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ALPHONSO II

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 733 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALPHONSO II  ., "the
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Fat," was
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born in 1185, and succeeded his
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father, Sancho I., in 1211 . He was engaged in
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war with the
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Moors and gained a victory over them at Alcacer do Sal in 1217 . He also endeavoured to weaken the
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power of the
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clergy and to apply a portion of their enormous revenues to purposes of
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national utility . Having been excommunicated for this by the
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pope (
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Honorius III.), he promised to make amends to the
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church; but he died in 1223 before doing anything to fulfil his engagement . He framed a
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code which introduced several beneficial changes into the
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laws of his
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kingdom .

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