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The battle of Sierra Elvira was a military disaster for the kingdom of Castile and Leon, and killed two of the guardians of Alfonso XI, which ruled in the name of the king. The two guardians were John of Castile, son of Alfonso X and Peter of Castile son of Sancho IV and Queen María de Molina. On the death of two Infants, María de Molina was the only guardian of the king until he was joined in 1320 by Prince Felipe of Castile, his uncle, and Juan Manuel, grandson of Ferdinand III.
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Battle of Sierra Elvira | |||||||
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Crown of Castile | Emirate of Granada | ||||||
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Infante Pedro of Castile † Infante Juan of Castile † |
General Ozmin Ismail I, Sultan of Granada | ||||||
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heavy | unknown |
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