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Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile 1155–1214 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1155

Birth Location: Soria

Death Date: 5 October 1214

Death Location: Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

Father: Sancho Castile

Mother: Blanca Navarre

Spouse(s): Eleanor Plantagenet

Children(s): Berenguela Plantagenet, Sancho Plantagenet, Fernando Plantagenet, Mafalda Plantagenet, Leonor Aragona, Enrique Castile, Urraca Castile, Blanche Castile

In 1155, Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile entered the world in Soria, born to Sancho Iii King Of Castile And Blanca Of Navarre. Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berenguela Plantagenet, Blanche De Castile, Enrique I Of Castile, Fernando De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Leonor De Aragona, Mafalda De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Sancho De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Urraca Of Castile. Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile passed away in 1214 in Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain.

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  • In 1155, Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile entered the world in Soria, born to Sancho Iii King Of Castile And Blanca Of Navarre.
  • Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berenguela Plantagenet, Blanche De Castile, Enrique I Of Castile, Fernando De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Leonor De Aragona, Mafalda De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Sancho De Castilla Y Plantagenet, Urraca Of Castile.
  • Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile passed away in 1214 in Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain.

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Spouses(s)

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Alfonso Castile's Ancestors

Self
Alfonso Castile
1155–1214
Birth Place: Soria
Parents
Sancho III King of Castile
1134–1158
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Blanca (of) Navarre
1133–1156
Pamplona, Spain
Grandparents
Alfonso (VII) Castille
1105–1157
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Berengaria Barcelona
1116–1149
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Garcia (Garcias VI The Restorer Ramirez Navarre King of) Navarre
1099–1150
Pamplona, Navarra, Navarra, Spain
Queen (Marguerite De La Aigle Rotrou \) Navarre
1100–1141
Aigle, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Raymond Bourgogne
1059–1107
Urraca Burgundy
1079–1126
Ramon III
1080–1131
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Guillaume BOURGOGNE-COMTÉ
1024–1087
Etiennette Longwy
1035–1092
Alfonso Leon-Castile
1039–1109
Constance Burgundy
1046–1093

Alfonso Castile's Descendants

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Alfonso (VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of) Castile (11 November 1155–5 October 1214) m. Eleanor Plantagenet (13 October 1162–31 October 1214)
  1. 1. Berenguela Plantagenet 1180–1246 m. Alphonso (IX de Castile et) Leon 1173–1230 m. Louis (VIII) France 1187–1226 m. Conrad (II Swabia) Hohenstaufen 1172–1196 m. Alfons (9 Van) Leon 1166–1230
    1. 1. Fernando (III Alfonsez de) Castile 1201–1252 m. Jeanne ("Joan", Countess of Ponthieu and Countess of Montreuil, De Dammartin, Queen Consort of Castile and) Leon 1212–1279 m. Beatrix (of) Swabia 1203–1234
      1. 1. Eleanor (de) Castile 1240–1290 m. Edward (I) Plantagenet 1239–1307
        1. 1. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1282–1316 m. Humphrey (VIII De Bohun, 4th Earl of) Hereford 1276–1321 m. Jan (I Graaf van) Holland 1284–1299
        2. 2. Berengaria Plantagenet 1276–1278
        3. 3. Edmund (Plantagenet of) Woodstock 1301–1330
        4. 4. Eleanor Plantagenet 1269–1298
        5. 5. Joan Plantagenet 1265–1265
        6. 6. John Plantagenet 1266–1271
        7. 7. King (Edward) II 1284–1327
        8. 8. Joan (of) Acre 1272–1307
        9. 9. Alfonso Plantagenet 1273–1284
        10. 10. Isabella Plantagenet 1279–1279
        11. 11. Thomas (Plantagenet of) Brotherton 1300–1338
        12. 12. Eleanor Plantagenet 1306–1311
        13. 13. Beatrice (Princess of) England 1286–1286
        14. 14. Mary Plantagenet 1278–1332
        15. 15. Katherine Plantagenet –1264
        16. 16. Edward (II of Carnavon, King of England) Plantagenet 1284–1327
      2. 2. Eleonor (de) Castile 1239–1290
      3. 3. Alfonso (of) Castile 1221–1284
      4. 4. Manuel (de Castilla y) León 1234–1283
      5. 5. Maria (de) Castilla 1235–1235
      6. 6. Enrique (de Castilla y) León 1230–1303
      7. 7. Juan (de Castilla y) León 1246–1246
      8. 8. Enrique Castile 1224–
      9. 9. Alfonso Fernandez 1221–1284
    2. 2. Charles (I) Naples 1226–1285
    3. 3. Louis (IX) France 1214–1270
    4. 4. Berenguela (Alfonsa Castile and) Leon 1204–1237
    5. 5. Sancho Castile 1181–1181
    6. 6. Matilda Sanchez 1181–
    7. 7. Sancha Leon 1193–1270
    8. 8. Fernando Leon 1192–1214
    9. 9. Berengeria (Alfonsa Castile and) Leon 1180–1190
    10. 10. Leonor (Alfonsa Castile and) Leon 1202–1202
    11. 11. Leonor Leon 1198–1210
    12. 12. Lord (Alfonso) Molino 1220–1272
    13. 13. Teresa (Alfonsa Castile and) Leon 1070–1130
    14. 14. Ferdinand (III Alfonsez) Castile 1201–1252
    15. 15. Infanta (Leon) Berenguela 1198–1237
    16. 16. Alfons (10 Alfonsos Di Castile Y) Leon 1221–
    17. 17. Ferdinand (3 De Heilige Van) Leon 1199–1252
    18. 18. Berengaria (Van) Leon 1205–1237
    19. 19. Berengaria (Leon, Empress Consort of) Constantinople 1198–1237
    20. 20. Ferdinand (of Castile) III 1201–1252
  2. 2. Sancho (de Castilla y) Plantagenet 1181–1181
  3. 3. Fernando (de Castilla y) Plantagenet 1189–1211
  4. 4. Mafalda (de Castilla y) Plantagenet 1191–1211
  5. 5. Leonor (De) Aragona 1202–1244
  6. 6. Enrique (I of) Castile 1204–1217
  7. 7. Urraca (of) Castile 1187–1220
  8. 8. Blanche (de) Castile 1188–1252

Alfonso Castile's Timeline

2 Records

1155
11 November 1155
Birth of Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile in Soria
Soria
1214
5 October 1214
Age 59
Death of Alfonso VIII "The Good" "The Noble" Castile, King of Castile in Gutierre-Muñoz, Avila, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Gutierre-Muñoz, Avila, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1155
    Event Place: Soria
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1214
    Event Place: Gutierre-Muñoz, Avila, Castilla-Leon, Spain
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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