Alfonso VI, nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was king of León, Galicia, and Castile.
13th century miniature of Alfonso VI from the Tumbo A codex at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Alfonso in the Libro de las Estampas
Signature of Alfonso VI, from a 1097 charter.
Epitaph of Jimena Muñoz, Alfonso's mistress and progenitor of the first Portuguese royal line.
Theresa was Countess of Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent Queen. She rebelled against her half-sister Queen Urraca of León. She was recognised as Queen by Pope Paschal II in 1116
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
…of foreign knights came to the Iberian Peninsula. They included Raymond and Henry of Burgundy, who married Alfonso VI's daughters Urraca (1090) and Teresa (1094), respectively, which led to the establishment of the Anscarid and Capetian dynasties in the peninsular kingdoms. Some of the crusaders unsuccessfully…
Miniature, 13th century
Tomb of Theresa, Countess-Queen of Portugal, at Braga Cathedral.