Alfonso X, the Learned : a biography / by H. Salvador Martínez ; English translation by Odile Cisneros.

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Martínez, H. Salvador

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Series: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 146.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 589 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004193420
9004193421
9789004181472
9004181474

Other title:

Alfonso 10, the Learned
Alfonso the Tenth, the Learned

Uniform titles:

Alfonso X, el Sabio. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Alfonso X, the Learned.DDC classification:

946/.02092 22

LOC classification:

DP140.3 .M36713 2010eb

Other classification:

NM 9250

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Contents:

Introduction: The "Alfonsine era" -- The apprenticeship of a great king -- A prince's education -- Alfonso King -- The quest for the imperial crown -- Alfonso, King of the Romans -- Gregory X and the end of imperial ambitions -- Illness and intellectual pursuits -- The black decade (1269-1279) -- The nobles' rebellion -- Desnaturación -- The problems of succession -- Don Sancho is declared successor -- Deposition and civil war -- Don Sancho seeks the consolidation of power -- The last wills of Alfonso X -- Conclusion: In praise of knowledge.

Summary: Recent publications about King Alfonso X have tended to focus on his role as monarch in the context of the institutions of the realm. This book, however, emphasizes the human dimension of this extraordinary figure. Drawing on King Alfonsoa (TM)s own works and on extensive archival sources, both well-known and neglected, Salvador MartA-nez brings to life a king who valued the possession of knowledge above all earthly riches. The "Learned King" left a vast legacy of work, which would influence developments in both Spain and Europe, most significantly in the transfer of knowledge from t

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-573) and index.

Recent publications about King Alfonso X have tended to focus on his role as monarch in the context of the institutions of the realm. This book, however, emphasizes the human dimension of this extraordinary figure. Drawing on King Alfonsoa (TM)s own works and on extensive archival sources, both well-known and neglected, Salvador MartA-nez brings to life a king who valued the possession of knowledge above all earthly riches. The "Learned King" left a vast legacy of work, which would influence developments in both Spain and Europe, most significantly in the transfer of knowledge from t

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