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Estefanía Alfonso La Desdichada
Stephanie Alfonso of Castile () (1139/1148 – 1 July 1180) was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Urraca Fernández de Castro, widow of Count Rodrigo Martínez, who was Urraca's cousin or uncle. Her murder by her husband, Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, earned her the sobriquet Stephanie the Unfortunate (''Estefanía la Desdichada''). Birth and Family The wealthy and powerful Pedro Ansúrez's wife, Elyo Alfonso, was a relative of the sisters, Tegridia and Sancha Fernandez, the wife of the powerful Martín Flaínez. Another powerful nobleman, Fernando García de Hita had been married to either Tegridia Fernandez or Sancha and Martín's daughter Tegridia Martínez. Fernando García was the son of García II of Galicia, the son of Ferdinand II and Sancha of León. Tegridia died bearing her husband two sons, and Fernando then married Pedro Ansúrez's daughter María Pérez's daughter with Ermengol V, Count of Urgell, Stephanie of Urgell. Their daughter w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of San Isidoro
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name to the ''basilica'' architectural form. Originally, a basilica was an ancient Roman public building, where courts were held, as well as serving other official and public functions. Basilicas are typically rectangular buildings with a central nave flanked by two or more longitudinal aisles, with the roof at two levels, being higher in the centre over the nave to admit a clerestory and lower over the side-aisles. An apse at one end, or less frequently at both ends or on the side, usually contained the raised tribunal occupied by the Roman magistrates. The basilica was centrally located in every Roman town, usually adjacent to the forum and often opposite a temple in imperial-era forums. Basilicas were also built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando II Of León
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". Given name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Barrichello (born 2005), Brazilian racing driver * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
