GALLERY

Reconquista — the return (from 718 to 1492) by the Spaniards and Portuguese of lands on the Iberian Peninsula captured as a result of Muslim aggression. Here is a gallery of portraits of the leaders of the Reconquista. Of course, portraits are mostly conditional image. In those ancient times, they still could not (or no longer could) write from nature. And yet, the publication of these portraits is a sign of our deep respect for those who fought for the preservation of the Christian world and culture.

Pelagius of Asturias the first leader of the Reconquista

Alfonso I of Asturias

Fruela I the King of Asturias

Alfonso II the King of Asturias

Alfonso III the King of Asturias

Ramiro II the King of Leon

Fernan Gonzalez the first autonomous count of Castile

Alfonso V the King of Leon

Sancho Garces III the King of Pamplona

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Castilian knight

Sancho I the King of Aragon

Ferdinand I the King of Castile

Alfonso VI the King of Leon and Castile

Alfonso I the King of Aragon

Alfonso VII the King of Spain

Alfonso II the King of Aragon

Alfonso VIII the King of Castile

James I the King of Aragon

Ferdinand III the King of Castile

Alfonso X the King of Castile

Ferdinand IV the King of Castile

Alfonso XI the King of Castile and Leon

Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon enter into a marriage alliance. The actual foundation of the Kingdom of Spain, the establishment of an absolute monarchy.

The Crusades of 1096-1291 in Palestine, aimed at liberating the shrines of Christianity, primarily Jerusalem with the Holy Sepulchre. Here is a gallery of portraits of the leaders of the Crusades.

Godfrey of Bouillon Defender of the Holy Sepulchre, participant of the 1st Crusade

Baldwin I the first king of Jerusalem, participant of the 1st Crusade

Eustace III Count of Boulogne, participant of the 1st Crusade

Baldwin II king of Jerusalem, participant of the 1st Crusade

Hugh Great Count of Vermandois, participant of the 1st Crusade

Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, participant of the 1st Crusade

Alan IV Duke of Brittany, participant of the 1st Crusade

Bohemond I prince of Antioch, participant of the 1st Crusade

Tancred Prince of Galilee, participant of the 1st Crusade

Raymond IV Count of Toulouse, participant of the 1st Crusade

Robert II Count of Flanders, participant of the 1st Crusade

Robert III Duke of Normandy, participant of the 1st Crusade

Odo I Duke of Burgundy, participant of the 1st Crusade

Hugues de Payens Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Raymond du Puy Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Louis VII King of France, participant of the 2nd Crusade

Henry I Count of Champagne, participant of the 2nd Crusade

Richard I the Lionheart King of England, participant of the 3rd Crusade

Philip II Augustus King of France, participant of the 3rd Crusade

Frederick Barbarossa Holy Roman Emperor, participant of the 3rd Crusade

Guy of Lusignan king of Jerusalem, participant of the 3rd Crusade

Alberic Clement Marshal of France, participant of the 3rd Crusade

Conrad Marquess of Montferrat, participant of the 3rd Crusade

John of Brienne king of Jerusalem, participant of the 5th Crusade

Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor, king of Jerusalem, participant of the 6th Crusade

Louis IX King of France, the leader of the 7th and 8th Crusades

Robert I Count of Artois, participant of the 7th Crusade

Charles of Anjou king of Jerusalem, participant of the 7th Crusade

Alphonse Count of Poitiers, participant of the 7th Crusade

Perhaps our gallery lacks famous portraits of the heroes of the Reconquista and the Crusades. We will be grateful to everyone who will send the missing images to the Order’s e-mail.