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Siege Of Badajoz (1169)
The siege of Badajoz (1169) was a military engagement between the Portuguese, led by King Afonso I of Portugal, and the Almohad garrison of Badajoz, allied with the Kingdom of León. The allied forces inflicted a severe defeat on the Portuguese. Background The Portuguese-Leonese rivalry started with the Battle of Valdevez, in which Portuguese forces defeated the Leonese army. The successor of king Alfonso VII of León and Castile, king Ferdinand II of León, refused to acknowledge the Portuguese kingdom, as he proclaimed his right over Portugal, which led to the establishment of a fortress to conduct raids against the Portuguese. King Afonso sent his son Sancho to destroy the fortress; however, Ferdinand successfully routed the Portuguese army in 1167. In 1168, Afonso began plans to fight with the Moors by invading the city of Badajoz alongside Gerald the Fearless. In 1161, King Afonso launched his first attempt to capture the city in order to take revenge for previous Almohad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luso–Leonese War (1167–1169)
The Luso–Leonese War of 1167–1169 was a military conflict fought between the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Portugal. This war began and ended within the framework of the Reconquista, where the Christian kingdoms expelled the numerous Muslim kingdoms from the Iberian Peninsula. The war started during the reigns of Ferdinand II of León and Afonso I of Portugal. Background With the death of the king Sancho III of Castile in August 1158, Alfonso VIII, then still a two-year-old child, succeeded him on the throne, a circumstance that left the kingdom vulnerable to the ambitions of King Ferdinand II of León. In December 1160, Ferdinand II of Leon met with Afonso I of Portugal in Celanova and this meeting seems to have resulted in a pact or alliance between the two monarchs, through the marriage of the king of León with Urraca of Portugal, Afonso's daughter, which guaranteed the Leonese king security on his western border while he took care of Castilian issues in the east. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |