
Today 800 years ago was born Alfonso X the Wise. Great monarch. The only person that combined blood from the Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire and Spanish kingdoms. This put his descendants above the rest of European monarchs. Photo

Today 800 years ago was born Alfonso X the Wise. Great monarch. The only person that combined blood from the Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire and Spanish kingdoms. This put his descendants above the rest of European monarchs. Photo
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Yes, his descendant Charles II was definitely above the other monarchs.
I looked over the photo and tried to find where the picture was taken. Here is my take:
Country: Spain
Autonomous Region: Comunidad de Madrid
Province: Madrid
Municipality: Salamanca
Coordinates: [40.423747448153065, -3.690332474103757](https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B025'25.5%22N+3%C2%B041'25.2%22W/@40.4237515,-3.6925212,597m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6d3c48a52dff1869!8m2!3d40.4237474!4d-3.6903325)
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Blood doesn’t make a ruler great
He also commissioned a [cool book about boardgames](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_de_los_Juegos)
EU need a Great monarch ?