Ancestors of Alfonso VIII 'el Noble' de Castilla

Sancho III 'el Deseado' de Castilla
(1134-1158)

Blanca de Navarra reina consorte de Castilla
(1137-1156)

Alfonso VIII 'el Noble' de Castilla
(1155-1214)

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Aliénor d'Angleterre

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Alfonso VIII 'el Noble' de Castilla

Born: 11 Nov 1155, Soria, Soria, Castille and Leon, Spain, Soria, Castille and Leon, Spain
Christened: Las Huelgas, Castile, Spain
Marriage: Aliénor d'Angleterre on 21 Sep 1177 in Burgos, Spain
Died: 6 Oct 1214, Gutierre-Muñoz, Ávila, Castille and Leon, Spain, Gutierre-Muñoz, Castille and Leon, Spain aged 58
Buried: 6 Oct 1214, Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, España

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Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155, Soria – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Islamic Almohad Caliphate and the liberation of Celtic Spanish peoples from subjugation under Islamic rule, where Spanish Celts had suffered centuries of being sold into slavery to Arabs. King Alfonso VIII the Noble married Princess Eleanor Plantagenet who was the daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Together they built and lived in the beautiful castle of Alcazar of Segovia. (see photo) After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Saint Ferdinand III was his grandson, who was canonized by the Pope for completing the liberation of Spain from the Moors. Both King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella (who financed the voyages of Christopher Columbus) are descendants of King Alfonso VIII. Many kings of England and kings across continental Europe also descend from King Alfonso VIII. Regency and civil war Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre, in Soria on 11 November 1155.[3] He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII of Castile. His early life resembled that of other medieval kings. His father died in 1158 when his mother was also dead. Though proclaimed king when only three years of age, he was regarded as merely nominal by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. Immediately, Castile was plunged into conflicts between the various noble houses vying for ascendancy in the inevitable regency. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions. The noble houses of Lara and Castro both claimed the regency, as did the boy's uncle, Ferdinand II of León. In 1159 the young Alfonso was put briefly in the custody of García Garcés de Aza, who was not wealthy enough to support him. In March 1160 the Castro and Lara met at the Battle of Lobregal and the Castro were victorious, but the guardianship of Alfonso and the regency fell to Manrique Pérez de Lara. Alfonso was put in the custody of the loyal village Ávila. At barely fifteen, he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledo from the hands of the Laras. [edit] Reconquista In 1174, he ceded Uclés to the Order of Santiago and afterwards this became the order's principal seat. From Uclés, he began a campaign which culminated in the reconquest of Cuenca in 1177. The city surrendered on 21 September, the feast of Saint Matthew, ever afterwards celebrated by the citizens of the town. Alfonso took the initiative to ally all the major Christian kingdoms of the peninsula — Navarre, León, Portugal, and Aragon — against the Almohads. By the Treaty of Cazola of 1179, the zones of expansion of each kingdom were defined. After founding Plasencia (Cáceres) in 1186, he embarked on a major initiative to unite the Castilian nobility around the Reconquista. In that year, he recuperatedpart of La Rioja from the Kingdom of Navarre. In 1195, after the treaty with the Almohads was broken, he came to the defence of Alarcos on the river Guadiana, then the principal Castilian town in the region. At the subsequent Battle of Alarcos, he was roundly defeated by the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur. The reoccupation of the surrounding territory by the Almohads was quickly commenced with Calatrava falling first. For the next seventeen years, the frontier between Moor and Castilian was fixed in the hill country just outside Toledo. Finally, in 1212, through the mediation of Pope Innocent III, a crusade was called against the Almohads. Castilians under Alfonso, Aragonese and Catalans under Peter II, Navarrese under Sancho VII, and Franks under thearchbishop Arnold of Narbonne all flocked to the effort. The military orders also lent their support. Calatrava first, then Alarcos, and finally Benavente were captured before a final battle was fought at Las Navas de Tolosa near Santa Elena on 16 July. The caliph Muhammad an-Nasir was routed and Almohad power broken. Cultural legacy Alfonso was the founder ofthe first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage (Burgos, before 17 September 1177)[4] with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Troubadours and sages were always present, largely due to the influence of Eleanor. Alfonso died at Gutierre-Muñoz and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Henry I, named after his maternal grandfather. Alfonso was the subject for Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), in which is narrated an affair with a Jewish subject in medieval Toledo in a time when Spain was known to be the land of tolerance and learning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The titular Jewish woman of the novel is based on Alfonso's historical paramour, Rahel la Fermosa. [edit] Children With Eleanor of England he had 11 children: Name Birth Death Notes Infanta Berenguela (Berengaria) Burgos, 1 January/ June 1180 Las Huelgas near Burgos, 8 November 1246 Married firstly in Seligenstadt on 23 April 1188 with Duke Conrad II of Swabia, but the union (only by contract and never solemnized) was later annulled. Married in Valladolid between 1/16 December 1197 with King Alfonso IX of León as her second wife. After their marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity in 1204, she returned to her homeland and became regent of her minor brother King Henry I. Queen of Castile in her own right after the death of Henry Iin 1214, immediately abdicated in favor of her son. Infante Sancho Burgos, 5 April 1181 26 July 1181 Heir of the throne since his birth, died aged three months. Infanta Sancha 20/28 March 1182 3 February 1184/ 16 October 1185 Died in infancy. Infante Enrique (Henry) 1184 1184? Heir of the throne since hisbirth, died either shortly after been born or in infancy. His existence is disputed among sources. Infanta Urraca 1186/ 28 May 1187 Coimbra, 3 November 1220 Married in 1206 to Prince Alfonso, who succeeded his father in 1212 as King Alfonso II of Portugal. Infanta Blanca (Blanche) Palencia, 4 March 1188 Paris, 27 November 1252 Married in the Abbaye de Port-Mort near Pont-Audemer, Normandy on 23 May 1200 with Prince Louis, who succeeded his father in 1223 as King Louis VIII of France. Regent of the Kingdom of France during her son's minority (1226–1234) and during his absence on the Seventh Crusade. Infante Fernando (Ferdinand) Cuenca, 29 September 1189 Madrid, 14 October 1211 Heir of the throne since his birth. On whose behalf Diego of Acebo and the future Saint Dominic travelled to Denmark in 1203 to secure a bride. He died soon after returning from campaigning against the Moors. Infanta Mafalda Plasencia, 1191 Salamanca, 1211 Betrothed in 1204 to Infante Ferdinand of Leon, eldest son of King Alfonso IX and stepson of her oldest sister. Infanta Constanza (Constance) 1195 Las Huelgas, 1243 A nun at the Cistercian monasteryof Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas in 1217, she later became Abbess of her community. Infanta Leonor (Eleanor) 1202 Las Huelgas, 1244 Married in Ágreda on 6 February 1221 with King James I of Aragon. After her marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity in April 1229, she became a nun at the Cistercian monastery of Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas. King Enrique I (Henry I) of Castile Valladolid, 14 April 1204 Palencia, 6 June 1217 Only surviving son, he succeeded his father in 1214 aged ten under the regency firstly of his mother and later his oldest sister Berengaria. Married in Burgos before 29 August 1215 with Infanta Mafalda of Portugal, the union was unconsummated and dissolved in 1216 on grounds of consanguinity. Soon after his divorce was betrothed with Infanta Sancha of León, eldest daughter of King Alfonso IX and stepdaughter of her oldest sister, but died killed by a tile coming off a roof before the marriage could be solemnized. [edit] Notes 1.^ Titles of the European kings[dead link] 2.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 61. 3.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 61. 4.^ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy on Alfonso VIII of Castile, marriage and issues 5.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 63. 6.^ New international encyclopedia, Vol.13, (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1915), 782. 7.^ Vicaire, pp. 89–98. -------------------- BIOGRAPHY: Alfonso VIII was also known as El De Las Navas (He of Las Navas). He was the king of Castile from 1158 and the son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when he was three years old. Before Alfonso came of age, his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the kingdom of Aragon, and in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Moorish Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year the kings of Leon and Navarre invaded Castile, but Alfonso defeated them with the aid of King Peter II of Aragon. In 1212 Alfonso secured a great victory at Las Navas de Tolosa over the Almohad sultan and thereby broke Almohad power in Spain. Alfonso VIII. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 27, 2003, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. -------------------- Alfonso VIII, apodado el de las Navas o el Noble(Soria, 11 de noviembre de 1155 - Gutierre-Muñoz (Ávila), 5 de octubre de 1214). Rey de Castilla (1158 – 1214), hijo de Sancho III y Blanca de Navarra. Accedió al trono en 1158(es Alfonso VI el que a la muerte de Fernando I, subdivide el Gran Reino en Tres, el de Galicia, Castilla, siempre dependientes del Reino de León, de hecho no habría trono de Castilla hasta el año1217-1230 que se sitúa la creación real de la Corona de Castilla y su posterior unión al Reino de León, formando el Reino de León y de Castilla, de hecho siempre se hacen coronar en León) a la muerte de su padre, cuando contaba tan sólo tres años. Se convierte así en motivo de conflicto entre los partidos nobiliarios que se disputaban el poder, los Lara y los Castro que pretendían su tutela y la regencia, lo mismo que reivindicaba su tío, el rey de León, Fernando II, lo cual casi provocó una guerra civil. Un hidalgo sacó al pequeño del palacio real, poniéndolo bajo la custodia de las villas leales del norte de Castilla, San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria) y Ávila. Ya adolescente, tuvo que luchar por la conquista de su reino. Les arrebató por sorpresa la capital, Toledo. En 1174 cedió la Orden de Santiago a la villa de Uclés (Provincia de Cuenca), siendo desde entonces la casa principal de la orden. Desde esta plaza inicia una campaña que culmina con la reconquista de Cuenca en 1177. La ciudad se rinde el 21 de septiembre, festividad de San Mateo, celebrada desde entonces por los conquenses. Tras fundar Plasencia en 1186, y con intención de unificar a la nobleza castellana, relanza la Reconquista, recupera parte de La Rioja que estaba en manos navarras y la reintegra a su reino. Establece una alianza con todos los reinos peninsulares cristianos -a la sazón, Portugal, León, Castilla, Navarra y Aragón- para proseguir ordenadamente conquistando las tierras ocupadas por los almohades. Así, en1179 se firma el Tratado de Cazorla que delimitará las zonas de expansión de cada reino. En 1195, tras la ruptura de la tregua con el Imperio almohade, acude a la defensa de Alarcos (Provincia de Ciudad Real), junto al río Guadiana, que en ese momento estaba concibiendo como el principal enclave real de la región. Allí se produce la batalla de Alarcos, donde el monarca castellano fue fuertemente derrotado por el califa almohade Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur. Tras la inmediata reocupación de toda la región por parte de los almohades, comenzando por la vecina ciudad de Calatrava (Calatrava la Vieja), la frontera entre Castilla y el Imperio almohade se traladó durante diecisiete años a los Montes de Toledo. En 1212, con la mediación del papa Inocencio III, fue convocada una Cruzada con el fin de derrotar definitivamente el poder almohade. A ella acudieron, además de sus súbditos castellanos, aragoneses -al mando de su rey, Pedro II el Católico-, navarros -dirigidos por Sancho VII el Fuerte-, y ultramontanos -el arzobispo Arnaldo de Narbona, entre otros; y las respectivas órdenes militares. Con todos ellos y tras la recuperación de los enclaves del valle del Guadiana (Calatrava, Alarcos, Benavente, etc.- alcanzó la esperada victoria sobre el califa almohade Miramamolín en la batalla de las Navas de Tolosa, producida el 16 de julio en las inmediaciones de Santa Elena (Provincia de Jaén). Alfonso VIII fue el fundador de la primera universidad española, el studium generale de Palencia, que decayó tras su fallecimiento. Además, su corte sería un importante instrumento cultural, con el acogimiento de trovadores y sabios, especialmente por la influencia de su esposa gascona doña Leonor (hermana de Ricardo Corazón de León). El rey se casó en septiembre de 1170 en Burgos con Leonor de Plantagenet, hija de Enrique II de Inglaterra y de Leonor de Aquitania. La influencia política y cultural de la reina fue notable, y se profesaron sincero amor. ---------- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cousin/html/p385.htm#i5004 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla also went by the name of Alfonso VIII "the Noble". He was born on 11 November 1155 at Soria, Castile - León, Spain.4,5 He was the son of Sancho III Alfonsez "el Deseado", rey de Castilla and Princess Blanche Garcés de Navarre.3 King of Castile at Spain between 1158 and 1214.6,7 Styled Rex Toleti et Castelle.8 A contract for the marriage of Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de LasNavas", rey de Castilla and reina de Castilla Eleanor d' Anjou was signed in 1169 at Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla married reina de CastillaEleanor d' Anjou, daughter of Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre and Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre, on 22 September 1177 at Burgos, Spain.4,9,3 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla and Alfonso II "el Casto" , rey de Aragón y Cataluña were made a pact in 1179. This pact of Cazorla fixed the future zones of reconquest for the two countries. Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla and reina de Castilla Eleanor d' Anjou were founded the Monasterio de las Huelgas, a Cistercian monastery, in 1187 at Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla abandoned at the last minute by the fellow Christian Kingdoms of Navarre and Leon (ruled by a cousin) which led to a great Muslim victory in 1195 at the Battle of Alarcos.10 He was defeated by Abû Yûsuf Ya'qûb of the Almohads, a new Berber dynasty which invaded the muslim power vacuum in al-Andalus, in Alarcos, on the Córdoba-Toledo road in July1195 at the Battle of Alarcos.11 Alfonso VIII of Castile, with the assistance of Sancho VII of Navarre, and Pedro II of Aragon, joined by troops from Portugal and Leon (but not the King, Alfonso the Barbarian, who again betrayed Castile), led a victory against the Moors which was the culmination of the Reconquest of Spain by the Christians. On 16 July 1212 at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Hewas a witness where Alfonso IX "el Barboro", rey de León repeated his betrayal against his cousin's kingdom of Castile, but this time Castile was saved by others, on 16 July 1212 at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.10 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla was able, with the assistance of fellow Christian Kingdoms, to finally defeat the Almohads decisively at the Battle of LasNavas de Tolosa, near Bailén in northern Andalusia, the same spot where Scipio had defeated the Carthaginians more than a millennium before, on 16 July 1212.11 He died on 6 October 1214 at Gutierra Munoz, Avila, Castile, Spain, at age 58 years, 10 months and 25 days.4,3,5 He was the predecessor of rey de Castilla Henrique I Alfonsez; King of Castile.6,7 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla was buried in the Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. -------------------- Nació el 11-XI-1155, en Soria. Fue rey de Castillade 1158 a 1214. Casó, el 22-IX-1177, en Burgos, Castilla, con Leonor de Plantagenet (1162-1214), princesa de Inglaterra (ver Casa de Anjou-Plantagenet y Reyes de Inglaterra de la Casa de Wessex). Tuvieron diez hijos: Sancho, Fernando, Enrique I —rey de Castilla de 1214 a 1217—, Berenguela (que sigue), Sancha, Urraca (casada con Alfonso II de Portugal), Blanca (casada con Luis VIII de Francia), Mafalda, Leonor (casada con Jaime I de Aragón) y Constanza (abadesa de las Huelgas). Alfonso VIII murió en Gutierre de Muñóz, Ávila, Castilla, el 6-X-1214. Está enterrado, con su esposa (que murió el 25-X-1214), en el Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos. -------------------- AKA: Alfonso III. Photo is of Alfonso & Leanor's Tomb (Eleanor = Leanor). Sources: See all mentioned on his descendants. -------------------- Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. -------------------- Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an eventthat marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign also saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. In 1195, after the treaty with the Almohads was broken, he came to the defense of Alarcos on the river Guadiana, then the principal Castilian town in the region. At the subsequent Battle of Alarcos, he was roundly defeated by the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur (Arabic: Ø§Ø¨Ùˆ ÙŠÙˆØ³Ù ÙŠØ¹Ù‚ÙˆØ¨ Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†ØµÙˆØ±). The reoccupation of the surrounding territory by the Almohads was quickly commenced with Calatrava falling first. For the next 17 years, the frontier between Moor and Castilian was fixed in the hill country just outside Toledo. Finally, in 1212, through the mediation of Pope Innocent III, a crusade was called against the Almohads. Castilians under Alfonso, Aragonese and Catalans under Peter II, Navarrese under Sancho VII, and Franks under the archbishop Arnold of Narbonne all flocked to the effort. The military orders also lent their support. Calatrava first, thenAlarcos, and finally Benavente were captured before a final battle was fought at Las Navas de Tolosa near Santa Elena on 16 July. The caliph Muhammad an-Nasir (Ø§Ù„Ù†Ø§ØµØ± Ù„Ø¯ÙŠÙ† Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡ Ù…ØÙ…Ø¯Ø¨Ù† Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†ØµÙˆØ± ) was routed and Almohad power broken. Alfonso was the founder of the first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Troubadours and sages were always present, largely due to the influence of Eleanor. Alfonso was the subject for Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), in which is narrated an affair with a Jewish subject in medieval Toledo in a time when Spain was known to be the land of tolerance and learning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The titular Jewish woman of the novel is based on Alfonso's historical paramour, Rahel la Fermosa. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile for more information. -------------------- Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Contents 1 Regency and civil war 2 Reconquista 3 Cultural legacy 4 Children 5 Notes 6 References -------------------- x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155, Soria – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads,[2] he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversibletide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Regency and civil war Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre, in Soria on 11 November 1155.[3] He was named... read more x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155, Soria – 5 October1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the AlmohadCaliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads,[2] he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Regency and civil war Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre, in Soria on 11 November 1155.[3] He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII of Castile. His early life resembled that of other medieval kings. His father died in 1158 when his mother was also dead. Though proclaimed king when only three years of age, he was regarded as merely nominal by the unruly nobles to whoma minority was convenient. Immediately, Castile was plunged into conflicts between the various noble houses vying for ascendancy in the inevitable regency. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions. The noble houses of Lara and Castro both claimed the regency, as did the boy's uncle, Ferdinand II of León. In 1159 the young Alfonso was put briefly in the custody of García Garcés de Aza, who was not wealthy enough to support him. In March 1160 the Castro and Lara met at the Battle of Lobregal and the Castro were victorious, but the guardianship of Alfonso and the regency fell to Manrique Pérez de Lara. Alfonso was putin the custody of the loyal village Ávila. At barely fifteen, he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledo from the hands of the Laras. [edit] Reconquista In 1174, he ceded Uclés to the Order of Santiago and afterwards this became the order's principal seat. From Uclés, hebegan a campaign which culminated in the reconquest of Cuenca in 1177. The city surrendered on 21 September, the feast of Saint Matthew, ever afterwards celebrated by the citizens of the town. Alfonso took the initiative to ally all the major Christian kingdoms of the peninsula — Navarre, León, Portugal, and Aragon — against the Almohads. By the Treaty of Cazola of 1179, the zones of expansion of each kingdom were defined. After founding Plasencia (Cáceres) in 1186, he embarked on a major initiative to unite the Castilian nobility around the Reconquista. In that year, he recuperated part of La Rioja from the Kingdom of Navarre. In 1195, after the treaty with the Almohads was broken, he came to the defence of Alarcos on the river Guadiana, then the principal Castilian town in the region. At the subsequent Battle of Alarcos, he was roundly defeated by the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur. The reoccupation of the surrounding territory by the Almohads was quickly commenced with Calatrava falling first. For the next seventeen years, the frontier between Moor and Castilian was fixed in the hill country just outside Toledo. Finally, in 1212, through the mediation of Pope Innocent III, a crusade was called against the Almohads. Castilians under Alfonso, Aragonese and Catalans under Peter II, Navarrese under Sancho VII, and Franks under the archbishop Arnold of Narbonne all flocked to the effort. The military orders also lent their support. Calatrava first, then Alarcos, and finally Benavente were captured before a final battle was fought at Las Navas de Tolosa near Santa Elena on 16 July. The caliph Muhammad an-Nasir was routed and Almohad power broken. Cultural legacy Alfonso was the founder of the first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage (Burgos, before 17 September 1177)[4] with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Troubadours and sages were always present, largely due to the influence of Eleanor. Alfonso died at Gutierre-Muñoz and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Henry I, named after his maternal grandfather. Alfonso was the subject for Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), in which is narrated an affair with a Jewish subject in medieval Toledo in a time when Spain was known to be the land of tolerance and learning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The titular Jewish woman of the novel is basedon Alfonso's historical paramour, Rahel la Fermosa. [edit] Children With Eleanor of England he had 11 children:[5] Name Birth Death Notes Infanta Berenguela (Berengaria) Burgos, 1 January/ June 1180 Las Huelgas near Burgos, 8 November 1246 Married firstly in Seligenstadt on 23 April 1188 with Duke Conrad II of Swabia, but the union (only by contract and never solemnized) was later annulled. Married in Valladolid between 1/16 December 1197 with King Alfonso IX of León as her second wife.[6] After their marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity in 1204, she returned to her homeland and became regent of her minor brother King Henry I. Queen of Castile in her own right after the death of Henry I in 1214, immediately abdicated in favor of her son. Infante Sancho Burgos, 5 April 1181 26 July 1181 Heir of the thronesince his birth, died aged three months. Infanta Sancha 20/28 March 1182 3 February 1184/ 16 October 1185 Died in infancy. Infante Enrique (Henry) 1184 1184? Heir of the throne since his birth, died either shortly after been born or in infancy. His existence is disputed among sources. Infanta Urraca 1186/ 28 May 1187 Coimbra, 3 November 1220 Married in 1206 to Prince Alfonso, who succeeded his father in 1212 as King Alfonso II of Portugal. Infanta Blanca (Blanche) Palencia, 4 March 1188 Paris, 27 November 1252 Married in the Abbaye de Port-Mort near Pont-Audemer, Normandy on 23 May 1200 with Prince Louis, who succeeded his father in 1223 as King Louis VIII of France. Regent of the Kingdom of France during her son's minority (1226–1234) and during his absence on the Seventh Crusade. Infante Fernando (Ferdinand) Cuenca, 29 September 1189 Madrid, 14 October 1211 Heir of the throne since his birth. On whose behalf Diego of Acebo and the future Saint Dominic travelled to Denmark in 1203 to secure a bride.[7] He died soon after returning from campaigning against the Moors. Infanta Mafalda Plasencia, 1191 Salamanca, 1211 Betrothed in 1204 to Infante Ferdinand of Leon, eldest son of King Alfonso IX and stepson of her oldest sister. Infanta Constanza (Constance) 1195 Las Huelgas, 1243 A nun at the Cistercian monastery of Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas in 1217, she later became Abbess of her community. Infanta Leonor (Eleanor) 1202 Las Huelgas, 1244 Married in Ágreda on 6 February 1221 with King James I of Aragon. After her marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity in April 1229, she became a nun at the Cistercian monastery of Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas. King Enrique I (Henry I) of Castile Valladolid, 14 April 1204 Palencia, 6 June 1217Only surviving son, he succeeded his father in 1214 aged ten under the regency firstly of his mother and later his oldest sister Berengaria. Married in Burgos before 29 August 1215 with Infanta Mafalda of Portugal, the union was unconsummated and dissolved in 1216 on grounds of consanguinity. Soon after his divorce was betrothed with Infanta Sancha of León, eldest daughter of King Alfonso IX andstepdaughter of her oldest sister, but died killed by a tile coming off a roof before the marriage could be solemnized. [edit] Notes 1.^ Titles of the European kings[dead link] 2.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 61. 3.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 61. 4.^ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy on Alfonso VIII of Castile, marriage and issues 5.^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 63. 6.^ New international encyclopedia, Vol.13, (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1915), 782. 7.^ Vicaire, pp. 89–98. -------------------- BIOGRAPHY: Alfonso VIII was also known as El De Las Navas (He of Las Navas). He was the king of Castile from 1158 and the son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when he was three years old. Before Alfonso came of age, his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdomof Navarre in Castilian affairs. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the kingdom of Aragon, and in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Moorish Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year the kings of Leon and Navarre invaded Castile, but Alfonso defeated them with the aid of King Peter II of Aragon. In 1212 Alfonso secured a great victory at Las Navas de Tolosa over the Almohadsultan and thereby broke Almohad power in Spain. Alfonso VIII. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 27, 2003, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. -------------------- Alfonso VIII, apodado el de las Navas o el Noble (Soria, 11 de noviembre de 1155 - Gutierre-Muñoz (Ávila), 5 de octubre de 1214). Rey de Castilla (1158 – 1214), hijo de SanchoIII y Blanca de Navarra. Accedió al trono en 1158 (es Alfonso VI el que a la muerte de Fernando I, subdivide el Gran Reino en Tres, el de Galicia, Castilla, siempre dependientes del Reino de León, de hecho no habría trono de Castilla hasta el año 1217-1230 que se sitúa la creación real de la Corona de Castilla y su posterior unión al Reino de León, formando el Reino de León y de Castilla, de hecho siempre se hacen coronar en León) a la muerte de su padre, cuando contaba tan sólo tres años. Se convierte así en motivo de conflicto entre los partidos nobiliarios que se disputaban el poder, los Lara y los Castro que pretendían su tutela y la regencia, lo mismo que reivindicaba su tío, el rey de León, Fernando II, lo cual casi provocó una guerra civil. Un hidalgo sacó al pequeño del palacio real, poniéndolo bajo la custodia de las villas leales del norte de Castilla, San Esteban de Gormaz (Provincia de Soria) y Ávila. Ya adolescente,tuvo que luchar por la conquista de su reino. Les arrebató por sorpresa la capital, Toledo. En 1174 cedió la Orden de Santiago a la villa de Uclés (Provincia de Cuenca), siendo desde entonces la casa principal de la orden. Desde esta plaza inicia una campaña que culmina con la reconquista de Cuenca en 1177. La ciudad se rinde el 21 de septiembre, festividad de San Mateo, celebrada desde entonces por los conquenses. Tras fundar Plasencia en 1186, y con intención de unificar a la nobleza castellana, relanza la Reconquista, recupera parte de La Rioja que estaba en manos navarras y la reintegra a su reino. Establece una alianza con todos los reinos peninsulares cristianos -a la sazón, Portugal, León, Castilla, Navarra y Aragón- para proseguir ordenadamente conquistando las tierras ocupadas por los almohades. Así, en 1179 se firma el Tratado de Cazorla que delimitará las zonas de expansión de cada reino. En 1195, tras la ruptura de la tregua con el Imperio almohade, acude a la defensa de Alarcos (Provincia de Ciudad Real), junto al río Guadiana, que en ese momento estaba concibiendo como el principal enclave real de la región. Allí se produce la batalla de Alarcos, donde el monarca castellano fue fuertemente derrotado por el califa almohade Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur. Tras la inmediata reocupación de toda la región por parte de los almohades, comenzando por la vecina ciudad de Calatrava (Calatrava la Vieja), la frontera entre Castilla y el Imperio almohade se traladó durante diecisiete años a los Montes de Toledo. En 1212, con la mediación del papa Inocencio III, fue convocada una Cruzada con el fin de derrotar definitivamente el poder almohade. A ella acudieron, además de sus súbditos castellanos, aragoneses -al mando de su rey, Pedro II el Católico-, navarros -dirigidos por Sancho VII el Fuerte-, y ultramontanos -el arzobispo Arnaldo de Narbona, entre otros; y las respectivas³rdenes militares. Con todos ellos y tras la recuperación de los enclaves del valle del Guadiana (Calatrava, Alarcos, Benavente, etc.- alcanzó la esperada victoria sobre el califa almohade Miramamolín en la batalla de las Navas de Tolosa, producida el 16 de julio en las inmediaciones de Santa Elena (Provincia de Jaén). Alfonso VIII fue el fundador de la primera universidad española, el studium generale de Palencia, que decayó tras su fallecimiento. Además, su corte sería un importante instrumento cultural, con el acogimiento de trovadores y sabios, especialmente por la influencia de su esposa gascona doña Leonor (hermana de Ricardo Corazón de León). El rey se casó en septiembre de 1170 en Burgos con Leonor de Plantagenet, hija de Enrique II de Inglaterra y deLeonor de Aquitania. La influencia política y cultural de la reina fue notable, y se profesaron sincero amor. ---------- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cousin/html/p385.htm#i5004 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla also went by the name of Alfonso VIII "the Noble". He was born on 11 November 1155 at Soria, Castile - León, Spain.4,5 He was the son of Sancho III Alfonsez "el Deseado", rey de Castilla and Princess Blanche Garcés de Navarre.3 King of Castile at Spain between 1158 and 1214.6,7 Styled Rex Toleti et Castelle.8 A contract for the marriage of Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla and reina de Castilla Eleanor d' Anjou was signed in 1169 at Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. Alfonso VIIISánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla married reina de Castilla Eleanor d' Anjou, daughter of Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre and Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre, on 22 September 1177 at Burgos, Spain.4,9,3 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla and Alfonso II "el Casto" , rey de Aragón y Cataluña were made a pact in 1179. This pact of Cazorla fixedthe future zones of reconquest for the two countries. Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla and reina de Castilla Eleanor d' Anjou were founded the Monasterio de las Huelgas, a Cistercian monastery, in 1187 at Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla abandoned at the last minute by the fellow Christian Kingdoms of Navarre and Leon(ruled by a cousin) which led to a great Muslim victory in 1195 at the Battle of Alarcos.10 He was defeated by Abû Yûsuf Ya'qûb of the Almohads, a new Berber dynasty which invaded the muslim powervacuum in al-Andalus, in Alarcos, on the Córdoba-Toledo road in July 1195 at the Battle of Alarcos.11 Alfonso VIII of Castile, with the assistance of Sancho VII of Navarre, and Pedro II of Aragon, joined by troops from Portugal and Leon (but not the King, Alfonso the Barbarian, who again betrayed Castile), led a victory against the Moors which was the culmination of the Reconquest of Spain by the Christians. On 16 July 1212 at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. He was a witness where Alfonso IX "el Barboro", rey de León repeated his betrayal against his cousin's kingdom of Castile, but thistime Castile was saved by others, on 16 July 1212 at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.10 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla was able, with the assistance of fellow Christian Kingdoms, to finally defeat the Almohads decisively at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, near Bailén in northern Andalusia, the same spot where Scipio had defeated the Carthaginians more than a millennium before, on 16 July 1212.11 He died on 6 October 1214 at Gutierra Munoz, Avila, Castile, Spain, at age 58 years, 10 months and 25 days.4,3,5 He was the predecessor of rey de Castilla Henrique I Alfonsez; King of Castile.6,7 Alfonso VIII Sánchez "el de Las Navas", rey de Castilla was buried in the Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile - León, Spain. -------------------- Nació el 11-XI-1155, en Soria. Fue rey de Castilla de 1158 a 1214. Casó, el 22-IX-1177, en Burgos, Castilla, con Leonor de Plantagenet (1162-1214), princesa de Inglaterra (ver Casa de Anjou-Plantagenet y Reyes de Inglaterra de la Casa de Wessex). Tuvieron diez hijos: Sancho, Fernando, Enrique I —rey de Castilla de 1214 a 1217—, Berenguela (que sigue), Sancha, Urraca (casada con Alfonso II de Portugal), Blanca (casada con Luis VIII de Francia), Mafalda, Leonor (casada con Jaime I de Aragón) y Constanza (abadesa de las Huelgas). Alfonso VIII murió en Gutierre de Muñóz, Ávila, Castilla, el 6-X-1214. Está enterrado, con su esposa (que murió el 25-X-1214), en el Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos. -------------------- AKA: Alfonso III. Photo is of Alfonso & Leanor's Tomb (Eleanor = Leanor). Sources: See all mentioned on his descendants. -------------------- Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. -------------------- Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event that marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign also saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. In 1195, after the treaty with the Almohads was broken, he came to the defense of Alarcos on the river Guadiana, then the principal Castilian town in the region. At the subsequent Battle of Alarcos, he was roundly defeated by the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur (Arabic: Ø§Ø¨Ùˆ ÙŠÙˆØ³Ù ÙŠØ¹Ù‚ÙˆØ¨ Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†ØµÙˆØ±). The reoccupation of the surrounding territory by the Almohads was quickly commenced with Calatrava falling first. For the next 17 years, the frontier between Moor and Castilian was fixed in the hill country just outside Toledo. Finally, in 1212, through the mediation of Pope Innocent III, a crusade was called against the Almohads. Castilians under Alfonso, Aragonese and Catalans under Peter II, Navarrese under Sancho VII, and Franks under the archbishop Arnold of Narbonne all flocked to the effort. The military orders also lent their support. Calatrava first, then Alarcos, and finally Benavente were captured before a final battle was fought at Las Navas de Tolosa near Santa Elena on 16July. The caliph Muhammad an-Nasir (Ø§Ù„Ù†Ø§ØµØ± Ù„Ø¯ÙŠÙ† Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡ Ù…ØÙ…Ø¯ Ø¨Ù† Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†ØµÙˆØ± ) was routed and Almohad power broken. Alfonso was the founder of the first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Troubadours and sages were always present, largely due to theinfluence of Eleanor. Alfonso was the subject for Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), in which is narrated an affair with a Jewish subject in medieval Toledo in a time when Spain was known to be the land of tolerance and learning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The titular Jewish woman of the novel is based on Alfonso's historical paramour,Rahel la Fermosa. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VIII_of_Castile for more information. -------------------- Alfonso VIII (11 November1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo[1]. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign sawthe domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection.

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Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho III (circa 1134-58). Troubled by interference from Navarre in hisyouth, he later allied Castile with Aragón, forming a connection that was eventually to become the basis for the unification of Spain. He also established Castilian dominance over León. In 1170 he married Eleanor (died 1214), daughter of King Henry II of England. From the 1170s, he resisted encroachments by the Almohads, Muslim invaders from northern Africa. Defeated by the Muslim caliph Yakub al-Mansur (circa 1160-99) at Alarcos in 1195, Alfonso and his allies won a major victory over the Muslim commander al-Nasir (1158-1225) at Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

Afonso VIII de Castela, o Nobre, ou o das Navas (Sória, 11 de Novembro de 1155 - Gutierre-Muñoz, 5 de Outubro de 1214), foi rei de Castela e de Toledo desde 1158 até à sua morte.É lembrado principalmente pelo seu papel na Reconquista, levando à queda do califado almóada. Depois de uma pesada derrota em Alarcos, liderou uma coligação de forças cristãs na Batalha de Navas de Tolosa, evento que marcou o início da supremacia cristã na Península Ibérica.O seu reinado também foi marcado pelo domínio de Castela sobre Leão e pela aliança com Aragão, tornando o seu reino o mais poderoso da região.

Caused the downfall of Almohad Caliphate. He led a Coalition of christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in 1212. It was the beginning of the end for the Mohammedans in Spain.An interesting story arises within Alfonso's life. It concerns his paramour, Rahel la Fermosa. It is said that she was Jewish. Her name Rahel la Fermosa is Ladino for Rachel the Beautiful.Historical accounts say that she was slaughtered right before the king's eyes at court by nobels.One wonders if this Sephardim woman had any children with Alfonso. If they survived or met the same fate as their mother did.Source: "Fermosa" Jewish encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls 1901-1906.

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Sources conflict on who Alfonso married and when."Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before1700", Weis, 1992, seventh edition."The Lineage and Ancestryof HRH Prince Charles", Gerald Paget."Plantagenet Ancestry", Turton."Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child", Moncreiffe."Europaische Stammtafeln", Isenburg."De Ayalade Castile, The Augustan"."Pedigrees from Mike Talbot of Metairie, LA". Alfonso IX, (b. 1171, Zamora, Leon--d. Sept. 24, 1230, Villanueva deSarria, Galicia), king of Leon from 1188 to 1230, son of Ferdinand II ofLeon and first cousin of Alphonso VIII de Castile, and numbered next tohim as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun tohave been called the "Baboso" or Slobberer, because he was subject tofits of rage, during which he foamed at the mouth. Though he took a partin the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by thedifficulties into which his successive marriages led him with the pope.He was first married to his cousin, Teresa of Portugal, who bore him twodaughters and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by thepope, to whom Alphonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired ofhis wife. It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him toleave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berengaria deCastile, whowas his second cousin. For this act of contumacy the king and kingdomwere placed under interdict. The pope was, however, compelled to modifyhis measures by the threat that if the people could not obtain theservices of religion they would not support the clergy, and that heresywould spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to thathe showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy.Berengaria left him after the birth of five children, and the king thenreturned to Teresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom by will.[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 1, p. 688, ALPHONSO IX of Leon]

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Alfonso IX de Borgoña (Zamora, 1171-Sarria, 1230), rey de León y Galicia1 entre los años 1188 y 1230. Hijo de Fernando II de León y Urraca de Portugal. Según la numeración cronológica real del Reino de León, debería haber sido conocido como Alfonso VIII de León, pero, históricamente se le asignó el ordinal IX, como forma de "unir" las cronologías de León y de Castilla (en Castilla reinaba por aquel entonces Alfonso VIII).Tabla de contenidosocultar * 1 Acceso al Trono e Inicio del Reinado o 1.1 Cortes de León * 2 Conflictos territoriales o 2.1 Castilla o 2.2 Portugal o 2.3 Liga de Huesca o 2.4 Pacto con los almohades o 2.5 Laderrota de Alarcos o 2.6 Las Navas de Tolosa * 3 Reconquista * 4 Gestión del Reino de León durante su reinado o 4.1 Repoblación o 4.2 Recursos Económicos o 4.3 La Universidad de Salamanca * 5 El Problema de la Sucesión * 6 Referencias * 7 Véase también * 8 Bibliografía Acceso al Trono e Inicio del Reinado editar Alfonso IX encontró enormes dificultades para acceder a un trono, que por derecho de nacimiento le pertenecía. Por una parte, se encontraba su madastra Doña Urraca, la cual quería eliminarle, pues pretendía que su hijo Sancho fuera el que heredará el Reino, a pesar de haber nacido más tarde. Doña Urraca argumentaba que Alfonso IX no tenía derecho al trono porque el matrimonio entre sus padres había sido anulado. A esto se le uníael deseo de los reinos vecinos de Portugal y Castilla de repartirse el Reino de León y el hecho de que la seguridad de las personas y sus bienes del Reino de León no era muy buena. No obstante, todo se resolvió a favor de Alfonso IX, debido a que Doña Urraca no consiguió apoyos para sus fines entre los leoneses. El inicio del reinado fue sumamente complicado, pues como ya se ha dicho antes, los portugueses y castellanos ambicionaban las tierras del Reino por el Este y por el Oeste, mientras que los almohades suponían un gran peligro por el Sur. Por si las amenazas extranjeras no bastaran, el nuevo monarca se encontró con que el Reino estaba en bancarrota, debido a la política que había llevado su padre durante su reinado. Con esta situación, el monarca, que apenas contaba 17 años, convocó las famosas Cortes de León en 1188, en la cual fueron convocados por primera vez los representantes del pueblo para intervenir en asuntos de estado. Siendo de esta manera, las primeras Cortes Democráticas de Europa y del Mundo. Cortes de León editarArtículo principal: Cortes de LeónLas cortes se reunieron en San IsidoroLas cortes se reunieron en San Isidoro Las Cortes de León fueron convocadas en la primavera del año 1188, probablemente en la primera quincena de Abril, ya que el 27 de este mismo mes, Alfonso IX confirmaba al Obispo de Oviedotodos sus privilegios. Las Cortes se reunieron en el claustro de San Isidoro bajo la presidencia de el Rey leonés. Estaban presentes todos los obispos del reino, incluyendo al arzobispo de Santiago de Compostela, que era la máxima autoridad religiosa del Reino, además de los nobles y los magnates del Reino más los representantes del pueblo de las poblaciones más importantes del Reino, que por primea vez eran convocados a un acto de estas características. Las ciudades representadas más importantes eran León, Oviedo, Salamanca, Ciudad Rodrigo, Zamora y Astorga, incluyendo también otras de menor relevancia como Toro, Benavente, Ledesma y algunas más. El motivo por el cual se convocó al pueblo llano fue sin duda la acuciante necesidad del rey por solventar la grave situación económica que sufría el Reino. El hecho de que los representantes del pueblo gozaran de una gran prosperidad económica y de que la colaboración con la nobleza en este aspecto era demasiado complicada, motivó que el pueblo llano asistiera a estas Cortes. Así, Alfonso IX consiguió, sin implicar a la nobleza,generar más recursos para el Reino, recursos cada vez más necesarios por el creciente gasto que ocasionaban las guerras con los vecinos mejorar la administración de justicia y eliminar los abusos de poder de la nobleza. Conflictos territoriales editarValderas fue una de las plazas leonesas que usurpo Alfonso VIII en los inicios del reinado de Alfonso IXValderas fue una de las plazas leonesas que usurpo Alfonso VIII en los inicios del reinado de Alfonso IX Castilla editar Recién coronado Alfonso IX, se reunió con su primo Alfonso VIII, Rey de Castilla en Carrión, con la intención de iniciar unas buenas relaciones con Castilla, que permitieran una paz duradera. La reunión consistía en una ceremonia para investir a Alfonso IX caballero, y como era costumbre en estos casos, Alfonso IX besó la mano del rey castellano, recibiendo por parte de este la espada y el cinturón propios de un caballero. Cabe destacar que en la misma ceremonia, fue armado caballero el Príncipe Conrado de Suabia, hijo del Emperador Federico Barbarroja, de Alemania. El príncipe había venido con el objetivo de desposar la Infanta Doña Berenguela, hija de Alfonso VIII, algo que debido a la oposición de esta, no pudo hacer. Alfonso VIII de Castilla, más tarde, rompiendo el pacto y obsesionado con ampliar su territorio a costa del de León, entró con sus tropas en territorio leonés y se apodero de varias plazas que nunca habían pertenecido a Castilla, entre ellas, Valencia de Don Juan y Valderas. Rompía así las hostilidades con el Reino de León, invadiendo unos territorios que marcarían la política exterior de Alfonso IX. Portugal editar Sancho I de Portugal al Oeste, penetró en territorio leonés con el mismo objetivo que Castilla: apoderarse de las tierras del Reino de León. Así, el Reino se vio cercado entre dos frentesque amenazaban con su destrucción. La liga de Huesca se fraguo en la ciudad del mismo nombre.La liga de Huesca se fraguo en la ciudad del mismo nombre. Alfonso IX, viendo la situación, se dio cuenta del grave peligro que corría su Reino. De este modo, para buscar una solución , utilizó la diplomacia y se puso de inmediato a buscar apoyosen Portugal. Primero se entrevistó conSancho I de Portugal y concertó el matrimonio con la Infanta Teresa, que más tarde se llamaría Santa Teresa de Portugal, hija del Rey de Portugal. Como ambos eran nietos de Alfonso Enriquéz, primer rey de Portugal, el matrimonio entre ambos estaba prohibido. No obstante, el matrimonio duró tres años, en los cuales, tuvieron tres hijos: Dulce, Fernando y Sancha. Fernando, por desgracia, murió muy joven, en el año 1214. La boda, por los motivos citados, no agradó a algunos eclesiásticos, que tomando cartas en el asunto, informaron al Papa Celestino III,que había sido consagrado Papa recientemente, el día 14 de abril de 1191, siendo este uno de los primeros casos con los que inauguró el pontificado. Celestino, se mostró implacable y tildó el matrimonio de incesto, pronunciando más tarde una sentencia de excomunión y entredicho, la excomunión afectaba a los reyes de León y de Portugal, mientras que el entredicho afectaba a ambos Reinos. Liga de Huesca editar En un tiempo convulso, el Rey de Portugal propuso a su homólogo aragonés un pacto para defenderse de Castilla. El Rey de Aragón, temeroso de Castilla, propuso al rey portugués que el pacto se extendiera al Reino de Navarra y al Reino de León, el pacto entre estos cuatro reinos fue llamado la Liga de Huesca. El pacto consistía en un compromiso por el cual ninguno de los monarcas firmantes entraría en guerra sin el mutuo consentimiento. Alfonso IX, por su parte, firmó el tratado por la poca confianza que tenía de Alfonso VIII, Rey de Castilla, quién a pesar del convenio de Carrión seguía sin devolverle las plazas leonesas que aún retenía. Pacto con los almohades editar En 1191, Alfonso IX, temeroso del peligro que suponía el gran poder de los almohades, firmó una tregua de cinco años ante la imposibilidad de enfrentarse a un enemigo tan peligroso. El Papa Celestino no tardó en reaccionar ante este pacto, de esta manera, excomulgó al Rey de León para castigarle por su pacto con los almohades. E incluso hizo más procedió a conceder las mismas gracias a aquellos que lucharán contra León que las que recibían los que participaban en los cruzados, dejando así relevados de obediencia al Rey a los súbditos leoneses. De este modo, Portugal, creyendo que el final del Reino de León estaba cerca, aprovecharon la oportunidad para atacar a León, esperando, como años atrás, ampliar sus dominios a costa del Reino de León, por ello invadieron Galicia con ayuda de varios nobles gallegos, tomando Tuy y Pontevedra, poblaciones que pasaron de nuevo al Reino de León más tarde.Astorga resistió los ataques de Alfonso VIII cuando este intentó conquistarla.Astorga resistió los ataques de Alfonso VIII cuando este intentó conquistarla. Alfonso VIII de Castilla, por su parte, con la ayuda de Portugal y Aragón, aprovechó la bula para atacar también el Reino. Penetró por el Sur, atacando Benavente, fracasando en su conquista, avanzando más tarde hacía el Norte hasta Astorga, ciudad que también ataca fracasando en el intento de nuevo. Después de dejar un sendero de destrucción a su paso llega a las puertas de la ciudad de León, a la cual tan siquiera es capaz de acceder, contentándose con la toma de Puente Castro, localidad cercana a la ciudad, tras varios días de brutales ataques. Después de la toma de esta localidad, el rey castellano redujo a cenizas el barrio judío y su sinagoga, esclavizando a los moradores. Cuando en 1195, Alfonso IX recibe ayuda de los árabes en forma de dinero y tropas, este se decide acontraatacar contra Castilla, llegando hasta Carrión, de este modo y considerando Alfonso IX que se repara la humillación sufrida por el acto de besar la mano del Monarca castellano y para confirmar la anulación de aquello, se hace nombrar caballero nuevamente. El Rey de Castilla, Alfonso VIII, para evitar males mayores, hizo también un pacto con los almohades. Y aunque lo correcto hubiera sido que este nuevo pacto hubiera sido motivo de escándalo como el leonés y motivo de excomunión, no sucedió tal cosa. El legado pontificio, conocedor de las malas relaciones entre los Reinos de León y de Castilla, quiso mediar en el conflicto. Así, consiguió que ambos reyes se reunieran en Tordehumos, provincia de Valladolid, firmando un tratado de paz el 20 de abril de 1194, en el cual se obligaba al rey castellano a devolver las plazas leonesas en su poder, algo que por supuesto, no hizo en su totalidad, pues devolvió unas pero no otras. En el tratado, Alfonso IX se comprometió a casarse con Doña Berenguela, hija mayor del Rey de Castilla. La boda se celebró con gran esplendor en la iglesia Santa María de Valladolid,a principios de diciembre del año 1197.

Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155-1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158-1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order after assuming the government. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England, and their daughter, Blanche of Castile, married Louis VIII of France. Alfonso took Cuenca (1177) and incorporated the provinces of Álava and Guipúzcoa into Castile (1200). Attacked simultaneously by a coalition of Navarre, Aragon, and Leon and by the Moors, he was defeated (1195) by the Moors. He later made peace with his former Christian enemies and led them to the great victory over the Almohades at Navas de Tolosa (1212). At Palencia he founded the first university in Spain (1212 or 1214). He was succeeded by his son, Henry I (1214-17), who was succeeded by Ferdinand III. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 1969]

Not Married

Alfonso VIII Sanchezhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3faa25aa-1cfb-4c73-a499-72d6c56f2109&tid=10524335&pid=-608054104

General Infohttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=a12ccf30-7ac0-4633-b03c-ac5ac141b25f&tid=5544467&pid=-1360667987

Tomb of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of Castilehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0deb0f63-be6a-4738-8126-9664f47f5455&tid=10771688&pid=-517704631

He ruled from 1188 to 1229.

[FAVthomas.FTW] King of Leon 1188-1229.

Rey de León (1188-1230)Conquistador de casi toda Extremadura

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Um possivel patriarca da familia Telles

Alfonso IX (1166?-1230), king of Leon (1188-1230). In 1197 he married Berengaria (1171-1246), daughter of his first cousin King Alfonso VIII of Castile and granddaughter of King Henry II of England. Pope Innocent III annulled the marriage in 1214 because of the family relationship of Alfonso and Berengaria. Alfonso founded the University of Salamanca and captured Caceres, Badajoz, and Merida from the Muslim Almohads.

Alfonso IX, 1171-1230, Spanish king of Leon (1188-1230), son and successor of Ferdinand II. He conquerored from the Moors several cities in Estremadura and was frequently at war with Alfonso VIII of Castile. His marriages with Teresa of Portugal and Berenguela of Castile were both annulled by the pope. He defeated (1230) the Moors at Mérida. His son by Berenguela, Ferdinand III, reunited (1230) Leon and Castile. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 1969]

KING OF LEON; HAD 2 DAUGHTERS AND A SON WHO DIED AT AN EARLY AGE; 1198 MARRIAGEWAS DECLARED NULL BY POPE CELESTINE III AS IT WAS WITHIN THE PROHIBITED DEGRESSOF CONSANGUINITY (ALPHONSO CHOSE TO IGNORE THE DICTAT PRESUMABLY UNTIL HEBECAME TIRED OF TERESA AND LEFT HER TO MARRY 2ND WIFE); 2ND MARRIAGE DECLAREDINVALID BY POPE INNOCENT III (ALTHOUGH UNDER A PERSONAL INTERDICT HE HAD THESUPPORT OF THE CLERGY AND TOOK NO NOTICE OF THE POPE); AFTER BERENGERIA LEFTHIM IN 1209 AFTER BEARING HIM 5 CHILDREN HE RETURNED TO TERESA

!BIRTHreigned 1188-1230

Alfonso the Slobbererhttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=e8221276-ae69-4fd8-8277-1631432ce325&tid=3067644&pid=-1671842905

Primo y yerno del Rey Alfonso VIII "El de las Navas", hijo del Rey Fernando II de LeoÌn y padre del Rey Fernando III, unificador de Castilla y LeoÌn. SubioÌ al trono en 1188. ConquistoÌ MeÌrida a los musulmanes.-

Founded the university of Palencia in 1209-the first of the Spanish universities.He endowed the royal abbey of Las Huelgas, near Burgos, in 1187, at his wife's request; the abbey was also to be their royal mausoleum. In 1195 Alfonso was defeated by the Moors at Alarcos, and Castile was invaded by the armies of neighboring Leon and Navarre, but he fought back and forced their leaders to terms. In 1212 he led Leon and Navarre to a great victory over the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa. [Cope.FTW]

BIOGRAPHY: King of Castilla and King of Toledo.

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Source #1: Frederick Lewis Weis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700" - Seventh Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., assisted by Davis Faris (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995), pp. 102; 104 King of Castile 1158-1214

Source #1: Frederick Lewis Weis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700" - Seventh Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., assisted by Davis Faris (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995), p. 102 Source #2: Douglas Richardson, "Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2004), pp. 190-191.

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King Name Suffix:<NSFX> VIII, Of Castile "The Good"

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[fitzalan.FTW][Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree #0110, Date of Import: Nov 14, 1999]Known as "The Good"

[fitzalan.FTW][Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree #0110, Date of Import: Nov 14, 1999]Known as "The Good"

A great leader in Spanish history, Alphonso led a coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders which broke the power of the Almohades at the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212. He founded the first Spanish university, Palencia, but it did not survive him. - Frederick L. Weis {"Ancestral Roots of Sixty New England Colonists", Lancaster, Mass., 1950"} suggests that Alphonso VIII is son of Fernando II, King of Leon (d.1188) and his wife Urraca of Portugal (m.1160), see AEM's Charts 338 + 338A. Alphonso VIII reigned 1158-1214. Buried at Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castilehttp://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps07/ps07_138.htm

September 1177: At age 22 married Eleanor Plantagenet, age 15

Alfonso VIII of CastileFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Contents [hide]1 Regency and civil war 2 Reconquista 3 Cultural legacy 4 Children 5 Notes 6 References [edit] Regency and civil warAlfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanca, daughter of García VI of Navarre, in Soria on 11 November 1155. Hewas named after his grandfather Alfonso VII. His early life resembled that of other medieval kings. His father died in 1158 when his mother was also dead. Though proclaimed king when only three yearsof age, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. Immediately, Castile was plunged into conflicts between the various noble houses vying for ascendancy inthe inevitable regency. The Lara and Castro both claimed the regency, as did the boy's uncle, Ferdinand II of León. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions. He was put in the custody of the loyal village Ávila. At barely fifteen, he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledo from the hands of the Laras. [edit] ReconquistaIn 1174, he ceded Uclés to the Order of Santiago and afterwards this became the order's principal seat. From Uclés, he began a campaign which culminated in the reconquest of Cuenca in 1177. The city surrendered on 21 September, the feast of Saint Matthew, ever afterwards celebrated by the citizens of the town. Alfonso took the initiative to ally all the major Christian kingdoms of the peninsula — Navarre, León, Portugal, and Aragon — against the Almohads. By the Treaty of Cazorla of 1179, the zones of expansion of each kingdom were defined. After founding Plasencia (Cáceres) in 1186, he embarked on a major initiative to unite the Castilian nobility around the Reconquista. In that year, he recuperated part of La Rioja from the Kingdom of Navarre. In 1195, after the treaty with the Almohads was broken, he came to the defence of Alarcos on the river Guadiana, then the principal Castilian town in the region. At the subsequent Battle of Alarcos, he was roundly defeated by the caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Mansur. The reoccupation of the surrounding territory by the Almohads was quickly commenced with Calatrava falling first. For the next seventeen years, the frontier between Moor and Castilian was fixed in the hill country just outside Toledo. Finally, in 1212, through the mediation of Pope Innocent III, a crusade was called against the Almohads. Castilians under Alfonso, Aragonese and Catalans under Peter II, Navarrese under Sancho VII, and Franks under the archbishop Arnold of Narbonne all flocked to the effort. The military orders also lent their support. Calatrava first, then Alarcos, and finally Benavente were captured before a final battle was fought at Las Navas de Tolosanear Santa Elena on 16 July. The caliph Muhammad an-Nasir was routed and Almohad power broken. [edit] Cultural legacy Statue of Alfonso VIII at the Sabatini Gardens in Madrid (J. Villanueva, 1753).Alfonso was the founder of the first Spanish university, a studium generale at Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. His marriage (Burgos, September 1170) with Eleanor (Leonora), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Troubadours and sages were always present, largely due to the influence of Eleanor. Alfonso died at Gutierre-Muñoz and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Henry I, named after his maternal grandfather. Alfonso was the subject for Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), in which is narrated an affair with a Jewish subject in medieval Toledo in a time when Spain was known to be the land of tolerance and learning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The titular Jewish woman of the novel is based on Alfonso's historical paramour, Rahel la Fermosa. [edit] ChildrenWith Eleanor, he had 12 children: Berenguela, or Berengaria, (August 1180 – 8 November 1246), married Alfonso IX of Leon Sancho (1181) Sancha (1182 – 3 February 1184) Henry (1184) Urraca (1186 – 1220), married Alfonso II of Portugal Blanch (4 March 1188 – 26 November 1252), married Louis VIII of France Ferdinand (29 September 1189 – 1211), on whose behalf Diego of Acebo and the future Saint Dominic travelled to Denmark in 1203 to secure a bride[Mafalda (1191 – 1204) Constance (1195 – 1198) Eleanor (1200 – 1244), married James I of Aragon Constance (1201 – 1243), abbess of Las Huelgas Henry I (14 April 1204 – 1217), successor [edit] Notes^ Vicaire. pp 89–98. [edit] ReferencesCOSTA, Ricardo da. "Love and Crime, Chastisement and Redemption in Glory in the Crusade of Reconquest: Alfonso VIII of Castile in the battles of Alarcos (1195) and Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)". In: OLIVEIRA, Marco A. M. de (org.). Guerras e Imigrações. Campo Grande: Editora da UFMS, 2004, p. 73-94 (ISBN 85-7613-023-8). Vicaire, M.-H. "Une ambassade dans les Marches," in Pierre Mandonnet, Saint Dominique: l'idée, l'homme et l'oeuvre Vol. 1. Desclée De Brouwer: Paris, 1938. Preceded bySancho III King of Castile1158–1214 Succeeded byHenry I

September 1177: At age 22 married Eleanor Plantagenet, age 15

King of Wessex ( 957 - 959) Alfonso IX (1171-1230), king of Leon from 1188-1230, granted rights toassembly of nobles certain rights, including the rights to life,honor, home, and property along with the right to a fair trial. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive EncyclopediaCopyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved

September 1177: At age 22 married Eleanor Plantagenet, age 15

September 1177: At age 22 married Eleanor Plantagenet, age 15

[Wikipedia, "Alfonso VIII of Castile", retrieved 6 Oct 07]Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 - 5 October 1214), called the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led thecoalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of an irreversible tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Regency and civil warAlfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanca of Navarre, daughter of García VI of Navarre, in Soria on 11 November 1155. He was named after his grandfather Alfonso VII. His early life resembled that of other medieval kings. His father died in 1158 when his mother was also dead. Though proclaimed king when only three years of age, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. Immediately, Castile was plunged into conflicts between the various noble houses vying for ascendancy in the inevitable regency. The Lara and Castro both claimed the regency, as did the boy's uncle, Ferdinand II of León. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle tothe stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions. He was put in the custody of the loyal village Ávila. At barely fifteen, he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledo from the hands of the Laras. ChildrenWith Eleanor, he had 12 children: - Berenguela, Queen of Castile (August 1180 - 8 November 1246), married King Alfonso IX of Leon- Sancho of Castile (born & died 1181)- Sanchaof Castile (1182 - 3 February 1184)- Henry of Castile (born & died 1184)- Urraca, princess of Castile (1186-1220), married King Alfonso II of Portugal- Blanca of Castile (4 March1188 - 26 November 1252), married King Louis VIII of France- Fernando of Castile (29 September 1189 - 1211)- Mafalda of Castile (1191-1204)- Constance of Castile (1195-1198)- Leonor of Castile (1200-1244), married King James I of Aragon- Constanza, nun at Las Huelgas (1201-1243)- Henry I, King of Castile (14 April 1204 - 1217)

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The following is from the Brian Tompsett online royal genealogy, (Aug 4. 98): Sources conflict on whom Alfonso married and when.

byname EL DE LAS NAVAS (Spanish: He of Las Navas) (b. 1155--d. Oct. 6, 1214, Burgos, Castile), king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old, and grandson of Alphonso VII, is a great name inSpanish history, for he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders which broke the power of the Almohades at the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212. His personal history is that of many mediaeval kings. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho, at the age of a year and a half. Before Alfonso came of age his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs. Though proclaimed king, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions of Castro and Lara, or of his uncle, Ferdinand of Leon, who claimed the regency. The loyalty of the town of Avila protected his youth. He was barely 15 when he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the kingdom of Aragon, and in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Moorish Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year the kings of Leon and Navarre invaded Castile, but Alfonso defeated them with the aid of King Peter II of Aragon. It was only by a surprise that he recovered the capital, Toledo, from the hands of the Laras.In 1212 Alfonso secured a great victory at Las Navas de Tolosa over the Almohad sultan and thereby broke Almohad power in Spain. His marriage with Leonora of Aquitaine, daughter of Henry II of England, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Alphonso VIII was the founder of the first Spanish university, the 'studium generale' of Palencia, which, however, did not survive him. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 1, p. 687-8, ALPHONSO VIII; Encyclopaedia Britannica CD

king of Leon from 1188 to 1230, son of Ferdinand II of Leon and first cousin of Alphonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the "Baboso" orSlobberer, because he was subject to fits of rage, during which he foamed at the mouth. Though he took a part in the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by the difficulties into which his successive marriages led him with the pope. He was first married to his cousin, Teresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by the pope, to whom Alphonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired of his wife. It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him to leave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berengaria of Castile, who was his second cousin. For this act of contumacy the king and kingdom were placed under interdict. The pope was, however, compelled to modify his measures by the threat that if the people could not obtain the services of religion they would not support the clergy, and that heresy would spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to that he showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy. Berengaria left him after the birth of five children, and the king then returned to Teresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom by will. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 1, p. 688, ALPHONSO IX of Leon]

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GIVN Alfonso IXSURN FERNANDEZ KING OF LEON AND CASTILEAFN 8XJ5-8WREPO @REPO32@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)_MASTER YDATE 3 NOV 1999TIME 19:00:44 GIVN Alfonso IXSURN FERNANDEZ KING OF LEON AND CASTILEAFN 8XJ5-8W_PRIMARY YFrom Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), dataas of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.REPO@REPO74@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO98@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO92@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO126@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)DATE 23 NOV 1999TIME 16:15:42 GIVN Alfonso IXSURN FERNANDEZ KING OF LEON AND CASTILEAFN 8XJ5-8W_PRIMARY YFrom Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), dataas of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.FromAncestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.REPO @REPO74@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO98@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO92@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO126@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File(TM)DATE 23 NOV 1999TIME 16:15:42 SURN Fernandez King of Leon And CastileGIVN Alfonso IXAFN 8XJ5-8W_UID 776E3C86B193AE488300104E340A74C83C85REPO @REPO4@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996_ITALIC Y_PAREN YDATE 28Apr 2000TIME 01:00:00 King of Castile GIVN Alphonso IX KingSURN LeonNSFX **! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is 21st G G Son.DATE 11FEB 1998TIME 16:41:13 TYPE PeriodicalAUTH Vajay, Szabolcs deTITL _From Alfonso VII to Alfonso X: The First Two Centuries of theBurgundian Dynasty in Castile andLeon - a Prosopographical Catalogue inSocial Genealogy, 1100-1300_PERI Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans. . .PUBL Assoc. for the Promotion of Scholarchip in Genealogy, Ltc.Occasional Publiscation No. Two, 1989VOL TwoDATE 6/25/2000 quoted in email to GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com by Todd A.Farmerie <farmerie@interfold.com>TYPE BookAUTH äA… or c:Weis, Frederick LewisPERI Ancestral RootsEDTN 7thPUBL Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)TEXT 110-28; 114-27; 120-28He was a forceful personality who brought therestful nobles under control. As a result ofallying with the Almohads against his 1st cousin Alfonso VIII of Castilehis kingdom was placed under papal interdiction & he was forced to marryAlfonso VIII's daughter.TYPE E-Mail MessageAUTH "Robert O'Connor" <roconnor@es.co.nz>TITL Castile [sources listed]DATE 14 Jun 1999LOCA GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com/PowerMac6500>Applications>Reunion>Documents-sourceDATE 26 JUN 2000 NPFX KingGIVN Alfonso IX Fernandez ofSURN LeonAlfonso IX, 1171-1230, Spanish king of Leon (1188-1230), son andsuccessorof Ferdinand II. He conquerored from the Moors severalcities inEstremadura and was frequently at war with Alfonso VIIIofCastile. His marriages with Teresa of Portugal and BerenguelaofCastile were both annulled by the pope. He defeated (1230) the MoorsatMêA™ida. His son by Berenguela, Ferdinand III, reunited (1230)Leonand Castile. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 1969]ABBR Our Family MuseumTITL Our Family Museum: A Collection of Family History NotesAUTH James Nohl ChurchyardQUAY 1 Ref: "Plantagenet Ancestry" TurtonRef; "The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles", Gerald PagetRef; "De Ayala of Castile, The Augistan" Ref: "Plantagenet Ancestry" TurtonRef; "The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles", Gerald PagetRef; "De Ayala of Castile, The Augistan" GIVN Alfonso IX FernandezSURN LeonAFN 8XJ5-8WPEDI birth TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998 SURN Alfonso IX King of LeonREPO @REPO1@TITL Edward I of England.FTWABBR Edward I of England.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWABBR AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of 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4 Feb 1998TIME 08:32:08 GIVN Alfonso IXSURN FernandezNSFX King of SpainAFN 8XJ5-8WDATE 25 APR 2000TIME 20:45:49 GIVN Alfonso IXSURN FernandezNSFX King of SpainAFN 8XJ5-8WDATE 25 APR 2000TIME 20:45:49 TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000 TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998REPONAME Family History LibraryADDR 35 N West Temple StreetCONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USATITL Brienne.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Sep 3, 1999TITL Joan.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Sep 26, 1999TITL Touchet.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Jan 2, 2000TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998REPONAME Family History LibraryADDR 35 N West Temple StreetCONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USATITL Beaufort.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Dateof Import: Dec 27, 1999TITL Devereau.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Jan 10, 2000TITL Tyrrell.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Jan 25, 2000TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998REPONAME Family History LibraryADDR 35 N West Temple StreetCONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USATITL Stanley.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Dec 23, 1999TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998REPONAME Family History LibraryADDR 35 N West Temple StreetCONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USATITL Wentwort.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Jan 22, 2000TITL Brienne.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Sep 3, 1999TITL Stanley.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date ofImport: Dec 23, 1999TITL Joan.gedREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date 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Cecily de NevilleAUTH Ernst-Friedrich KraentzlerPUBL published by author 1978REPOJ.H. GarnerCALNMEDI BookPAGE chart 1066TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Lineage &Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of WalesAUTH Gerald PagetPUBL Skilton, Edinburgh 1977REPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE Vol I p 69TITL OmnibusAUTH The Augustan SocietyREPOCALNMEDI MagazinePAGE Vol 12 p 102TITL World Family Tree Volume 2 Tree # 1822PUBL BrdáI¶erbund BannerBlue DivisionREPOCALNMEDI Family Archive CDTITL Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de NevilleAUTH Ernst-Friedrich KraentzlerPUBL published by author 1978REPOJ.H. GarnerCALNMEDI BookPAGE chart 1066DATATEXT b 1166-71TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of WalesAUTH Gerald PagetPUBL Skilton, Edinburgh 1977REPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE Vol I p 69TITL World Family Tree Volume 2 Tree # 1822PUBL BrdáI¶erbund BannerBlue DivisionREPOCALNMEDI Family Archive CDTITL Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de NevilleAUTH Ernst-Friedrich KraentzlerPUBL published by author 1978REPOJ.H. GarnerCALNMEDI BookPAGE chart 1066TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of WalesAUTH Gerald PagetPUBLSkilton, Edinburgh 1977REPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE Vol I p 69_FA1PLAC Acceded: 1188._FA2PLAC Foamed at the mouth in fits of rage.TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of WalesAUTH Gerald PagetPUBL Skilton, Edinburgh 1977REPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE Vol I p 69Sources conflict on who Alfonso married and when."Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before1700", Weis, 1992, seventh edition."The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles", Gerald Paget."Plantagenet Ancestry", Turton."Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child", Moncreiffe."Europaische Stammtafeln", Isenburg."De Ayala of Castile, The Augustan"."Pedigrees from Mike Talbot of Metairie, LA". OCCUKing of Leon ...SOUR PORTU2.TAF (Compuserve) says 1166; CHARLEMG.ZIP (GS) says 1166COMYNX.ARC, #354 ABT 1166;gendex.com/users/daver/rigney says 15 Aug 1171Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. says 15 Aug 1171, Zamora,LeonSOUR PORTU2.TAF (Compuserve) says 1229; SPAIN.TAF (Compuserve) says 1229Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 36 says 24 Sep 1230ROYAL.THD (Compuserve) says 23 Sep 1230; CHARLEMG.ZIP (GS) says 1229SOUR PORTU2.TAF (Compuserve)COMYNI.GED (Compuserve)CHARLEMG.ZIP (GS)Alfonso IX 'el Baboso' de Leon - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);Alfonso IX elBaboso(Slobberer), King of Leon - EDIIIALL.TAF (Compuserve), #20;Had 1 son & 2dau.with Therese - ROYAL.THD (Compuserve); Alfonso IX "el Barboro" King ofCastileand Leon, 1188-1289 - Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 36King of Castile and Leon, 1188-1229.NOTEGEDCOM created by TMG...

!DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots ofCertain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 102,104 (1992). Line 110-27, 113-27.

GIVN Alfonso VIII Sanchez KoenigSURN von CastileNSFX King of CastileAFN 8XJ4-NT_PRIMARY YDATE 9 SEP 2000TIME 13:15:45

GIVN Alfonso IX KioenigSURN von CastileNSFX King of CastileDATE 9 SEP 2000TIME 13:16:16

GIVN Alfonso VIII KingSURN CastileNSFX **! Alfonso has parents in the Ancestral File: Sancho III King Of Castile(AFN:8XPZ-57) and Blanche Queen Of C (AFN:8XQ0-45).! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is 22nd & 23rd G G Son.DATE 17 DEC 1997TIME 11:53:57 TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000TITL Dunham.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Nov 26, 2000 NPFX KingGIVN Alfonso VIII ofSURN CastileAlfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155-1214, Spanish king ofCastile(1158-1214),son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailedduringhis minority, but he quickly restored order after assumingthegovernment. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England,andtheir daughter, Blanche of Castile, married Louis VIII ofFrance.Alfonso took Cuenca (1177) and incorporated the provinces ofãa„“lava andGuipzèi¸Øcoa into Castile (1200). Attacked simultaneously by acoalitionof Navarre, Aragon, and Leon and by the Moors, he was defeated(1195)by the Moors. He later made peace with his formerChristian enemiesand led them to the great victory over the Almohades atNavas deTolosa (1212). At Palencia he founded the first university inSpain(1212 or 1214). He was succeeded by his son, HenryI (1214-17), whowas succeeded by Ferdinand III. [The IllustratedColumbiaEncyclopedia, 1969]ABBR Our Family MuseumTITL Our Family Museum: A Collection of Family History NotesAUTH James Nohl ChurchyardQUAY 1ABBR Our Family MuseumTITL Our Family Museum: A Collection of Family History NotesAUTH James Nohl ChurchyardQUAY 1 GIVN Alfonso VIII ofSURN CastileREPO @REPO1@TITL World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1AUTH BräA¸derbund Software, Inc.PUBL Release date: August 22, 1996ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1Customer pedigree.Source Media Type: Family Archive CD_MASTER YPAGE Tree #1939DATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL George Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWABBR George Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YPAGE Tree #1939DATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1AUTH BräA¸derbund Software, Inc.PUBL Release date: August 22, 1996ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1Customer pedigree.Source MediaType: Family Archive CD_MASTER YPAGE Tree #1939DATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL George Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWABBRGeorge Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YPAGE Tree #1939DATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL Edward I of England.FTWABBR Edward I of England.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWABBR AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL Edward I of England.FTWABBR Edward I of England.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWABBR AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999[Edward I of England.FTW]SURN Alfonso VIII, King of CastileEVENTYPE ReignDATE BET 1158 AND 1214[AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTW]SURN Alfonso VIII, King of CastileEVENTYPE ReignDATE BET 1158 AND 1214REPO @REPO1@TITL WorldFamily Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1AUTH BräA¸derbund Software, Inc.PUBL Release date: August 22, 1996ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1Customer pedigree.Source Media Type: Family Archive CD_MASTER YPAGE Tree #1939DATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL George Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWABBR George Washington thru Eleanor De Mowbray.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 29, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL Edward I of England.FTWABBR Edward I of England.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999REPO @REPO1@TITL AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWABBR AlfonsoIX of Leon.FTWSource Media Type: Other_MASTER YDATATEXT Date of Import: Mar 13, 1999 TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH MoncreiffeREPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE p 120TITL Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of WalesAUTH Gerald PagetPUBL Skilton, Edinburgh 1977REPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE Vol I p 69TITL World Family Tree Volume 2 Tree # 1822PUBL BrdáI¶erbund BannerBlue DivisionREPOCALNMEDI Family Archive CDTITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptTITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH MoncreiffeREPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE p 120TITL World Family Tree Volume 2 Tree # 1822PUBL BrdáI¶erbund BannerBlue DivisionREPOCALNMEDI Family Archive CDTITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptDATATEXT d near Avevalo, CastileTITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH MoncreiffeREPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE p 120DATATEXT d near Avevalo, Castile_FA1PLAC Victor at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa._FA2PLAC Tolosa forever tipped the Iberian scales in favor of the Christians._FA3PLAC Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la Real, Huelgas,Burgos, Spain.TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptDATATEXT Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la RealTITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of theRoyal ChildAUTH MoncreiffeREPOCALNMEDI BookPAGE p 120DATATEXT Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la Real_FA4PLAC Led the coalition against the Moorish Almohades.TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997REPOCALNMEDI ManuscriptAlfonso VIII, King of Castile, victor at the battle of LasNavas deTolosa, which forever tipped the Iberian scales in favor of thechristians. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England, andEleanor of Aquitaine. In addition to son Enrique I (who d.s.p.) he hadseveral daughters, including the wife of Louis VIII. GIVN Alphonso VIII King OfSURN CastileAFN 8JDT-GG SURN SanchezGIVN Alfonso VIIINSFX The Noble,king of Castile_UID AA7D7B6F75FFD411B9FE90B0FC4EB12E8A96DATE 12 Mar 1998TIME 20:33:15 GIVN Alfonso VIIISURN SanchezNSFX King of CastileAFN 8XJ4-NTDATE 6 MAY 2000TIME 12:33:30 GIVN Alfonso VIII SanchezSURN King Of CASTILEAFN 8XJ4-NT TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998TITL lance.FTWREPOCALNMEDI OtherDATATEXT Date of Import: Oct 10, 1998 GIVN Alfonso VIII "The Noble"SURN SANCHEZ King Of CASTILEAFN 8XJ4-NTREPO @REPO32@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), dataas of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)_MASTER YDATE 3 NOV 1999TIME 19:00:44 GIVN Alfonso VIII "The Noble"SURN SANCHEZ King Of CASTILEAFN 8XJ4-NTFrom Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File(TM), data as of 2 January 1996.REPO @REPO74@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO92@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO98@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO126@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)DATE 23 NOV 1999TIME 16:18:46 GIVN Alfonso VIII "The Noble"SURN SANCHEZ King Of CASTILEAFN 8XJ4-NTFrom Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.REPO @REPO74@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO92@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO98@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTHThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)REPO @REPO126@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998ABBR Ancestral File (TM)DATE 23 NOV 1999TIME 16:18:46 OCCU King of Castile ...SOUR EncyclopediaPORTU2.TAF (Compuserve), COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve), #373Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 61PAGE 20QUAY 2SOUR Encyclopedia,PORTU2.TAF (Compu), COMYN4.TAF (Compu), p. 11 says 6Oct 1214Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 61 says 5 Oct 1214COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve) says 6 Aug 1214;EDIIIALL.TAF (Compuserve)8/6(22)/1214PAGE 20QUAY 3SOUR COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve)EDIIIALL.TAF (Compuserve), #42ROYAL.THD (Compuserve)PAGE 373QUAY 1SOUR The Conquerors,Thomas B. CostainPORTU2.TAF (Compuserve), COMYNI.GED (Compuserve)COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve), #373Alfonso the Noble, king of Castile (1158-1214), restored order in hiskingdomand won agreat victory (1212) over the Moors - Encyclopedia, p. 20;Alfonso IX, King of Castile - COLLINS.ROY (Compuserve);only surviving sonofKing Sancho;suc his father 31 Aug 1158 - ROYAL.THD (Compuserve); King ofCas-tile, Toledo and Extramadura; the victor of Los Navas de Toleso; diednearAvevalo; bur Cictercian monastery, Santa Maria la Real, called de lasHuelgas,near Burgos, Spain - Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 61 SURN SanchezGIVN Alfonso VIII "The Noble"NSFX King of CastileAFN 8XJ4-NT_UID FC67F0AAA294AD4E8AA4D35AABF1B76945D5REPO @REPO4@TITL Ancestral File (TM)AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPUBL July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996_ITALIC Y_PAREN YDATE 28 Apr 2000TIME 01:00:00 GIVN Alfonso VIIISURN SanchezNSFX King of CastileAFN 8XJ4-NTDATE 6 MAY 2000TIME 12:33:30 See Historical Document. TYPE BookAUTH Stuart, Roderick W.PERI Royalty for CommonersEDTN 3dPUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998)ISB 0-8063-1561-XTEXT 83-27TYPE BookAUTH äA… or c:Weis, Frederick LewisPERI Ancestral RootsEDTN 7thPUBL Genealogical Publishing Co.,Inc., Baltimore, MD (1999)TEXT 110-27; 113-27ACEDDATE 1158Parents: Sancho and Blanche!PROGENY: Sancho of CASTILLE; Berengaria, Queen of Castille; Uracca ofCASTILLE; Constancia of CASTILLE; Matilda of CASTILLE; Sancha ofCASTILLE; Enrique of CASTILLE; and Blanche of CASTILLE.He succeeded to thethrone at the age of 3. His minority was troubled by internal strife,however his reign was characterised by a close alliance with Aragon & in1179 he concluded the pact of Cazorla which settled the future line ofdemarcation between Castile & Aragon when the conquest of Moorish Spainwascompleted. The main task of Alfonso's reign was resistance to the Almohadinvaders who by 1172 had secured control over most of the Moorish states.In 1195 they inflicted a great defeat on him at Alarcos, while incollusionwith them the Kings of Leon & Navarre invaded Castile. However he dealtwith Leon & Navarre, forcing the king of Leon to marry his daughter. In1212 he finally secured a great victory over the Almohad sultan whichbrokeAlmohad power in Spain. M 1176 Eleanor (1161-1214), d. of Henry II,Kingof England (See ENGLAND). Died 6 Oct. 1214. He had issue: Weis, pp102 &104 Stuart, p 44 EB, I, p 593 Leese, p 47TYPE E-Mail MessageAUTH Dave <UTZ@aol.com>TITL Re: Help - Henry II FitzEmpressDATE 31 Nar 1998LOCA GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com/PowerMac6500>Applications>Reunion>Documents-sourceTYPE E-Mail MessageAUTH Dave <UTZ@aol.com>TITL Re: Help - Henry II FitzEmpressDATE 31 Nar 1998LOCA GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com/PowerMac6500>Applications>Reunion>Documents-sourceTYPE E-Mail MessageAUTH "Robert O'Connor" <roconnor@es.co.nz>TITL Castile [sources listed]DATE 14 Jun 1999LOCA GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com/PowerMac6500>Applications>Reunion>Documents-sourceDATE 28MAY 2000 1156 1155-1214. Son of Sancho III of Castile; king of Castile(1166-1214).After a chaotic minority, Alfonso assumed controlof his kingdom in 1166and married Eleanor, daughter of Henry IIof England, in 1169. Hereceived the reversion of Gascony andas her dowry, but in 1204 on thedeath of Eleanor of Aquitainehad to claim it by force, later losing it toKing John ofEngland. He endowed the royal abbey of Las Huelgas,nearBurgos, in 1187, at his wife's request; the abbey was also to betheirroyal mausoleum. In 1195 Alfonso was defeated by theMoors at Alarcos,and Castile was invaded by the armies ofneighbouring Leon and Navarre,but he fought back and forcedtheir leaders to terms. In 1212 he led Leonand Navarre to agreat victory over the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa.As a three-year-old he became king and, after a chaotic period, assume d control of his kingdom in 1166. In Burgos, in September 1177, he mar ried the fifteen-year-old Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England. Ga scony was to be her dowry; but when he claimed this territory in 1204 , he lost it to his brother-in-law, John, King of England. The Moors defeated him at Alarcos in 1195 but, after their ininitial i ncursion into Leon and Navarre, he forced them back and made peace. Ho wever, with the kings of Leon and Navarre, he soundly defeated the Moo rs in 1212 at Las Navas de Tolosa. He died in Burgos on 6 October 1214, followed by his Queen on the 24th , and together they found their last resting place in the Abbey of La s Huelgas which, in 1187, on his wife's request, he had enriched.NOTEGEDCOM created by TMG...

September 1177: At age 22 married Eleanor Plantagenet, age 15

The son of Ferdinand II of Leon, he allied with Almohads to regain lands lostby his cousin Alfonso VIII of Castile; as a result ordered by papal interdictto marry (1197) Beregaria ofCastile.King of Wessex ( 957 - 959) Alfonso IX (1171-1230), king of Leon from 1188-1230, granted rights toassembly of nobles certain rights, including the rights to life,honor, home, and property along with the right to a fair trial. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive EncyclopediaCopyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved

King of Wessex ( 957 - 959) Alfonso IX (1171-1230), king of Leon from 1188-1230, granted rights toassembly of nobles certain rights, including the rights to life,honor, home, and property along with the right to a fair trial. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive EncyclopediaCopyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Alfonso IX of LeonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alfonso IX of León (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230; ruled from 1188–1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the Baboso or "Slobberer", because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth. Alfonso was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Leon and Urraca of Portugal. Though he took a part in the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by the difficulties into which his successive marriages led him with the pope. He was first married in 1191 to his cousin Teresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters, and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by the pope, to whom Alfonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired of his wife. It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him to leave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berenguela of Castile in 1197, who was his second cousin. For this act of contumacy the king and kingdom were placed under interdict. The pope was, however, compelled to modify his measures by the threat that if the people could not obtain the services of religion they would not support the clergy, and that heresy would spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to that he showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy. Berenguela left him after the birth of five children, and the king then returned to Teresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom by will. Alfonso's children by Teresa of Portugal were: Sancha (c. 1192-1270) Dulce, also called Aldonza (c. 1195-c.1243) Fernando (1204-August 1214) His eldest daughter, Sancha, was engaged to her cousin King Henry I of Castile, but Henry died in 1217 before the marriage could be solemnized. Wanting to disinherit his eldest son, Fernando, King Alfonso invited John of Brienne to marry his daughter Sancha and thus inherit the Leonese throne. However, Queen Berenguela convinced John of Brienne to marry one of her daughters instead. Though she was the nominal heiress on her father's death in 1230, Sancha was easily set aside by Berenguela and Fernando. Sancha became a nun at Cozollos, where she died in 1270; she was later beatified. Her sister Dulce-Aldonza spent her life with their mother in Portugal. Alfonso's children by Berenguela of Castile were: Leonor (1198/99-October 31, 1210) King Fernando III (1200-1252) Berenguela (1201-1237), married John of Brienne Alfonso, Lord of Molina (1203-1272) Constanza (1205-September 7, 1242), became a nun at Las Huelgas [edit]ReferencesFlorez, Enrique. Reinas Catolicas, 1761 This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. Preceded by:Ferdinand II King of Leon1188–1230 Succeeded by:Ferdinand III

The son of Ferdinand II of Leon, he allied with Almohads to regain lands lostby his cousin Alfonso VIII of Castile; as a result ordered by papal interdictto marry (1197) Beregaria ofCastile.King of Wessex ( 957 - 959) Alfonso IX (1171-1230), king of Leon from 1188-1230, granted rights toassembly of nobles certain rights, including the rights to life,honor, home, and property along with the right to a fair trial. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive EncyclopediaCopyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The son of Ferdinand II of Leon, he allied with Almohads to regain lands lostby his cousin Alfonso VIII of Castile; as a result ordered by papal interdictto marry (1197) Beregaria ofCastile.King of Wessex ( 957 - 959) Alfonso IX (1171-1230), king of Leon from 1188-1230, granted rights toassembly of nobles certain rights, including the rights to life,honor, home, and property along with the right to a fair trial. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive EncyclopediaCopyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved

!DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots ofCertain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 102(1992). Line 110-28, 114-27. TITLE: King of Leon.

The following is from the Brian Tompsett online royal genealogy, (Aug 4. 98): Sources conflict on whom Alfonso married and when.

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King Name Suffix:<NSFX> Ix, Of Leon "The Slobberer" Nickname is from the fact that Alfonso foamed at the mouth in fits of rage.@S187@

The son of Ferdinand II of Leon, he allied with Almohads to regain lands lostby his cousin Alfonso VIII of Castile; as a result ordered by papal interdictto marry (1197) Beregaria of Castile.

bullet Research Notes:

Alfonso VIII Encyclopædia Britannica Article born 1155 died Oct. 6, 1214, Burgos, Castile byname El De Las Navas (Spanish: He of Las Navas) king of Castile from 1158, son of Sancho III, whom he succeeded when three years old. Before Alfonso came of age his reign was troubled by internal strife and the intervention of the kingdom of Navarre in Castilian affairs. Throughout his reign he maintained a close alliance with the kingdom of Aragon, and in 1179 he concluded the Pact of Cazorla, which settled the future line of demarcation between Castile and Aragon when the reconquest of Moorish Spain was completed. From 1172 to 1212 he was engaged in resistance to the Moorish Almohad invaders, who defeated him in 1195. In the same year the kings of Leon and Navarre invaded Castile, but Alfonso defeated them with the aid of King Peter II of Aragon. In 1212 Alfonso secured a great victory at Las Navas de Tolosa over the Almohad sultan and thereby broke Almohad power in Spain.=========================================================== Alfonso VIII, King of Castile 1158-1214 (1155-1214) Born 11 November 1155 Died 6 October 1214 Burgos Married September 1177 Burgos Eleanor of England Born 13 October 1162 Domfront, Normandy Died 31 October 1214 Burgos As a three-year-old he became king and, after a chaotic period, assumed control of his kingdom in 1166. In Burgos, in September 1177, he married the fifteen-year-old Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England. Gascony was to be her dowry; but when he claimed this territory in 1204, he lost it to his brother-in-law, John, King of England. The Moors defeated him at Alarcos in 1195 but, after their ininitial incursion into Leon and Navarre, he forced them back and made peace. However, with the kings of Leon and Navarre, he soundly defeated the Moors in 1212 at Las Navas de Tolosa. He died in Burgos on 6 October 1214, followed by his Queen on the 24th, and together they found their last resting place in theAbbey of Las Huelgas which, in 1187, on his wife's request, he had enriched. Source: Leo van de Pas

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Christening: Las Huelgas, Castile, Spain.

• Alt. Christening: King of, Castile, by, second wife.

• Occupation: King of Castile.

• Occupation: Alphonso founded the University of Salamanca.

• Occupation: King of Leon 1188-1230.

• Occupation: King of Leon.

• Occupation: Roi, de Léon, de Galice.

• Occupation: Roi, de Castille.

• Occupation: Kung.

• Occupation: King of Castille, 1158. Age at this event:2-3

• Alt. Christening, 1158. Age at this event:2-3

• Occupation: Rey, 31 Aug 1158, Castilla, Spain. Age at this event:2

• Occupation: Count of Gascogne, 1170. Age at this event:14-15

• Occupation, 1188, King of leon. Age at this event:32-33

Alfonso married Aliénor d'Angleterre, daughter of Henri II 'Curtmantle' Plantagenêt and Aliénor of d'Aquitaine, on 21 Sep 1177 in Burgos, Spain. (Aliénor d'Angleterre was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Château de Domfront, Domfront, Lower-Normandy, France, christened in Damfront, Normandy, France, died on 25 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain, Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain and was buried on 31 Oct 1214 in Monasterio de Las Huelgas, Las Huelgas, Spain.)