26th Generation

Family of King Sancho III of Castile (2361) & Blanche Garcés of Navarre (2641)

2823. King Alfonso VIII of Castile. Born on 11 Nov 1155 in Soria. Alfonso VIII died in near Avevalo, on 6 Aug 1214; he was 58.

Alfonso VIII, the Noble, King of Castile (1158-1214), succeeded his father Sancho III.

On 22 Sep 1177 when Alfonso VIII was 21, he married Eleanor of England (2750) , daughter of King Henry II of England (2460) (5 Mar 1133-6 Jul 1189) & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine (2270) (1123-1 Apr 1204), in Burgos. Born on 13 Oct 1162 in Falais, Calvados, France. Eleanor died in Burgos, Spain, on 25 Oct 1214; she was 52.

Their children include:
3226 i. Queen Berenguela I of Castile (1180-8 Nov 1244)
3227 ii. Sancho of Castile (Died soon) (ca 1181-1181)
3228 iii. Sancha of Castile (Died young) (ca 1182-aft 3 Feb 1184)
3229 iv. Urraca of Castile (ca 1186-1220)
3230 v. Blanca de Castile (4 Mar 1188-27 Nov 1252)
3231 vi. Fernando of Castile (ca 1189-1211)
3232 vii. Mafalda of Castile (Died young) (aft 1191-1204)
3233 viii. Leonor of Castile (ca 1202-1244)
3234 ix. King Enrique I of Castile (ca 1204-1217)
3235 x. Constanza of Castile (-1243)

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