Alfonso of Castile, whose descent from the…
1257 CE
Alfonso of Castile, whose descent from the Hohenstaufens through his mother, a daughter of the emperor Philip of Swabia, gives him a claim to represent the Swabian line, is elected on April 1 in opposition to Richard of Cornwall.
He begins spending great sums of money in a vain effort to gain recognition but, like Richard, he holds no real authority.