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Kingdom of Galicia
Origins
When Alfonso III of Asturias was deposed in 910, his son Ordoño II took Galicia as his kingdom. Galicia had been the core of the Kingdom of the Suebi and a part of the Asturian realm, and the cult of St James at Compostela had made it famous across Europe.
Rule and society
Galicia was dominated by a powerful nobility and the church, above all the archbishops of Santiago such as Diego Gelmírez. It had its own kings at times, among them García II from 1065 to 1071, and Alfonso VII was crowned king of Galicia at Santiago in 1111. Galician-Portuguese became a major literary language, used for the troubadour lyric and the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Decline and legacy
From 1230 Galicia was permanently part of the Crown of Castile, though it kept the title of kingdom and from the 16th century its own Junta. The provincial reform of 1833 abolished it as an administrative unit, but Galicia today is an autonomous community.
Lineage
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- County of Portugal was part of Kingdom of Galicia1065 CE – 1071 CE
- Kingdom of Galicia in personal union with Kingdom of León1071 CE – 1230 CE
- Kingdom of Galicia was part of Crown of Castile1230 CE – 1715 CE
- Kingdom of Galicia was part of Bourbon Spain1715 CE – 1833 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Galicia. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-galicia
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