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Alfonso X, the Learned : a biography / by H. Salvador Martinez ; English translation by Odile Cisneros.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martínez, H. Salvador.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 146.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 146
- Standardized Title:
- Alfonso X, el Sabio. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.
- Alfonso.
- Castile (Spain)--History--Alfonso X, 1252-1284.
- Castile (Spain).
- Castile (Spain)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 589 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Other Title:
- Alfonso 10, the Learned
- Alfonso the Tenth, the Learned
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 Alfonso’s own works and on extensive archival sources, both well-known and neglected, Salvador Martínez 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 the Arabs to the Christian West. With his intellectual curiosity and his pursuit of wisdom, Alfonso X is a towering figure at the origins of modernity.
- 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
- Desnaturacion
- 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.
- Notes:
- Translated from [Spanish?].
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-573) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-78661-X
- 9786612786617
- 90-04-19342-1
- OCLC:
- 667285593
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004181472.i-589 DOI
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