Alfonso X of Castile

E51648

Catholic monarch author human king of Castile king of León lawgiver medieval monarch patron of science patron of the arts translator

Alfonso X of Castile, known as "El Sabio" ("the Wise"), was a 13th-century king renowned for his legal, scientific, and literary patronage that helped shape medieval Iberian culture.

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic monarch → author → human → king of Castile → king of León → lawgiver → medieval monarch → patron of science → patron of the arts → translator →
birthDate	1221-11-23 →
birthPlace	Kingdom of Castile → Toledo →
burialPlace	Cathedral of Seville →
candidateFor	Holy Roman Emperor →
claim	claimed the title of King of the Romans →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Castile →
deathDate	1284-04-04 →
deathPlace	Crown of Castile → Seville →
dynasty	Castilian House of Ivrea →
era	13th century →
father	Ferdinand III of Castile →
fieldOfWork	astronomy → history → law → literature → music →
fullName	Alfonso X of Castile →
givenName	Alfonso →
house	House of Ivrea →
influenced	development of the Castilian language → medieval European astronomy → medieval Iberian legal tradition →
languageUsed	Castilian → Galician-Portuguese → Latin →
monarchicalOrdinal	X →
mother	Elisabeth of Swabia →
nickname	El Sabio → the Wise →
notableWork	Alfonsine Tables → Cantigas de Santa Maria → Estoria de España → General estoria → Siete Partidas →
patronage	Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars at his court →
patronOf	Toledo School of Translators →
positionHeld	King of Castile → King of Galicia → King of León →
promoted	translation of scientific works from Arabic and Hebrew into Latin and Castilian → use of Castilian as a language of administration →
region	Iberian Peninsula →
reignEnd	1284 →
reignStart	1252 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Violant of Aragon →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Siete Partidas →	author
Alfonso X of Castile →	fullName
Crown of Castile →	monarch
Alphonso, Earl of Chester →	namedAfter
Crown of Castile →	notableMonarch
King of Castile →	notableOfficeHolder
Castile →	notableRuler
University of Salamanca →	royalConfirmationBy
Kingdom of Murcia →	ruler
Siete Partidas →	traditionalAttribution