval Iberian politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office
military order leadership position
office
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED
follows Master of the Order of Calatrava NERFINISHED
Master of the Order of Santiago NERFINISHED
hasDomain frontier defense
landed administration
military affairs
religious discipline
hasDuty administer the properties of the Order of Alcántara
defend Christian territories during the Reconquista
direct the military campaigns of the Order of Alcántara
dispense internal justice within the order
enforce the rule of the order
grant or confirm commanderies
oversee recruitment of knights
preside over chapter meetings
represent the order before the king
represent the order before the papacy
hasPower appoint local commanders
collect rents and tithes from order estates
command the knights of the Order of Alcántara
control extensive lands and lordships
dispense patronage within the order
negotiate directly with the monarch
negotiate directly with the papacy
hasRole feudal lord
military commander
political leader
religious superior
supreme head of the Order of Alcántara
influencedBy monastic rules of military orders
papal bulls
royal charters of Castile
location Alcántara NERFINISHED
Extremadura NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED
Kingdom of León NERFINISHED
partOf Castilian military orders NERFINISHED
Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
significantEvent Reconquista NERFINISHED
consolidation of royal power in Castile
medieval Iberian politics
wars against al-Andalus
subordinateTo King of Castile NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED
timePeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
Reconquista era

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Zúñiga family heldOffice Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara