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* 1212 – Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: after Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, forces of Kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.
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The king ( 1211 – 1223 ), was no warrior, but in 1212 a Portuguese contingent aided the Castilians to defeat the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa, and in 1217 the ministers, bishops and captains of the realm, reinforced by foreign crusaders, retook Alcácer do Sal.
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The city of Elne was valiantly defended by the so-called bâtard de Roussillon (" bastard of Roussillon "), the illegitimate son of Nuño Sánchez, late count of Roussillon ( 1212 – 1242 ).
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But they would be decisively defeated at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212 ) by a Christian coalition, losing almost all the remaining lands of Al-Andalus in the following decades.
He participated in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 that marked the turning point of Arab domination on the Iberian peninsula.
After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula.
Henry campaigned against the Nicean Empire, expanding a small holding in Asia Minor ( at Pegai ) with campaigns in 1207 ( at Nicomedia ) and in 1211 – 1212 ( with the Battle of the Rhyndacus ), where he captured important Nicean possessions at Nymphaion.
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as the Battle of Al-Uqab ( معركة العقاب ), took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.
His leadership was decisive in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in the year 1212.
The first known written record of the name Ryeton ( or Ryton ) was in a survey of Lancashire in 1212, although the name is believed to date from the 7th century as a result of Anglian colonisation which followed the Battle of Chester.
This resulted in his defeat by a Christian coalition at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212 ).
* 1212: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in Spain, end of the Almohad rule in Spain.
The original was built by Sancho the Strong of Navarre to commemorate the 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa where Moorish dominance of Spain was undermined.
The Arab Islamic " Moorish " state was known for its religious tolerance, and lasted until 1212, when a coalition of Christian kings drove them from Central Spain in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
In 1212, the Reconquistadores gained a decisive victory over the Almohads at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
The Nasrid dynasty rose to power after the defeat of the Almohad Caliphate in 1212 at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
At the Battle of Navas de Tolosa, which took place in 1212, his father and the King of Portugal were the only kings from the Iberian Peninsula who did not take part, in contrast to those of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre.
He then returned to the south, participating in the Council of Pamiers in November 1212, in the Council of Lavaur in January 1213, in the meeting with Peter II of Aragon on 14 January 1213, at the Battle of Muret on 12 September 1213, and at the Council of Montpellier in January 1215.
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In the 12th century the Almoravid empire broke up again, only to be taken over by the Almohad invasion, who were defeated by an alliance of the Christian kingdoms in the decisive battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
After the so-called Disaster of Alarcos, French, Navarrese, Castilian, Portuguese and Aragonese armies united against the Muslim forces in the massive battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212 ).
The capture of Toledo in 1085 added New Castile to the crown's territories, and the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212 ) heralded the Muslim loss of most of southern Spain.
The army of Navarre fought beside other Christian Spanish kingdoms in the decisive battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, after which the Muslim conquests in the Iberian Peninsula were slowly reduced to the small territory of Granada in 1252.
Peter returned from Las Navas in autumn 1212 to find that Simon de Montfort had conquered Toulouse, exiling Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, who was Peter's brother-in-law and vassal.
One chief of the house had been greatly distinguished at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
Some notable achievements in this reconquest were the capture of Toledo in 1085, ending the Taifa's Kingdom of Toledo, and the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
Bishop Tello took part in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, where Palencia won the right to emblazon the cross over its castle.
The greatest glory of Sancho el Fuerte was the part he took in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ( 1212 ), where, through his valour, the victory of the allied Christians over the Caliph En-Nasir was made decisive.
In 1214 Alcántara was first committed to the care of the Castilian Knights of Calatrava, who had lately received great support after their performance in 1212 at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa against the Almohades.
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