Alfonso Ramírez (''

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'' 1150–1185) was a Spanish nobleman of the

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, who ruled the

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intermittently between 1167 and his death. He was the son of

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and Inés (Agnes), who was "descended from the kings of France" according to her epitaph. He married Teresa, a daughter of Álvaro Rodríguez and Sancha Fernández de Traba. The couple had a daughter, Inés, and a son, Rodrigo. Alfonso is first mentioned in the historical record in a document dated 22 May 1150. On 22 September, Ramiro ceded to his sons Alfonso and

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the ''arras'' (bridal gift) he never gave their mother. By 13 May 1167 Alfonso's father had handed over part of the Bierzo to him. By 15 January 1170 he was in complete control of the Bierzo. By 20 January Alfonso could boast the title count (Latin ''comes''), the highest rank granted in the kingdom. Shortly after this the ''

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'' of the Bierzo was revoked. He briefly governed it again in July 1178, but in September he was ''sine terra'', without land. He then governed it for the third and longest time from 18 August 1180 until 12 October 1185. He died shortly thereafter. At various times he also held the ''tenencias'' of Valcárcel (1169), Villabuena (1170),

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(1170–71), Ciudad Rodrigo (1177–78), Salamanca (1177–78), Riaño (1181–83), Aguilar de Esla (1182),The castle of Aguilar on the river Esla is today in complete ruins, lying between the villages of

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and

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. Cf. Siro Sanz García, Tomás Cembrero and Marius van Heiningen (17 January 2011)
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'' (1182–85),

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(1182–83), and Astorga (1185). He is also known to have made a donation to the Hospitallers on 8 March 1184.

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*This article is based on Simon Barton (1997), ''The Aristocracy in Twelfth-century León and Castile'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), especially p. 228, which contains a brief ''curriculum vitae''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfonso Ramirez 1185 deaths Year of birth unknown 12th-century nobility from León and Castile