Alfonso X deposed by his son Sancho

1284

The learned king of Castile, beset by his unruly nobility and family quarrels, was deposed by his second son Sancho. Alfonso died months later in Seville, bitter at his family but proud of his legal and literary legacy. His Cantigas and Siete Partidas outlived the shame of his fall. He reportedly said that had God consulted him at creation, the universe would have been better arranged.