Post by Sancho IV the Brave on Apr 21, 2008 22:00:10 GMT
Name:
Sancho IV the Brave
Age:
44
Height:
5"8
Build:
fairly muscular but more on the upper torso
Hair:
Dark Blonde with tints of gray and a small beard
Eyes:
Dark Brown
General Appearance:
Muscular upper body, Dark brown eyes, Black hair, big scare down his right up from when he was attacked from a condemned man when he was walking to the gallows to see the executions.
Nationality:
Spanish
Occupation:
King of Spain
Family
Second son of Alfonso X and Yolanda, he also had a brother called Ferdinand DE la Cerda
Religion:
Christian Catholic
Allegiance:
Spain
Weapons:
Short bow and quiver, with a short sword and a dagger.
Other Possessions:
Has a horse called Gilénté
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Has been trained from the age of five to fire a bow and is very dogged. On ocassions he can have a very short and bad temper.
Personality:
He is a bloodthirsty at times when power is needed e.g he cemented his hold on power by executing 4,000 other followers of the infante Alfonso, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda, in Badajoz. He executed 400 more in Talavera and much more also in Ávila and Toledo. He can be knowledgable at times but if anyhing gets in his way he will stop at nothing to have his way. He does not have alot of patience for messengers but when it comes to his family, he will protect them. His curiosity sometimes is quite high so he normally knows about most things that are happening around him.
History:
His elder brother, Ferdinand de la Cerda, died in November 1275, and in 1282 Sancho assembled a coalition of nobles to declare for him against Ferdinand's son Alfonso, then took control of the kingdom when Alfonso X died in 1284. This was all against the wishes of their father, but Sancho was crowned in Toledo nevertheless.
Sancho was recognised and supported by the majority of the nobility and the cities, but a sizable minority opposed him throughout his reign and worked for the heirs of Ferdinand de la Cerda. One of the leaders of the opposition was Don Juan, his uncle, who united to his cause the lord of Vizcaya, Lope Díaz III de Haro. Sancho responded by executing the lord of Vizcaya and incarcerating his uncle. According to the chroniclers, he cemented his hold on power by executing 4,000 other followers of the infante Alfonso, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda, in Badajoz. He executed 400 more in Talavera and much more als in Ávila and Toledo.
Upon dispensing with this opposition, Sancho pardoned his uncle, who was released. Don Juan bided his time before fomenting revolt again: the conflict over Tarifa. He called in the aid of the Marinids of Morroco and besieged Guzmán the Good in his castle (1291). At this siege occurred that famous act of heroism, the innocent death of the son of Guzmán. Tarifa was faithfully defended until Sancho could rescue it and the Marinids retreated to Morroco. The intent of both Don Juan and the king of Morroco (to invade) was foiled.
