What the records say
- When
- 1127
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 41.45° N, 8.29° W
- Description
- military siege that took place in 1127
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Guimarães
1127 siege of the city of Guimarães
The siege of Guimarães was a military siege that took place between the Portuguese separatist forces and the Leonese forces of Afonso VII, who marched into the County of Portugal in 1127, and attacked the Castle and city of Guimarães, the seat of King Afonso Henriques and the Portuguese nobles who had revolted that year against the authority of Countess Teresa.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Spring – The forces of Alfonso VII of León and Castile begin the Siege of Guimarães, which will end in their withdrawal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page